Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez may have split six months ago, but the Gone Girl star feels like she can’t stop talking about her marriage and subsequent breakup.
The estranged couple ended their two-year marriage in August after months of speculation that they had fallen apart after getting a second chance at a relationship.
Lopez, 55, finally broke her silence about her failed union this week, describing her heartbreak as “sad” and “scary” in a saucy shoot with Interview magazine.
Affleck, 52, reportedly didn’t know she was planning to speak out when she did, but knows that given her history of documenting their romance, she could talk about their split “forever.”
“Ben knows he will talk about the breakup forever, because he has made albums and documentaries about both of his relationships,” an exclusive source told DailyMail.com.
Ben Affleck feels like he can’t help but talk about his marriage and subsequent breakup, sources told DailyMail.com.
‘He would love her not to talk about it, but he feels like she will always talk.
‘He didn’t get any warning that she was going to talk about their relationship, but he assumed it would happen eventually. It’s a part of his life as much as anything else, he’ll never be able to escape it.’
The source said Affleck is “fine with how Jen has to deal with it” and is aware that his ex “has always been someone to talk” about her personal life.
“People deal with loss and breakup in their own way, and this is what Jen had to do and Ben has to accept it,” they continued. “He would like to keep some things to himself, especially important details about your relationship.”
The On the Floor singer filed for divorce from Affleck on August 20 following months of reports that her second chance at finding love had failed 20 years after their first breakup.
Lopez detailed her ‘fucking tough’ breakup in an in-depth chat with Nikki Glasser this week, in which she talked about her life ‘exploding’ in her face.
“I feel alone, unknown, terrifying,” she told the comedian for Interview magazine. ‘He feels sad. He feels desperate.
‘But when you sit in those feelings and say, ‘These things aren’t going to kill me,’ it’s like I’m actually able to feel joy and happiness for myself. Being in a relationship doesn’t define me.’
The estranged couple ended their two-year marriage in August after months of speculation that they had hit the rocks for a second time.
Lopez finally broke her silence about her failed union this week, describing her heartbreak as “sad” and “scary” in a saucy shoot with Interview magazine.
When asked if he regretted anything, he replied: “Not a second.” That doesn’t mean he didn’t almost eliminate me for good. He almost did it.
Lopez, who did not name Affleck, added that she is “not looking for anyone” right now and suggested that her ex did not accept all of his flaws.
“Someone who truly loves you will help you heal those parts of yourself,” she said. ‘That’s what I’ve learned about love, that it’s a sure thing. You make me feel safe, and when I fail to achieve glory, you understand me and help me grow to be better, because you have your limits and I have mine.’
The singer posed topless in leopard-print bikini bottoms and matching gloves to commemorate the publication’s 55th anniversary special.
Affleck failed to smile days after the interview when he was photographed in Los Angeles looking for a location for his next project.
Lopez and Affleck got engaged in the early 2000s before breaking up, only to reunite (and then marry) in July 2022 before holding another ceremony a month later.
Their initial two-year romance was highly publicized and the intense scrutiny over their relationship was difficult for the couple to handle.
Speaking in her music documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, she said: ‘Ben and I broke up three days before our wedding and we crumbled under the pressure. You think you’re doing it right and you ignore it.’
“He would love for her not to talk about it, but he feels like she will always talk,” a source told DailyMail.com.
While navigating their reconciliation, two-time Oscar winner Affleck admitted he had no interest in becoming a fixture on his wife’s social media accounts.
Fears for the now-estranged couple first emerged in May when it was revealed they had gone 47 days without being photographed together.
López attended the Met Gala and the premiere of her film Atlas alone.
Speculation later reached a fever pitch when Affleck moved out of his $60 million mansion in California and into a $100,000-a-month rental home located near his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
Just a few weeks later, the house was listed for sale for $65 million and the couple began selling artwork from inside the mansion.
They reunited for the first time since announcing their separation and reunited with their children at the Beverly Hills Hotel last month.
Affleck shares Violet, 18, Finn, 15, and Samuel, 12, with Garner, while Lopez has 16-year-old twins, Emme and Max, with ex-husband Marc Anthony.