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Insiders say the superstar performer is pulling out all the stops to avoid another divorce<\/p>\n
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J.Lo and husband Ben Affleck have been at loggerheads for months<\/p>\n
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Their reunion after almost two decades apart was the stuff of movie magic \u2013 proving all the cynics wrong and heralding a happy ever after that few could have ever thought possible. But less than two years since Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck finally said \u201cI do\u201d, that happy ending is potentially looking as make-believe as a Hollywood blockbuster, as rumours spread that the reality is very different indeed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to insiders, the infamously fiery pair have been at loggerheads for months, with tension brewing. But, as much as Jen, 54, is a formidable diva in every other aspect of her life, we\u2019re told it\u2019s up to her to swallow her pride and make any compromise that Ben needs moving forwards. As far as she\u2019s concerned, their marriage depends on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The couple reunited and tied the knot in 2022 after two decades apart<\/p>\n
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\u201cBen and Jen have been locked in this standoff,\u201d says an insider close to the superstar pair, who are reportedly in the midst of a trial separation, having last been pictured together seven weeks ago at the end of March. \u201cThey\u2019re going to have to sit down, work things out and decide where to go from here. As much as Jen would love for it to be the other way around, it\u2019s looking increasingly like she\u2019s the one who\u2019s going to have to throw herself at his feet and grovel, because the truth is, he\u2019s adjusted to their time apart a lot better than she has. Divorce is not an option for her. She\u2019s mortified that it\u2019s even gotten to the point where people are openly talking about them being on the verge of a split. They haven\u2019t even made it to their second wedding anniversary. Not only would breaking up shatter her heart and destroy her self-esteem, but the sheer humiliation of it is also unimaginable to her. That\u2019s why she\u2019s ready and willing to do whatever it takes to fix things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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J.Lo made a solo appearance sparking speculation at the recent Met Gala<\/p>\n
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fter last being spotted out together in LA in March, the couple have ostensibly been living separate lives. While Ben, 51, has always preferred to stay under the radar, Jen\u2019s plastered a brave face on in the spotlight \u2013 even attending the Met Ball, which she had the honour of co-hosting this year, alone. Still, it didn\u2019t escape anyone\u2019s attention that she seemed particularly unhappy to be walking the red carpet, curtly responding to questions from reporters before quickly making her way inside. Since then, she\u2019s been pictured sightseeing around Paris alongside her 16-year-old daughter, Emme (she also shares son Max, 16, with ex-husband Marc Anthony). But our insider tells us that, for all her bravado, Jen\u2019s been panicking behind the scenes over where things stand with Ben.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe had a horrible time at the Met Gala without him, and could hardly hold it together,\u201d we\u2019re told. \u201cShe then raced off to Paris to try to distract herself, but the entire time her focus was on Ben and why he wasn\u2019t calling. She was talking about him non-stop and, when she wasn\u2019t busy with Emme, she was on the phone to friends trying to get advice on what her next move should be. It\u2019s sinking in that Ben\u2019s got one foot out the door, and this threat of divorce is very, very real \u2013 which she didn\u2019t believe until recently. She\u2019s just hoping that, after they\u2019ve had this space away from each other, they can turn things around \u2013 even if it means swallowing her pride.\u201d<\/p>\n
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They split in 2004 admit reports Ben coudn’t handle life in the limelight\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Any pop culture fan will know that the Bennifer saga is the stuff of Hollywood lore. They first got engaged in 2002, but split in 2004 amid reports that Ben in particular couldn\u2019t handle all the global scrutiny. They both then moved on with other people \u2013 Jen, who\u2019s now been married four times, had her twins with Marc, while Ben had three children, Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12, with his now ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Still, as the story goes, they never stopped loving one another, and proved that showbiz fairytales really could come true in 2021 when they confirmed they had gotten back together after a whopping 17 years. They married in Las Vegas the following year, with Jen saying at the time, \u201cWhat I can teach my children is that real love exists. Some things can be forever, but it doesn\u2019t mean they just have a straight line.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, since getting married, the couple have made a habit of creating scenes in public and not-so-discreetly snapping at each other. There have been certain run-ins in cars and on red carpets that haven\u2019t escaped our attention \u2013 and who can forget the Grammy\u2019s in 2023, when Jen was filmed telling Ben, \u201cLook more friendly, look motivated\u201d as he grimaced next to her? As Closer has reported, friends have worried that Jen\u2019s love for the limelight has proved a stumbling block for Ben, who prefers to keep his private life private. This became more pronounced earlier this year, when Jen released her visual album,\u00a0This Is Me\u2026Now,\u00a0and its accompanying, making-of documentary,\u00a0The Greatest Love Story Never told.\u00a0In the latter, we watched as Ben struggled with his wife\u2019s inclination to use their private life for her art \u2013 even handing over a very intimate book he\u2019d given her, full of love letters he’d written over the years, to her creative team to use as inspiration. Still, despite his discomfort, he ultimately supported her \u2013 and has continued to follow her lead during the course of their renewed relationship.<\/p>\n
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The couple have been pictured on numerous occasions looking visibly strained\u00a0<\/p>\n
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But this time, we\u2019re told, Jen realises she can no longer get her way \u2013 and, if she wants to make things work with Ben, she\u2019s going to have to make some serious compromises. So, she\u2019s doing what J-Lo does best: pouring every bit of effort and determination into getting what she wants. After all, anyone who\u2019s seen the age-defying superstar perform live knows there\u2019s nothing she can\u2019t do if she sets her mind to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJen doesn\u2019t want to lose Ben, and plans on telling him she\u2019ll do whatever it takes to keep him,\u201d says our source. \u201cIt\u2019s really not her style, but she\u2019s realised her only option now is to throw herself at his feet. She\u2019s taken a more traditional role, which she knows he likes \u2013 she\u2019s cooking for him and arranging her schedule around his. And she\u2019s bending over backwards to impress his family, whom she hasn\u2019t always gotten on with. The game plan now is to be as easy-going as possible, and just focus on making things happy and drama-free. She\u2019s hoping that, if she plays things right, they can be back on track by their second wedding anniversary in July.\u201d<\/p>\n
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