Matt Damon; Ben Affleck; Jennifer Lopez.Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
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Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckwon’t cross paths at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival despite having their true sports drama world premiering at the event.
Sources tell PEOPLE that Lopez, 55, who has a supporting role in the film, plans to attend the September event in person, while Affleck, 52, one of the film’s producers, will be absent from the festival’s red carpet. His friend Matt Damon, 53, who also produced, will be present.
Lopez’s appearance will come aftershe filed for divorce from Affleck afterless than two years of marriage. She cited irreconcilable differences and listed their date of separation as April 26.
Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez in “Unstoppable”.Amazon MGM Studios
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Affleck joined Lopez on the red carpet for herThis Is Me…Now: A Love Storyproject in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, butthen she attended the Met Gala aloneon May 6. (At the time, Affleck’s rep said his absence was planned and came down to a scheduling conflict as he filmedThe Accountant 2on the West Coast.)
Lopez later walked more red carpets solo as she rolled out her hitNetflix sci-fi filmAtlas, including a premiere in L.A. on May 20.
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Jennifer Lopez on May 20, 2024.Kevin Winter/Getty
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Affleck and his Artists Equity production banner are also behind Lopez’supcoming movie musicalKiss of the Spider Woman.
InUnstoppable, Lopez plays the mother of Anthony Robles, a real-life wrestler who was born with one leg and eventually won a NCAA national championship in 2011. A description for the film on theofficial TIFF website teases, “At home, he contends with a mother going through some growing up of her own. Jennifer Lopez, too often underrated, is terrific here.”
source: people.com