Kevin Smith Says Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's Split 'Breaks My Heart': They're 'Wonderful' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

From L: Jennifer Lopez; Kevin Smith; Ben Affleck.Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images; Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic

Kevin Smithhas nothing but love forBen AffleckandJennifer Lopezduring theirdivorce.

The 4:30 Moviewriter-director tells PEOPLE that his longtime friend and collaborator Affleck, 52, is “one of my favorite people on the planet,” and Lopez, 55, is “wonderful too.”

“And if they’re not going forward, that breaks my heart and stuff, but I’ve always adored him,” says Smith, 54, of Affleck.

Lopezfiled for divorceon Aug. 20, which marked the second anniversary of theirtraditional wedding ceremony in Georgia. She and Affleckinitially married in Las Vegason July 17, 2022.

“Theywant to stay friendly. There’s still a lot of love,” a source close to Lopez recently told PEOPLE of her and Affleck, who werefirst engaged in the early 2000sbefore reconciling in 2021.

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Kevin Smith (L); Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.GETTY (2)

Smith was evenpresent at Affleck and Lopez’s wedding celebrationin Georgia — as was their friend and longtime collaborator on several of Smith’s films,Jason Mewes.

TheClerksauteur managed to pull together a pristine version of his signature look that stuck to the color scheme: a backward baseball cap, blazer, vest, T-shirt and shorts, all in white. He and Mewes (a.k.a. the Jay to his Silent Bob), 50, attended along with their respective wivesJennifer Schwalbach SmithandJordan Monsanto.

“For those who say ‘He always wears the same outfit … ' @JenSchwalbach, @JordanMonsanto, @JayMewes & me, all cleaned up,” Smith wrote with thephotoon X (formerly Twitter). “This is as formal as I’ve been dressed since maybe my First Communion when I was 7.”

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Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck in Hollywood, California, on Oct. 14, 2019.Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images

Asked about Affleck and Lopez’s breakup, Smith says his wife Jennifer, 53, suggested he reach out to his friend, but Smith feels like “that would be very threatening.”

“That guy right now. He’d be like, ‘Oh my God, Kevin Smith with his loose lips,’ " he says, joking that he is Affleck’s “least trustworthy friend on the planet.”

While he hasn’t spoken to Affleck since last year, Smith tells PEOPLE, “I’m sure I’ll run into him again.”

“Of course, there’s always something that I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I need a movie star. Let’s call Ben,’ " he adds.

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source: people.com