{"id":2056007,"date":"2025-09-28T18:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2056007"},"modified":"2025-09-28T18:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:37:05","slug":"jennifer-lopez-shares-rare-comments-about-divorce-from-ben-affleck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jennifer-lopez-shares-rare-comments-about-divorce-from-ben-affleck\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lopez shares rare comments about divorce from Ben Affleck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jennifer Lopez opened up about the growth she underwent after her bombshell divorce from Ben Affleck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the best thing that ever happened to me because it changed me,\u201d the actress <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k483keDRsys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told CBS News\u2019 \u201cSunday Morning\u201d<\/a> while reflecting on how she reconciled her homelife after the 2024 breakup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t change me,\u201d she clarified. \u201cIt helped me grow in a way that I needed to grow [and] become more self-aware.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Lopez got candid about her split from Ben Affleck during a CBS News \u201cSunday Morning\u201d interview. <span class=\"credit\">CBS Morning News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Reflecting on the journey to reconcile her life, she said, the split \u201cwas the best thing that ever happened\u201d to her. <span class=\"credit\">CBS Morning News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a different person now than I was last year, a year and a half ago,\u201d Lopez, 56, stated.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the \u201cOn the Floor\u201d singer explained that filming her forthcoming movie, \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman,\u201d served as a \u201crefuge\u201d for her during the \u201cbest and the worst of times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery moment on set, and every moment I was doing this role, I was so happy,\u201d she said, sharing that she would feel \u201cnot great\u201d when returning home until she learned how to \u201creconcile\u201d her emptiness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cIt helped me grow in a way that I needed to grow [and] become more self-aware,\u201d she continued. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get through it,\u201d Lopez added.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cEnough\u201d star also shared that she was in a \u201cgood place,\u201d saying the past summer was \u201cprobably the best\u201d she had yet to experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had so much fun. I\u2019m able to enjoy things more \u2026 I don\u2019t have as much pressure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lopez stated that she\u2019s a different person than she was a year and a half ago. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She also claimed to have experienced the best summer. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI realized that the joy is in living and these moments and really embracing life and everything it brings to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez also praised Affleck, 53, for financing the film after she told the actor that she was \u201cborn\u201d to play the role of Ingrid Luna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe helped make it happen,\u201d the \u201cSelena\u201d actress said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cSelena\u201d star and Affleck tied the knot in 2022. <span class=\"credit\">jlo\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They called it quits last year. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August 2024, Lopez <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/20\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-divorcing-after-2-years-of-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed for divorce<\/a> from the \u201cGone Girl\u201d star after they quietly split earlier that year.<\/p>\n<p>The exes, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline\/\">ended their first engagement<\/a> in 2004, gave their relationship a second shot in 2021 and tied the knot the following year.<\/p>\n<p>Since their breakup, the duo have been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-relationship-timeline\/\">spotted together<\/a> and reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/09\/celebrity-news\/where-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-stand-one-year-after-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remain \u201con friendly terms.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Lopez opened up about the growth she underwent after her bombshell divorce from Ben Affleck. \u201cIt was the best thing that ever happened to me because it changed me,\u201d the actress told CBS News\u2019 \u201cSunday Morning\u201d while reflecting on how she reconciled her homelife after the 2024 breakup. \u201cIt didn\u2019t change me,\u201d she clarified. 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