Ben Affleck’s Friend Hints The Actor Is Not ‘In A Good Place’

The Hollywood energy couple has been the topic of intense divorce rumors over the previous few months because of their decreased public outings collectively and a giant transfer to promote their marital mansion.

Ben Affleck just lately intensified the divorce rumors by buying a house in Pacific Palisades with out Jennifer Lopez.

Throughout a latest interview, Smith made remarks about Affleck, noting that his spouse, Jennifer Schwalbach, had pushed him to succeed in out to the actor amid experiences of his strained marriage with Lopez.

The director and producer, who has collaborated with Affleck on a number of tasks, acknowledged that he refused to succeed in out as a result of he is the “Argo” star’s “least reliable” good friend who “chats so much” and possibly will not be the very best individual to speak to throughout these tough instances.

“Clearly, he is been going via a factor, or at the least that is what it says within the press and whatnot,” Smith advised People Magazine on the 2024 San Diego Comedian-Con. “I, being his least reliable good friend who’s very loose-lipped… My spouse was like, ‘Oh, it’s best to attain out to him.'”

Smith added, “I used to be like, ‘The final individual he wants to listen to from proper now could be the man who chats so much.’ So when he is in a great place, he’ll let me know.”

Regardless of his apprehension about contacting Affleck, Smith additional famous that he intends to succeed in out to his good friend when it is time to work on the subsequent installment of the movie, “Jay and Silent Bob.”

Lopez and Affleck have been affected by intense media scrutiny of their marriage since going months with out spending vital time collectively.

Regardless of experiences suggesting a divorce is imminent of their relationship, the “Atlas” actress has been noticed spending leisure time on a European trip, bike using across the Hamptons with buddies, looking for vegetation, and indulging in different enjoyable actions like her gymnasium routines.

It appeared that her troubles on the homefront weren’t bothering her, however an insider advised In Touch that the problems are, actually, “crushing her.”

“J. Lo desires the world to suppose she would not have a care on this planet, however the breakup is crushing her,” the insider advised the information outlet. “She’s faking it for the cameras in New York. It is virtually like she’s in an advert marketing campaign for a girl having the time of her life on trip.”

“It is all an phantasm,” they claimed, including that the “Argo” actor, alternatively, is the one having fun with himself. “He simply feels lighter and is certainly much less harassed with out her. However J. Lo is destroyed and would not need to transfer on.”

The embattled couple won’t throw within the towel on their marriage simply but. A supply shared that they have been secretly working to rekindle the flame by maintaining it out of the general public eye.

Affleck’s personal life-style is claimed to be at variance with the very public Lopez, whose flaunting of their relationship in her latest documentaries, “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” and “The Best Love Story By no means Informed,” reportedly set the “Gone Lady” actor off.

A supply advised the Daily Mail that they “agreed it’s best to take a while aside to allow them to actually work out what it’s that they need.”

“They have been able to throw within the towel. Divorce papers are finished and able to be filed. However they needed to present it one final go earlier than strolling away from this and are going again to the start by writing one another letters. That is what made them fall in love within the first place,” the supply added.

The “Ain’t Your Mama” singer turned 55 on Wednesday, July 24, and celebrated the event with a “Bridgerton”-themed early birthday bash over the weekend.

She channeled the film’s Queen Charlotte as she received dressed up in a blue, off-the-shoulder ballgown with embroidered gold particulars, mesh gloves, and gold platform heels.

Lopez took to her Instagram account on Wednesday to share moments from the soiree and captioned it, “Dearest Mild Reader … And a splendid night was had by all.”

The singer spared no expense as her social gathering featured a well-lit yard with large chandeliers, a golden throne on which she sat, ballroom dancers, a reside orchestra that entertained visitors, and a white horse-drawn carriage that got here to select her up.

A number of of her shut family and friends members attended the occasion, who additionally donned “Bridgerton”-themed robes and fits.

Affleck, who was notably lacking from his spouse’s birthday bash, continues to remain in L.A. amid their estrangement.

After residing in a rental for the previous few weeks, the actor has additionally discovered a everlasting dwelling within the Metropolis of Angels.

In keeping with TMZ, actual property sources revealed that Affleck bought a mansion in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, for a whopping $20.5 million.

The mansion reportedly has 5 bedrooms, six loos, breakfast and eating areas, and a separate household room. It additionally has a den, walk-in closets, a film room, a powder room, a visitor home, and extra.