Ben Affleck would be at least largely to blame for the fact that his marriage to Jennifer Lopez didn’t work out, even though she would fight to make it work.
The 55-year-old singer reportedly filed for divorce from the 52-year-old actor on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to TMZ.
The alleged split comes three months after reports began that the duo were going through a serious crisis and were “going to” end their union.
“She can’t control him and she can’t change her. There is no way it would have lasted,” a source told In Touch, the first outlet to cover the matter.
Why did Ben Affleck cause the breakup with JLo?
According to People, Ben Affleck’s negative character would be one of the reasons why his relationship with Jennifer Lopez failed.
“The truth is, there was a lot of love, but also, unfortunately, what showed were his erratic mood swings,” said an insider.
According to this person, the Hollywood heartthrob “couldn’t hide his lifestyle from the press, no matter how hard he tried.”
“You could see the erratic behavior,” he continues, describing how the director went from being “incredibly happy and warm” to exhibiting “the deepest, darkest behavior.”
A famous example in this regard is when “Bennifer” attended the 65th edition of the GRAMMY Awards, in February 2023, and the cameras captured him with his so-called “bored face”.
Since April this year, the month the “On the Floor” singer would cite as the date of his separation, the couple have tried to work out their difficulties, but the director’s temperament complicated it.
“They’ve been trying to get over it, but when the mood swings and highs and lows indicate an omnipresent toxicity, no one can help you, you have to help yourself,” the insider said.
“But I wouldn’t dare say there isn’t love, of course there is. “People supported them, but who they said they were and who they turned out to be are two different people,” he added.
JLo would try to save her marriage to Ben Affleck
For its part, Page Six announced that Jennifer Lopez’s close circle assured them that she made an effort to fix her relationship with Ben Affleck.
“She loves him, she’ll always love him, that’s the problem,” said one “friend,” while another shared that the actress “really thinks this was the greatest love story she’s ever known.”
“She just didn’t stop to think about who the real man in the fairy tale was,” something she felt she “finally had a chance to live.”
However, they pointed out, the film’s producer “has a darkness that no one else can fix”, recalling that his ex Jennifer Garner “failed” to do so.
“Lopez gave everything he had, all his heart. “I would do anything to make that happen,” they explained.
“He opened himself up to criticism, ridicule and countless detractors who told him it was a bad idea, that it was doomed to fail, that there was a reason it didn’t work the first time. But she didn’t want to believe it, she truly believed that love will conquer all,” they concluded.
Source: univision
Jason Root is a writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth coverage of famous people in entertainment, sports, and politics. He has a passion for uncovering the stories behind the headlines and bringing readers an inside look at the lives of the famous. He has been writing for Gossipify for several years and has a degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley.
