Jennifer Lopez flashes rare smile in the Hamptons as she spends time away from Ben Affleck in LA amid rumored marriage woes
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck still live separate lives: JLo vacations in the Hamptons, while her husband stays in Los Angeles with his children.
It appears the Get Right star tried to distract herself from the rumors of their marital woes by going shopping with her daughter Emme, 16, and two friends on Friday.
She was photographed flashing a rare smile as she reclined in the passenger seat of her gold Jeep with her holiday companions.
For their shopping spree, the ladies focused on a farmers market in Amagansett Square, before heading to other shops in the Amagansett region of East Hampton on Long Island.
Lopez and Affleck have been spending time apart since March, amid a flurry of speculation that the Hollywood couple is headed for divorce.
Jennifer Lopez, 54, flashed a rare smile as she shopped with her child Emme, 16, and a few friends in the Hamptons on Friday while her husband Ben Affleck hung out in Los Angeles
JLo and her vacation crew drove from her home in the Hamptons to a farmers market in Amagansett Square, before hitting up some other area shops
For their cruise around the Hamptons, Lopez wore a casual-cool outfit in baggy blue jeans and a white cropped T-shirt.
In keeping with her relaxed style, JLo walked from store to store in a pair of flip-flops.
She let her honey-colored hair peek out from under a stylish straw hat.
Despite rumors that a divorce from Affleck is “imminent,” Lopez still wore her wedding ring during her outing in New York on Friday.
Also on Friday, Affleck was spotted wearing his wedding ring while running errands in Los Angeles.
But just three days earlier, the Argo star had been photographed without it being turned on.
The estranged couple, who haven’t been photographed together in nearly a month, recently put their Beverly Hills home on the market.
Last year, they bought the property for $60.85 million after a two-year search for the perfect home in one of Southern California’s most expensive neighborhoods.
Amid speculation of a rift, Jennifer and Ben quietly attempted to sell the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom mansion for $65 million in June.
But on Thursday, the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom mansion went up for sale on Zillow for a whopping $68 million price tag.
For their cruise around the Hamptons, Lopez kept it casual-cool in baggy blue jeans and a white cropped T-shirt
For the day of shopping, which included an iced coffee, Lopez kept it casual-cool in the fashion department in baggy blue jeans, a white cropped T-shirt and flip-flops
The estranged couple have been spending time apart since March amid a flood of reports that their marriage is in trouble; Affleck seen on June 7
According to TMZ, the 35,000-square-foot property has been renovated in the past four months, which could explain the $3 million price increase.
The renovations and improvements to the home were reportedly completed in the past four months.
TMZ also noted that California’s mansion tax, an additional transfer tax levied on sales of homes worth more than $5 million, could also be a factor in the price.
Homes selling for $10 million or more will be subject to an additional 5.5% sales tax.
Bennifer’s listing is being managed by Santiago Arana of The Agency, the real estate agency of reality star Mauricio Umansky.
Jennifer and Ben have reportedly been living apart for “months” amid rumors that they are getting a divorce.
Affleck lives in a $100,000-a-month rental home near his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
He was reportedly spotted in late June moving his belongings out of the Beverly Hills home he once shared with Lopez, according to PEOPLE.
The estranged couple, who haven’t been photographed together in nearly a month, recently put their Beverly Hills marital home on the open market for $68 million
After failing to sell it off-market, the couple listed the property on the MLS Thursday afternoon for a whopping $68 million, TMZ reports.
A source previously told PEOPLE that neither Jen nor Ben wanted to keep their Beverly Hills home for different reasons: She thought it was too big and he thought it was too far from his kids; seen in February
“Ben is still living in the Brentwood rental. He’s been there for about two months,” a source told the outlet at the time.
“He seems fine. He’s in the office every day and seems focused on his work. He’s also spending time with his kids.”
Neither Jen nor Ben wanted to keep their marital home, for different reasons: she thought it was too big and he thought it was too far from his children.
A source previously stated PEOPLE: ‘Ben never liked the house. It’s too far away from his children.’
The Gone Girl star is responsible for his three children Samuel (12), Fin (15) and Violet (18) with his ex-wife Garner, who lives in Pacific Palisades.
Meanwhile, Lopez, who lives with 16-year-old twins Emme and Max from a previous marriage to Marc Anthony, finds the 12-bedroom house “way too big for her.”