Jennifer Lopez arrived separately at the Brentwood event on Friday, October 18, while Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner arrived together.
Ben, 52, and Jen, 52, were photographed outside the event venue with Fin Affleck, 15, and J. Lo, 55, arrived with her daughter, Emme, 16.
The former couple, who were married from 2005 to 2018 and have three children, Fin, Violet, and Samuel, wore jeans and jackets for the expedition, as per PEOPLE Magazine.
Meanwhile, the "On the Floor" singer entered the establishment in a jumpsuit and heels.
Ben and J.Lo are finalizing their divorce, which the actress filed in August 2024. The event occurred at this time. J.Lo marked April 26 as the date of their separation in the legal documents, nearly two years after they exchanged vows in July 2022.
As reported by OK! Magazine, J.Lo recently disclosed their separation during an interview with comedian Nikki Glaser.
“Everything that I’ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f------ do when it’s just me flying on my own … what if I’m just free?” she started the conversation by expressing her excitement for being independent.
The "Atlas" star revealed that she is experiencing "new territory" as a single individual and that it has been "lonely, unfamiliar, scary, sad," and "desperate."
The four-time divorcee has maintained that "being in a relationship doesn't define" her despite the difficult circumstances she is currently facing.
“When you sit in those feelings and go, ‘These things are not going to kill me,’ it’s like, ‘Actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself,'” the mother-of-two stated. “I can’t be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself.”
According to a source, Ben was unaware that J.Lo would discuss marriage in public after the interview was made public.
"Ben knows that she will talk about the breakup forever," the source spilled. "He would love for her not to talk about it, but he feels she will always speak out."
The source observed that their romance is "a part of his life as much as anything else" and that "he is never going to get away from it."
The insider stated that Ben is "OK with however Jen has to deal with it" even though he and J.Lo have distinct coping mechanisms. "People deal with loss and breakup in their own way, and this is what Jen had to do and Ben has to accept it," they shared.
To recall, TMZ reported on August 20 that Lopez had filed for divorce without the assistance of an attorney. According to a later article by the New York Post, Lopez stated that the breakup was due to differences that could not be reconciled.
Within the scope of its story, TMZ mentioned that the couple had been attempting to settle for several months, and the conversations had become increasingly contentious. According to the publication, the pair has not yet reached a consensus.
People reported that Lopez had "done waiting" when she decided to file for divorce on the second anniversary of the wedding ceremony that she and her husband had held in Georgia. She exerted great effort to make things work, and she is devastated, according to the source.
Another source told the newspaper that Lopez is prepared to "move on" from their friendship. Despite her being extraordinarily dissatisfied and depressed, Ben has not shown her any indication that he is interested in continuing their marriage. When TMZ reported that Lopez had sought to drop Affleck's last name, she was officially Jennifer Affleck, and restore her maiden name, they added to the "moving on" element already present.
Business Times has reached out to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez for comments.
