Everything for the family. Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner’s relationship amid Ben Affleck’s romance with J-Lo has never been better.
A source told Hollywood Life on Jan. 27, 2022, that Jen and J-Lo became “close” amid the “Jenny From the Block” singer’s relationship with Ben. “[They] got to know each other better and they actually became close,” the source said. “They’ve come to understand that all that matters at this point is what’s best for the kids. As mothers, it’s important to J.Lo that Jen is on board. Jen’s children have really bonded with Ben and his children, which is also very important to Jen.
J-Lo has two children with ex-husband Marc Anthony: 13-year-old twins Maximilian and Emme. Ben and Jen, who divorced in 2018 after 13 years of marriage, share three children: daughters Violet, 13, and Seraphina, 12, and son, Samuel, 9. News of J-Lo and Jen’s relationship comes after Ben spent the holidays with both his girlfriend and ex-wife and their two sets of children. A source said OK! magazine in November 2021 that the plan wasn’t “weird” for the family. “Christmas is above all about children. Despite being total opposites, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez bonded as kids,” the insider said. “It might seem weird spending the holidays with your ex-husband’s new girlfriend, but Jennifer doesn’t care what other people think.”
While the source noted that J-Lo and Jen “get along great,” the insider claimed it’s “highly unlikely” the two will ever become best friends. “If the children can get along, why not the parents? the source said. “I doubt you’ll ever see Jennifer appear in a J-Lo music video or hang out together at a Versace fashion show. Just like the chances of J-Lo baking cookies with Jennifer before heading to the book club together are highly unlikely.
News of Ben, J-Lo and Jen’s vacation plans came after the trio were seen doing tricks with their children on Halloween. A source told Radar Online at the time that Jen contacted J-Lo to meet once she realized how “serious” the “On the Floor” singer was with her ex-husband. “Once it was clear that Ben and Lopez were serious about getting back together, Jennifer reached out,” the insider said. “When you have kids with an ex and that person starts dating again, the three of you are bonded whether you like it or not. Jennifer was determined to make sure she had a relationship with J. Lo, if only for nothing else, so that things wouldn’t be awkward for her children.
The source went on to note that while J-Lo and Jen have “different” personalities, they share a common “love for their kids.” “J-Lo and Jennifer couldn’t be more different, but they share one thing in common which is their love for their children,” the insider shared. “They have found common ground. They will never be best friends, but they will always do what is best for their children.
Ben and J-Lo, who starred in movies like Gigli and jersey girl together, first dated from 2001 to 2004. They got engaged in 2002 before splitting two years later. The two got back together in April 2021 after J-Lo split from then-fiancé Alex Rodriguez after four years together. In an interview with TODAY in November 2021, J-Lo — who’s been married three times — revealed if she’d like to re-tie the knot. “I don’t know,” she said at the time. “Yeah I guess. You know me, I’m a romantic, always have been, sometimes. I still believe in happily ever after, of course, 100%.”
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For more on J-Lo’s life, check out True love by Jennifer Lopez. The 2014 memoir covers the career and personal life of the “Jenny on the Block” singer, from her early days as a dancer to when she became a mom to twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony. In the book, which includes more than 200 personal photographs from J-Lo’s never-before-seen collection, the Selena actress recounts how “she faced her greatest challenges, identified her greatest fears, and ultimately became a stronger person than ‘she never was’. to become the pop icon we know today.
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