Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are clearly on the outs – with a divorce announcement ‘imminent’ according to multiple sources. But when will an announcement come?
‘She likes to dump news on a Friday,’ a J.Lo insider exclusively tells DailyMail.com, adding that the singer tends to be ‘strategic’ with her announcements and that she may wait until she can pair it with news of a Vegas residency or another commercial tie-in.
‘She is a very smart cookie,’ the source said.
Meanwhile, friends are predicting that J.Lo might sensationally rebound to her former fiancé and Yankees star Alex Rodriguez (‘A-Rod’).
‘He was always her best match,’ one friend says, despite reports that A-Rod’s alleged infidelity led to the collapse of their engagement in 2021. ‘I don’t think cheating is a dealbreaker for her anymore. I think she won’t announce the split until she has someone else lined up in any case.’
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are clearly on the outs – with a divorce announcement ‘imminent’ according to multiple sources. But when will an announcement come?
Meanwhile, friends are predicting that J.Lo might sensationally rebound to her former fiancé and Yankees star Alex Rodriguez (‘ A-Rod ‘).
The friend added: ‘[A-Rod and J.Lo] were matched in terms of the lifestyle, the looks, the grooming, the private jets and all the rest of it. They were great together; they were a good match. We would not be surprised if they got together again. It was a long-term relationship and their families got really close, they were blended.’
A-Rod and Lopez started dating in 2017 after he saw her in a restaurant and tapped her on the shoulder.
They went red carpet official at the Met Gala Ball that May. And when he proposed with a $4 million diamond ring in 2019, they received a handwritten note of congratulations from former US President Barack Obama.
They spent Covid lockdowns together at A-Rod’s Miami mansion but sensationally broke off their engagement in February 2021 after he was linked to reality star and model Madison LeCroy.
A-Rod is currently dating fitness guru Jaclyn Cordeiro.
These revelations come after I reported Wednesday that friends now fear Affleck, who has been in and out of rehab, might be ‘drinking again’ and suffering ‘acute sadness’ as his marriage collapses.
One insider claimed: ‘I hear that he is drinking. He is full of demons – a really troubled person.’
Representatives for Affleck did not respond to requests for comment, but insiders also revealed that J.Lo’s mother has now ‘turned against’ Affleck – as has the 54-year-old singer’s manager Benny Medina, who is said to ‘openly dislike’ him.
After a swift Vegas marriage following the rekindling their decades-old romance in 2022, the ‘Bennifer’ fairytale has swiftly collapsed.
‘He (A-Rod) was always her best match,’ one friend says, despite reports that A-Rod’s alleged infidelity led to the collapse of their engagement in 2021. ‘I don’t think cheating is a deal-breaker for her anymore.
‘The reasons why [the marriage] hasn’t worked out are many,’ a source said, ‘but when you lose J.Lo’s family, you lose J.Lo.’
After a swift Vegas marriage following the rekindling of their decades-old romance in 2022, the ‘Bennifer’ fairytale has swiftly collapsed.
They are reportedly seeking a buyer for the $60 million, 12-bedroom and 24-bathroom mansion that they bought to live in together with their children.
On Sunday, the couple spent four hours at the property, locked in a summit meeting.
Last month, Affleck moved out to a $100,000-a-month rental in Brentwood. Soon after, J.Lo cancelled her entire summer tour in an apparent last-ditch attempt to salvage the marriage.
As I reported Wednesday, an insider said: ‘I understand that he has checked out of the marriage… but she thinks that with therapy they might make it.’
