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\n Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunited on the red carpet Monday night dressed in their best and putting forward a \u201cfriendly ex\u201d vibe, but maybe don\u2019t read too much into the encounter.\n <\/p>\n
\n The pair, who split last year, appeared together, arms around each other and smiling wide for the cameras, on the red carpet for the new film \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Lopez stars in the latest adaptation of the famed musical, and Affleck is one of the executive producers.\n <\/p>\n
\n Their appearance together on the red carpet stirred chatter given their long history.\n <\/p>\n
\n In the middle of an interview on the red carpet with \u201cAccess Hollywood,\u201d <\/a>Affleck is seen getting his ex-wife\u2019s attention.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cYou\u2019re here,\u201d she says to him before agreeing to get in a picture with him.\n <\/p>\n \n Affleck told \u201cEntertainment Tonight\u201d <\/a>that he \u201cwouldn\u2019t dream of not being here.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThis is an incredible story,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is the kind of role I think that Jennifer has wanted to play her whole career, and she\u2019s fabulous in the movie.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The musical film follows a plot revolving around a political prisoner named Valent\u00edn who shares a cell with a window dresser named Molina. While imprisoned, they bond over the plot of a Hollywood musical starring actress Ingrid Luna.\n <\/p>\n \n Lopez stars as Ingrid Luna\/Aurora\/The Spider Woman.\n <\/p>\n \n Lopez and Affleck wed (twice<\/a>) in 2022 and parted ways in 2024. <\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n The marriage came more than 20 years after they first met on the set of the comedy \u201cGigli,\u201d where they played criminals stuck on a job together and struck up a real-life friendship that later led to a romance. They called off a planned wedding in 2003, then got back together in 2021.\n <\/p>\n \n It\u2019s not the first time Affleck has supported her since their breakup.\n <\/p>\n \n In November 2024, he praised Lopez<\/a> for her performance in the film \u201cUnstoppable.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Yet, it seems Lopez wouldn\u2019t mind moving away from talk of their relationship.\n <\/p>\n