Ben Affleck smiles after reuniting with Jennifer Lopez at LA home – as ‘estranged’ couple’s 2 year wedding anniversary is only a week away
Ben Affleck was spotted smiling on Tuesday morning as he headed to his office in Los Angeles.
The Air actor, who turns 52 on Thursday, appeared to be in high spirits, wearing a navy suit with dress shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses and a black gym bag.
The sighting came after he reportedly spent time with his “estranged” wife Jennifer Lopez at his rented Los Angeles home on Sunday.
The Atlas actress dropped off her son Samuel, 12, after taking the child shopping, and appeared to stay in the house longer to reportedly chat with Ben.
The two have not been photographed together in public since June, while rumors persist that they are divorcing.
Some media outlets are claiming that they are waiting for the release of their film Unstoppable, which is due out next month, before announcing the end of their marriage.
Others have indicated that they want to wait until their second wedding anniversary, on August 20, to deliver the unfortunate news.
Ben Affleck was spotted smiling as he headed to his Los Angeles office on Tuesday morning
The Air actor, who turns 52 on Thursday, appeared to be in high spirits as he wore a navy suit with dress shoes and a black gym bag
People claimed on Monday that Jennifer was with Ben on Sunday.
The 55-year-old diva had previously gone shopping at the Century City Mall with Samuel, the 12-year-old son he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, and dropped the child off before entering the house.
A source told the site that she would like to keep in touch with Ben’s children after living with them in their Bel Air mansion, which is now on the market for $68 million.
The former Fly Girl has been seen a few times with his daughter Violet. Affleck and Garner also have Serpahina, who goes by Finn.
This happened after fans claimed that Jenny sent a secret message to Ben.
Over the weekend, Lopez shared a post on Instagram in which she played a remix of her 1999 song If You Had My Love.
In the song, she warns a man that she will not tolerate him cheating on her.
Ben Affleck had a visitor at his new rental home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Oscar-winning star spent time with his estranged wife Jennifer Lopez, People claimed Monday. Seen on July 25 in NYC
The clip was intended to promote her cocktail Delola.
She looked gorgeous in a yellow and white striped tank top by the pool of her Los Angeles mansion that she is trying to sell.
And she also had her wedding rings from Ben. ‘Slush summer crush’, her caption read.
But her choice of music for the post was suspect.
Fans think this song was meant for Ben, as the lyrics raise skepticism about a possible relationship. ‘Is this song for Ben???’, asked one follower.
In the song she sings: ‘If you had my love, And I gave you all my trust, Would you comfort me? And if somehow you knew, That your love was fake, Would you lie to me? And call me baby.
Some media outlets are claiming that they are waiting for the release of their film Unstoppable – which is due out next month – before announcing the end of their marriage. Jennifer is seen alongside Jharrel Jerome
Others have indicated they want to wait until their second wedding anniversary – which falls on August 20 – to deliver the unfortunate news
‘If I give you mine now, Then it’s meant to be. First, I won’t stand for you to deceive me. Tell me, who can I trust? If I can’t trust you, And I refuse to let you fool me, Then you said that we, Maybe, Could spend eternity, See, that’s what you told me.
‘That’s what you said, But if you want me, Then you’ve got to, Fulfill all my dreams, If you really want me, baby.’
The song was first released in 1999, three years before she met Ben on the set of their film Gigli.
They got engaged, but split up just before their wedding.
Last week it was claimed that JLo’s close circle doesn’t like Ben.
That also applies to Jennifer’s longtime manager Benny Medina, a source told Page Six.
“These two can’t stand each other. They don’t get along and there’s still bad blood,” they claimed.
Benny had worked with Jennifer during her early successes, but their partnership ended in 2003.
This comes after Lopez shared a post on Instagram playing a remix of her 1999 song If You Had My Love, in which she warns a man that she won’t tolerate him cheating on her.
According to multiple sources, Affleck played a role in Lopez’s decision to leave Medina.
However, she brought Benny back as her manager just a few years after she and the Armageddon star broke off their engagement in 2004.
Since then, he has remained one of her closest advisors and she has often been seen with him while staying in the Hamptons, away from Ben, who remained in Los Angeles.
Another source told Page Six that Benny tried to keep his “mouth shut” in favor of a more diplomatic approach to Jennifer’s second romance with Ben.
His attitude was, “I’m not going to say anything.” [There] was no, “Good for you”, but also, [he] “was not negative,” they claimed.
The source said there was no point in protesting as he would be convinced Jennifer would marry Ben regardless of his input.
Another person whose ties with Jennifer were temporarily severed due to her relationship with Ben was her good friend Leah Remini. However, the Gone Girl star does not appear to have played a direct role in the end of that friendship.
Sources who spoke to Page Six claimed that several of her close friends still have a bone to pick with Affleck, dating back to their first relationship in the early 2000s; seen in January
They first dated 20 years ago; seen holding hands while filming her new music video at Barefoot restaurant in Beverly Hills in 2002
It was previously reported that Jennifer had ignored Leah and even refused to invite her to her wedding, after the King Of Queens star urged her to consider whether the aspects of Ben that were reportedly the cause of their split the first time around were still a factor.
However, the former friends managed to put their differences behind them earlier this year and Leah is said to have spent time with Jennifer and comforted her when she claimed to be having marital problems with Ben.
According to the second source: ‘Nobody, except [Lopez’s] mother, loves Ben Affleck. He’s a triple-A a**hole.’
As evidence, they pointed to recent reports that Affleck had postponed divorce proceedings in the hopes that Jennifer would not be present.
But an insider previously told the publication that it was far too late for that and that Jennifer already felt “humiliated” after Ben “took the initiative to get back together” in a relationship that had lasted such a short time.
“That was definitely not on her bingo card,” the second source said. “She would have clawed someone’s eyes out if they told her that.” [they’re] ‘We broke up in less than two years.’