Jennifer Lopez is contemplating the ways in which she has triumphed over "difficulties" in the midst of her divorce from Ben Affleck.
"I think the way I overcome things is not by thinking of them as happening to me but happening for me and what is the lesson that needs to be learned in the moment," the "Unstoppable" actress said in an interview with British Vogue that was released on Friday. The interview was conducted in conjunction with the discussion of the film, per Marca.
"Because that's really what our hardships are in life," she continued. "What am I supposed to learn here?"
Lopez, who is 55 years old, recently shared how she overcame her breakup with Affleck, who is 52 years old, and how she ultimately learned her lesson.
"I think to myself ... 'Thank you, god. I'm sorry it took me so long. I'm sorry that you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it,'" she candidly reflected while chatting with Interview magazine.
The lesson she said she learned is that she is "capable of joy and happiness" all by herself.
Following their initial encounter on the set of "Gigli" in the same year, Affleck and Lopez announced their engagement in the year 2002. However, the attention from the media proved to be an excessive amount of strain, and in 2004, they decided to call it quits.
They renewed their passion and sealed the marriage in 2022, about a decade after they had first met each other initially.
On the other hand, at the beginning of the year 2024, there were rumblings of instability in paradise.
When the singer of "Jenny from the Block" filed for divorce on August 20, she named April 26 as the formal date of their separation. This information was disclosed by Page Six in July, which was an exclusive story, indicating they had been separated for several months.
Affleck's first wife, Jennifer Garner, and the couple have maintained their friendly relationship, and they recently got together to show their support for Affleck's daughter, Seraphina, who is 15 years old, as well as Emme, who is 16 years old and the child of Lopez and Marc Anthony.
Both the actor from "Argo" and the "Dance Again" singer have every intention of remaining in each other's lives, despite the fact that they are not romantically linked with each other, according to an exclusive story that was published by Page Six on Tuesday.
In addition, the source claimed that Affleck and Lopez are still in contact with one another and that they do interact with one another for issues that pertain to their children.
Business Times has reached out to Ben Affleck for comments.
