Ben Affleck Speaks Out On Jennifer Lopez Divorce

The 86-minute film doc gave followers an inside have a look at Jennifer’s life. And whereas the main focus was meant to be on her inventive work, her and Ben’s relationship wound up being a enormous speaking level — notably, their conflicting approaches to fame.

When the doc got here out in February 2024, the entire Ben factor definitely raised eyebrows. So, when cut up hypothesis began effervescent up in Might, folks rapidly assumed that their conflicting attitudes towards fame should have brought about the breakup. And as time went on, nameless studies in regards to the breakup appeared to corroborate that narrative.

Now, in a brand new GQ cowl interview through which he talks in regards to the divorce for the primary time, Ben was requested straight in regards to the narrative surrounding his involvement in J.Lo’s documentary movie, prompting him to totally clarify his resolution to be part of it — and the way it illuminated their variations.

“A part of it was, ‘OK, if I’m going to take part on this, I wish to attempt to do it in an sincere manner and in a manner that’s fascinating.’ As a result of I believed it was an fascinating examination,” he started, admitting that Jennifer was amongst these to have mistakenly assumed he’s “dealt with celeb extra adeptly and extra adroitly” than he truly has.

“My temperament is to be a bit bit extra reserved and personal than hers,” he stated, speaking explicitly about how in a different way he and J.Lo felt about publicizing their non-public lives. “As occurs in relationships, you don’t at all times have the identical angle in the direction of these items. And so I believed, Oh, that is fascinating as a result of how do you reconcile that? As a result of precisely what you stated is true. I really like and help this particular person. I imagine in them. They’re nice. I need folks to see that. And I feel the factor that I stated in that documentary or the piece that they used was the place I stated, You don’t marry a ship’s captain after which say, ‘Properly, I don’t like going out within the water.’”

When Ben and J.Lo have been engaged within the 2000s, their relationship ended as a result of scrutiny that got here with such a public relationship. And so, when speaking about their rekindling, Ben made it clear that he was absolutely conscious of Jennifer’s strategy to fame — and that, regardless of studies on the contrary, it wasn’t truly what ruined their marriage. “You’ve obtained to personal what you knew going into any relationship. And I feel it’s vital to say that wasn’t the reason for some main fracture,” he stated, calling out the narratives that spawned from the movie. “It’s not like you possibly can watch that documentary and go, ‘Oh, now I perceive the problems that these two had.’”

In a distinct a part of the interview, which was performed a number of days later, Ben mirrored on his feedback in regards to the documentary and tried to make sure his “intentions and beliefs” have been correctly communicated. “I hope I used to be clear that actually that is anyone I’ve loads of respect for. And I get desirous to divine or discover the sort of variations in perspective that now we have when it comes to how an individual feels comfy approaching the road between private and non-private life. However I actually hope that no matter you utilize doesn’t counsel that I’ve any negativity or judgment or something relating to that,” he stated.

Making it clear that he has “nothing however respect” for Jennifer, he addressed folks desirous to “determine root causes” of the cut up, saying as a substitute that “the reality is way more quotidian than most likely folks would imagine or could be fascinating.” “There’s no scandal, no cleaning soap opera, no intrigue… There is no such thing as a: ‘That is what occurred,’” he emphasised. “It’s only a story about folks attempting to determine their lives and relationships in ways in which all of us type of usually do.”

Ben concluded: “There is no such thing as a ‘So-and-so did this’ or ‘This was the massive occasion.’ It’s actually, it sounds extra like a pair’s remedy session, which — you’d tune out of another person’s couple’s remedy after some time. For one factor, you begin going, ‘OK, clearly this particular person has obtained these points. Clearly they’ve these points.’ And the explanation I don’t wish to share that’s simply type of embarrassing. It feels weak.”