Ben Affleck Is 'Focused on the Positives' as Jennifer Lopez Has 'Positive Outlook,' Moving 'Forward' After Split (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez in New York City on Sept. 8, 2023; Ben Affleck in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Paul Morigi/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty

Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckare both focusing on the good amid their split.

Nearly two weeks after theAtlasactress, 55,filed for divorcefrom theAiractor-director, 52, an Affleck source tells PEOPLE that he is “doing well” and “slowly moving into his new home.”

“He’s where he wants to be: close to his kids and in a neighborhood that he loves,” the source adds. “He enjoys working too, and is very focused on the positives.”

Meanwhile, a Lopez source tells PEOPLE that “she still feels very fortunate” with how her life is now despite feeling “some bitterness” about the split. “Shetried so hard to make things workand it didn’t matter to Ben.”

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 7, 2024.Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Getty

Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Getty

Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on Aug. 20, listing a separation date of April 26. The date of her filing also marked thetwo-year anniversaryof their Georgia wedding.

The “If You Had My Love” singer filed her divorce paperwork in Los Angeles County Superior Court without an attorney. The move suggests she “just wanted to get this done” and move forward, a legal expert told PEOPLE on Aug. 21.

“It’s really hit her hard,” a source told PEOPLE last week of Lopez. “She’s very upset and disappointed with Ben.”

Another insider told PEOPLE earlier that week that the singer-actress was “doing as well as she can” and“seems relieved” after filing.

“She didn’t want a divorce. She wanted to figure things out,” that source added.

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Jennifer Lopez in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 10, 2024; Ben Affleck in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 10, 2021.Darren Gerrish/Getty; Daniele Venturelli/WireImage

Darren Gerrish/Getty; Daniele Venturelli/WireImage

On Aug. 26, a source told PEOPLE that Affleck was “doing well and is very focused” in the wake of Lopez’s divorce filing, which came aftermonths of speculationthat their marriage was on the rocks.

“He thrives when he has work projects. He’s beengreat when it comes to the kidstoo. He’s doing exactly what he wants,” the insider said. “He seems very happy.”

The source added that Affleck felt he was “done with his marriage” when he first moved intoa rental home in Los Angelesseparately from where he and Lopez were living together.

Affleck is a dad to three kids with ex-wifeJennifer Garner:Violet, 18,Seraphina, 15, andSamuel, 12. Lopez shares 16-year-old twinsMax and Emmewith ex-husbandMarc Anthony.

source: people.com