Amid Ben Affleck divorce rumors, Jennifer Lopez revealed she feels “misunderstood at times.”
Recently, rumors of Affleck’s and Lopez’s alleged split have been rampant. The two married in July 2022, but Affleck did not attend Lopez’s movie premiere on Monday.
However, when speaking to PEOPLE at the Los Angeles Atlas movie premiere, Lopez compared herself to her character in the sci-fi/action film.
“We are so different because she, like, doesn’t wear any of her emotions,” Lopez explained. “She’s so closed off and I am too much emotion sometimes.”
She added that Atlas “very strong and sure of what [she] feel[s],” which she can relate to herself.
Additionally, “at the same time we are both very strong and sure of what they feel,” she said. “At times, she was very sure. She was like, ‘This is what’s happening, please listen to me. Please tell me.’ And felt very misunderstood at times. I can also relate to that a bit.”
Lopez continued, “I’m very sure of what I want and sometimes I’m not. Sometimes I’m very doubtful of myself, but I follow my instincts more than anything and I find that when I go against that, is when I go wrong.”
Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Connection to Recent Film Amid Ben Affleck Divorce Rumors
From the get-go, Lopez has felt personally connected to Atlas. “The first time I read the script for Atlas, I felt very passionately about the story and particularly the friendship story at the core of it,” she said. “At the end of it, I was literally sobbing.”
“Outside it’s kind of a big action movie, but it has at the emotional core a story about love and friendship,” she continued. “I always feel like the movies I do somehow mirror where I’m at in my life.”
Lopez also stated that many of her films “push me forward into the next chapter.”
Whether that next chapter includes Affleck is unclear. However, according to sources close to Lopez, the odds aren’t high.
Allegedly, their marriage “is not in the best place at the moment,” the source told PEOPLE. Additionally, the couple is apparently living apart at the moment.
“[Lopez] likes to open her heart to her fans and to the world,” another source revealed. “[Affleck] is more introspective and private. This has been difficult day-to-day.”