Ben Affleck is visited by his ex-wife Jennifer Garner amid the rumors that he and his wife of less than two years, Jennifer Lopez, are splitting up.
According to the TMZ, Garner was spotted outside of Afflecks home over the weekend. The former spouses were seen together watching their son Samuel’s basketball play in Santa Monica hours before.
Garner appeared to be visiting her ex without Samuel and his siblings, Violet and Fin. Affleck was married to Garner for more than a decade before officially divorcing in 2018.
Despite their break-up, the former couple has seemingly done well with co-parenting over the years. Ben Affleck is reportedly living in a $100,000-a-month rental amid reports that he and Jennifer Lopez are “living separately.”
Sources stated that the Batman star had moved out of his and Lopez’s $60 million Los Angeles home “several weeks ago.”
The split rumors started circulating after reports confirmed that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez had not been together in public for more than a month. However, the couple was then spotted out and about on Thursday. May 17.
A source told Us Weekly that while Affleck and Lopez have not officially pulled the plug on their marriage, they are living apart.
“Jen and Ben are having issues in their marriage,” the insider confirmed. “They started having issues a few months ago as Jen had started ramping up work commitments and prepping for her tour.”
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunited 20 years after they called off their original engagement. They first got married during a small Las Vegas wedding in April 2022 before having a big wedding at Affleck’s Georgia estate.
Lopez is set to start her This Is Me…. Live tour in June.
Ben Affleck Was Spotted Without His Wedding Ring Amid Jennifer Lopez Split Speculation
While leaving his rental to attend a recital for one of his children, Ben Affleck was spotted without his wedding band. This was one day after he and Jennifer Lopez were seen in public.
A source spoke out about the situation. They noted that Affleck had already moved out to the home he shares with Lopez.
“They’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for,” the insider pointed out. “They’ll never stp loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t control her. There’s no way it could have lasted.”
The insider also said that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck waited almost two decades to get back together. Unfortunately, they just can’t make their marriage work.
“They both said they’d matured and learned from their mistakes,” the source added. “But some of the bigger issues that tore them apart the first time remained the same.”
The couple has not made any official news about their relationship.