Ben Affleck is reportedly ‘hanging out’ with a new woman now that his divorce from Jennifer Lopez has gone public.
The Oscar winner, 52, was recently spotted with Kick Kennedy, 36, the daughter of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., 70, and his first wife, Emily Black, 66, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to Page six.
Although the two have been spotted together, the nature of Ben and Kick’s relationship is currently unknown.
Who is Kick, the woman with the famous name and family?
Kick, born Kathleen Alexandra, is an actress who has had small roles in several TV shows and films, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring opposite her stepmother Cheryl Hines, 58.
Her most recent role was as a “lazy tourist” in 2021’s Fear and Loathing in Aspen.
Ben Affleck is reportedly “hanging out” with a new woman during his very public divorce from Jennifer Lopez. That woman is actress and socialite Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, 36
She studied history and theater at Stanford University in California.
The actress is active on social media and has 17,100 followers on Instagram. However, she has not posted anything there since August 24, 2023, when she appeared with a Saker Falcon.
She has been in contact with other celebrities, such as Taylor Swift, who dated her brother Conor in 2012.
If you look at her social media, you will see that she loves to travel. The platform shares photos of her trips to Egypt and Madagascar.
She was named after her great-aunt, Kathleen Kennedy, who was also known within the family as Kick.
The first Kick was born Kathleen Agnes in 1920 and was the older sister of Kennedy’s grandfather Robert F. Kennedy and uncle, President John F. Kennedy.
Kathleen Agnes shocked her devout Irish Catholic family by marrying William Cavendish, the Marquess of Hartington and a Protestant, in 1944.
The marriage was short-lived, lasting only four months, as Cavendish died in the line in Belgium in September of that year. Kathleen lost her life four years later in a plane crash in France.
Kick Kennedy is the daughter of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his first wife Emily Black
She graduated from Stanford University in California, where she studied both history and theater (pictured in Arlington, VA in June 2018)
Kennedy was named after her great-uncle, Kathleen Agnes ‘Kick’ Kennedy, who shocked her Irish Catholic family and married the Protestant William Cavendish, the Marquess of Hartington in 1944 (pictured in London in May 1944)
Kennedy’s most recent role was as a “lazy tourist” in 2021’s Fear and Loathing in Aspen. She has also had small roles in several TV shows and films, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring opposite her stepmother Cheryl Hines, 58. (Pictured in New York City in September 2015)
The news about Affleck and Kick comes just days after the Oscar winner’s ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, officially filed for divorce earlier this week, on their second wedding anniversary.
The singer filed the papers without a lawyer and drew up a prenup, two years after the couple tied the knot in July 2022, followed by a second ceremony the following month on August 20.
After months of rumors of a separation, Lopez ended her marriage to Affleck on Tuesday by filing for divorce.
She cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and named April 26, 2024 as the date of separation.