Jennifer Lopez recently opened up about her divorce with Ben Affleck and revealed that she took a year off to deal with her feelings.
Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband, Ben Affleck were once the most-loved couples. However, it's been nearly two years since the two parted ways. It is worth mentioning that the actress had a tough time dealing with the separation. Well, now Jennifer finally opened up about the same and revealed the emotional aftermath of the same.
Recently, Jennifer Lopez appeared on the Good Morning America podcast, during which she candidly opened up about her divorce with Ben Affleck. She explained that after parting ways with her husband, she decided to sit at home so that she could deal with her emotions, rather than running away through work. Jennifer also stated during her break, she spent quality time with her kids. She was quoted as saying:
"I took a year off. I canceled tours. I decided to just be home and sit in what had happened without running away from it through work, through another person through anything. Just sit. I needed to be home with my kids and that was the priority at that time."
Further, Jennifer Lopez explained that during her break, she also introspected the entire situation. She revealed that during her break she realised that it was nobody’s fault but still needs to figure herself out. She said, "I was just at a point where I was like, What is going on with you? I couldn’t blame anybody else because I don’t think that’s where the lesson is. And so, I really needed to figure myself out."
During the same conversation, Jennifer Lopez stated that after dealing for a long time, she is now happy and free in her life. She revealed that since she hadn’t been single for a long time, she had forgotten the feeling of being free. Jennifer stated that now she is able to trust and appreciate herself a little more. In her words:
"I’m in my happy era. I feel like for the first time in my life, I’m free. I’m on my own. It feels really good. I didn’t really know what that felt like since I was in my early 20s and even before that I always had a boyfriend. There was always someone in my life and so many other things that I felt were out of my control. I’ve gotten to the point where I really trust myself and appreciate myself a little bit more."
When Jennifer Lopez was asked if she had started dating other people after her divorce, the actress explained she is very happy right now and has no plans of ruining it. She recalled her childhood and shared that earlier she was scared to live alone but now she is happy and satisfied in her life. She was quoted as saying:
"God forbid. I don’t want to ruin anything. It’s so nice right now. I’m so happy. It’s the best. I just feel really good right now, and that was a scary thing for me when I was younger. I didn’t know if I could do that. I was always really afraid to be alone."
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were once the power couple in Hollywood. Reportedly, the two first met in 2001, while working on the film, Gigli. Soon, their on-screen chemistry blossomed into real-life romance. In 2002, Jennifer and Ben got engaged; however, they called it off in 2004. Eventually, they married two different people. In 2021, they reunited and the next year, in 2022, they again got engaged. The same year, the two got married in Las Vegas. After two years, in 2024, they started facing issues and filed for divorce.
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