Ben Affleck found himself in the same room with both of his famous ex-wives, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez. The awkward reunion happened at a Los Angeles playhouse where their children were performing.
Ben Affleck spotted with Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez
Ben Affleck attended a student play because his and Jennifer Garner’s child, Seraphina, and Jennifer Lopez’s child, Emme, featured in the production together. Affleck came to the Los Angeles playhouse with Garner and their son, Samuel, 13. Lopez, however, arrived separately.
According to photos obtained by Page Six, Jennifer Lopez was accompanied by her mother and Benny Medina, JLo’s longtime manager. She was photographed chatting with other parents and children outside the venue. Notably, she did not appear to interact with Affleck or Garner in public during the evening.
It looked like Affleck and Lopez were also within eyeshot of each other at one point, but the actor had his back turned to her as they conversed with a different set of people. Lopez was pictured chatting with other parents and children, but reportedly didn’t seem to interact with Affleck or Garner, especially in the public setting. A warm moment did appear to have happened, however, between Lopez and young Samuel Affleck, who were seen outside the playhouse.
The layered history between the trio is the reason behind it being called an awkward reunion. Affleck and Garner wed in 2005, divorcing a decade later in 2015, yet have maintained a famously amicable co-parenting relationship. Following that split, Affleck famously rekindled his early-2000s romance with Lopez, marrying in July 2022. That love story also recently closed, with Lopez officially filing for divorce in August 2024 after months of separation rumors.
Earlier this year, Page Six reported that Lopez was “furious” over photos showing Affleck and Garner appearing close together.
