Ben Affleck has reportedly moved all of his belongings out of the Los Angeles estate he shares with his wife, Jennifer Lopez. A source told People on Friday that the actor took his things while the singer was in Europe. Lopez was in Italy last week, where she was photographed enjoying a boat day in Positano with some friends. The following day, paparazzi caught the actress taking selfies aboard another vessel — seemingly alone.
“Ben continues to live at the Brentwood rental. He’s been there for about two months now,” a second source told People. “He seems OK. He’s been at his office every day and seems focused on work. He’s also spending time with his kids.” The director shares Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Upon returning from her vacation, Lopez, 54, was snapped visiting Affleck’s West Hollywood office.
Though the Grammy winner has been sporting her engagement ring and wedding band, Affleck, 51, has been seen without the symbolic jewelry on a number of occasions in recent weeks. Amid mounting rumors of marital woes, the couple are reportedly selling the $60 million Beverly Hills mansion they bought just last May.
“Jenny has had enough, and she really tried, but she can do no more,” an insider told the Daily Mail last week, claiming that the pair’s marriage is “not getting any better; it’s worse.” The songstress is now apparently “trying to make the best” of her time by focusing on her twins, Max and Emme, 16 — whom she shares with her ex-husband Marc Anthony — and her career goals for 2025. Another source close to Lopez admitted that Affleck “can be grumpy and a downer” but made sure to note he’s “a wonderful father.”
Earlier this month, an insider told “Entertainment Tonight” that the duo have “been living separate lives” but are “not officially separated yet.” “At this point, they are just doing their own thing,” the insider explained. “They went into their relationship very optimistic and thought things could change, but they haven’t.”
While the Oscar winner has reportedly been staying at a rental home in Brentwood since mid-May, Lopez has apparently been “touring houses and shopping around for her own home.” “Ben is sad about it all but focused on his work, being a great dad and co-parenting well with Jennifer Garner,” the insider said. A source previously told Page Six that Affleck had “come to his senses” about his two-year “fever dream” marriage to Lopez. “If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would,” our source insisted. The stars, who called off their engagement in 2004 before reconciling in 2021, married in Las Vegas in July 2022.
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