Jennifer Lopez name drops Ben Affleck during late night TV interview but stays SILENT on divorce rumors while promoting new Netflix movie Atlas

Jennifer Lopez promoted her action film Atlas on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday without addressing divorce rumors about her marriage to Ben Affleck.

The 54-year-old entertainer promoted her upcoming Netflix film during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live while wearing a long cream-colored dress with a halter top.

The Bronx native only referred to Affleck, 51, in passing as she talked about the first time she met Barbra Streisand, 82.

“So when I was in Hollywood and acting, and it was twenty, thirty years ago, I met her. And I just thought, ‘Oh my god! I love you!” And she was ”oh my god,’ she actually asked me to look at my engagement ring at the time that Ben had given me years ago,” Lopez said, referring to her first engagement in 2002. actor.

Affleck proposed to Lopez in 2002 with a pink diamond solitaire that he hand-picked and had custom made by famed jeweler Harry Winston.

Their high-profile 18-month romance from 2002 to 2004 ended, but Affleck and Lopez later reconnected and married in July 2022.

The split speculation between Affleck and Lopez comes amid reports that the couple has been “living apart” and that Ben moved out of their $60 million Los Angeles home “several weeks ago,” according to the newspaper. We weekly.

Affleck is currently living in a house in Brentwood while filming his latest project titled The Accountant 2.

The Fargo star was spotted without his wedding ring for the first time on Friday amid rumors with Lopez.

The ring was also missing when he left his Brentwood rental home on Saturday before meeting his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their daughter Violet.

Affleck joined the Alias ​​actress and Violet to watch son Samuel’s basketball game in Santa Monica on Saturday.

Another insider told Us Weekly that the couple has not split, but is “having issues in their marriage.”

“They started having problems a few months ago when Jen started ramping up her work commitments and preparing for her tour.”

A separate source told People on Friday that both Lopez and Affleck “did not celebrate Mother’s Day together.”

Lopez was recently spotted leaving a studio on Friday ahead of her This Is Me…Live tour and appeared to put on her wedding ring.

The couple made a statement on Sunday by leaving an event in Los Angeles together after arriving separately amid ongoing rumors of marital problems.

Affleck and Lopez were spotted leaving the Aero Theater in Brentwood, where they had previously attended a movie event with their children and Ben’s ex Jennifer.

The superstar couple then left in a car, sporting their megawatt smiles and appearing to share a laugh.

Ben wore his wedding ring for the family outing and Jennifer also wore her wedding ring.

Jimmy, 56, told Jennifer on his talk show that she has become one of “those famous people that other famous people tell stories about.”

He recalled how Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson, 34, had a “complete breakdown” when she met Jennifer and asked if she had ever had that reaction with anyone.

“Oh my god, yes. Yes, I have,” Jennifer said.

‘Who?’ Jimmy asked.

“With Barbra Streisand,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer explained that her mother Guadalupe grew up loving Barbra and passed it on to her as well as her love of musicals.

She recalled meeting Barbra, who admired her engagement ring from Ben and called the encounter “surreal.”

“And she was really nice and ended up giving me advice about movies that stuck with me,” Jennifer said.

“She did that?” Jimmy asked.

“Yes, she told me five good scenes. Five good scenes. When you read a script, you need five good scenes that people won’t forget,” Lopez said.

‘And I always think about that when I read a script. I think: where is the scene? Where is the scene?’” Lopez said.

Lopez told Kimmel she was excited to go on tour and said her twins Emme and Max, 16, will only be joining her for part of the tour.

‘It’s uncomfortable. It’s hard for them, you know what I mean? And I also like to do sexy things on stage. It’s like: who are you now? Because they see me at home with a bun and no makeup and walking around barefoot,” Lopez said.

“Don’t you do sexy things at home?” Kimmel asked.

“Yes, I do sexy things at home sometimes, but they don’t know it,” Lopez said.

Atlas premieres on Netflix on Friday.

Lopez stars in the film as Atlas Shepherd, a data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence who takes part in a mission to capture a renegade robot.