Ben Affleck seemingly hinted at future relationship troubles with Jennifer Lopez long before they tied the knot, according to a resurfaced interview. The actor, now 52, first met Lopez in the early 2000s, and the two got engaged in 2002. However, they called off their wedding just days before the ceremony and officially separated in 2004.
The couple eventually reconciled in 2021 and got married the following year. But their union came to an end after two years when Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024, following months of speculation about their “crumbling marriage.”
Now, fans are pointing to an old interview that seems to reveal the reason behind Affleck and Lopez’s split. In a 1998 interview with Playboy, the Air star admitted that his way of ending relationships was far from graceful, reported E! Online.
Instead of addressing issues directly, Affleck confessed to making excuses and withdrawing from his partners. “So instead of saying, ‘Look, don’t do that, please don’t act this way,’ I go along with it until I just don’t want to be in the relationship at all,” he said.
Affleck continued, “Then I create some incident or do something or just don’t call. And then she’s p*****.”
In the interview, Affleck also emphasized the importance of communication in relationships, noting that it’s crucial to speak up when feeling “dissatisfied and unhappy.”
As the actor prepares to star in Netflix’s RIP, fans are speculating that his comments from years ago may offer insight into the recent breakdown of his marriage with Lopez, one of Hollywood’s most beloved celebrity couples.