{"id":2113010,"date":"2025-10-24T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2113010"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:46:16","slug":"ben-affleck-wants-to-be-free-of-jennifer-lopez-but-she-hasnt-stopped-calling-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ben-affleck-wants-to-be-free-of-jennifer-lopez-but-she-hasnt-stopped-calling-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck \u2018Wants to Be Free\u2019 of Jennifer Lopez, But \u2018She Hasn\u2019t Stopped Calling\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong> is trying to distance himself from <strong>Jennifer Lopez<\/strong>, an insider tells the <em>National Enquirer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Their divorce was finalized in January, but \u201cJ. Lo is still finding any <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/jennifer-lopez-convinced-that-there-is-more-to-her-story-with-ben-affleck-will-not-let-actor-go\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:excuse;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">excuse<\/a> to stay <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ben-affleck-love-jennifer-lopez-151536643.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:connected;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">connected<\/a> to Ben,\u201d says the insider, adding the <em>Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em> star, 56, \u201cpushed\u201d for her ex, 53, \u201cto be at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-put-on-a-united-front-at-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-premiere\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:premiere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">premiere<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Affleck, who is a producer of the film, obliged \u201cagainst his better judgment,\u201d says the insider. \u201cAnd he\u2019s now saying it was a huge mistake because she hasn\u2019t stopped <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/jennifer-lopez-has-stopped-reaching-out-to-ex-ben-affleck-because-he-never-answers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:calling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">calling<\/a> since.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u201cGreatest Love Story Never Told\u201d singer \u201cseems to have taken his presence as some sort of sign that they might get back together,\u201d continues the source, adding that Lopez even asked to spend time with the Oscar winner over the holidays for the \u201csake of their kids,\u201d who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-kids-were-devastated-by-split-begging-them-to-try-one-more-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:got close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">got close<\/a> during their whirlwind rekindled romance and two-year marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe\u2019s even been texting him fan comments about how in love they still looked,\u201d adds the source. \u201cBen just wants to be free of her and she clearly won\u2019t accept that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\/ben-affleck-wants-to-be-free-of-jennifer-lopez-but-she-hasnt-stopped-calling-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ben Affleck \u2018Wants to Be Free\u2019 of Jennifer Lopez, But \u2018She Hasn\u2019t Stopped Calling\u2019 (Exclusive);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ben Affleck \u2018Wants to Be Free\u2019 of Jennifer Lopez, But \u2018She Hasn\u2019t Stopped Calling\u2019 (Exclusive)<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalenquirer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Enquirer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Enquirer<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>National Enquirer<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nationalenquirer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Affleck is trying to distance himself from Jennifer Lopez, an insider tells the National Enquirer. Their divorce was finalized in January, but \u201cJ. Lo is still finding any excuse to stay connected to Ben,\u201d says the insider, adding the Kiss of the Spider Woman star, 56, \u201cpushed\u201d for her ex, 53, \u201cto be at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2113011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[29466,22265,362380,359322,348658],"class_list":["post-2113010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ben-affleck","tag-jennifer-lopez","tag-mega","tag-press-agency","tag-the-national-enquirer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ben-Affleck-\u2018Wants-to-Be-Free-of-Jennifer-Lopez-But.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2113010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2113012,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113010\/revisions\/2113012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2113011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2113010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2113010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2113010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}