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It cost a lot to keep up with Jenny From The Block\u2019s lavish lifestyle<\/p>\n
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Insiders say Ben Affleck is worried about his finances after a costly short-lived marriage to J-Lo<\/p>\n
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She famously sang\u00a0Love Don\u2019t Cost a Thing,\u00a0but Jennifer Lopez\u2019s lavish tastes are still well documented \u2013 something which apparently never sat well with Ben Affleck. And with no pre-nup signed, and their divorce rumbling on, the actor is reportedly growing more and more concerned about his personal finances in the wake of their split. According to sources, Ben is terrified that his personal fortune is in jeopardy as he picks up the pieces of his second failed marriage, and comes to terms with the money he spent keeping it alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRomancing Jennifer is not for the frugal \u2013 she goes through money like water,\u201d says an insider close to Ben, whose two-year marriage to Jen quietly ended earlier this year \u2013 before she finally filed for divorce in August. \u201cWhen they were together, nine times out of ten, it was his money they were spending. They were renting yachts and private jets, buying flashy cars, going on five-star vacations \u2013 not to mention spending $60 on their mansion in Beverly Hills, which still hasn\u2019t sold and will likely end up being a huge financial loss. The spending was a big part of the reason he felt so overwhelmed. Sure, he\u2019s worth $150m, but a lot of that is tied up \u2013 it\u2019s not as though he just has it sitting in the bank. The worst part is that she\u2019s worth two and a half times as much as he is, but she still expected him to pay for nearly everything because she\u2019s very traditional when it comes to finances, and prefers her man to pick up the tab.\u201d<\/p>\n
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J-Lo reportedly loves the finer things in life and isn’t afraid to splash the cash<\/p>\n
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It’s fair to say that \u2013 when Jen and Ben defied the odds and reunited in 2021, 17 years after their first engagement ended \u2013 they both dived headfirst into their reignited relationship. They married a year later, with money seemingly of little importance as they revelled in their love and splashed out on a double wedding celebration \u2013 in Las Vegas and Georgia \u2013 before investing in that megamillion mansion in 2023. But along the way, rumours began to swirl that Ben was getting increasingly uncomfortable with Jen\u2019s love for the limelight \u2013 which he made no bones about during his awkward red-carpet appearances alongside her. 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.<\/p>\n
Sources say the actor, who\u2019s famously been something of a recluse in the public eye throughout his career, didn\u2019t enjoy all the lavish trappings that came with being in the spotlight of their very public romance. Still, he was committed to doing whatever he could to keep their marriage on track \u2013 often throwing money at the problem.<\/p>\n
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Insiders say Ben wasn’t a fan of Jen’s love of the spotlight<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn the beginning, Ben had no issue with it because he was in a love bubble and wasn\u2019t thinking straight,\u201d says our source. \u201cBut once the blinders were off, he realised how foolish he was being with money. It\u2019s not like he\u2019s anywhere near broke, but he legitimately burned through more money in less than three years with Jen than he did the entire decade before. The spending was obscene and not at all his style; he was just doing it to make her happy, so \u2013 in the end \u2013 it really made him resent her. Normally, he\u2019s very sensible with money. He doesn\u2019t have champagne tastes at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
It’s no secret that the past year has been a particularly costly one for mum-of-two Jen, who not only spends a lot of her $400m wealth in her private life, but also funnels huge sums into her professional endeavours. In February, she revealed that she\u2019d financed her Amazon Prime-released visual album, This is Me\u2026Now: A Love Story \u2013 spending $20m of her own money to bring the ambitious project to life after her financial backing fell through. Her decision to pay for it herself was a gamble, and not one that necessarily paid off, as the album was panned by fans and critics, who called it a \u201cvanity project\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The former couple’s marital home, on sale for $68m<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, despite the album, and its accompanying documentary,\u00a0The Greatest Love Story Never Told,\u00a0being a love letter to Ben, he was apparently uncomfortable with the entire spectacle. Throughout the documentary, we saw him struggling with Jen\u2019s determination to use their private life for her art –\u00a0even 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; and sources say her mega-spending to take the project over the line added to his discomfort. The album flopped and, just a few months later, the former couple secretly separated, prompting speculation that Jen\u2019s hellbent spending on something so extra and extravagant was the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for their finances in the wake of their divorce, nothing has been set in stone as to how they\u2019ll share their assets. Their mansion \u2013 which is currently listed for sale at $68m \u2013 is showing no signs of being sold anytime soon. Meanwhile, while neither party has requested spousal support, the fact that they never signed a pre-nup means there could be a financial battle when it\u2019s finally time to sign on the dotted line. For the moment, things appear to remain civil between them, with Ben, who shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, recently calling Jen\u2019s performance in her new film\u00a0Unstoppable\u00a0\u201cspectacular\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The pair were first engaged back in 2002<\/p>\n
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But, as our source explains, he\u2019s more concerned about the dent he made to his finances throughout their marriage. So, now that he has less outgoings, he\u2019s simply focused on recouping lost funds, and working hard on his and best friend Matt Damon\u2019s upcoming projects with their movie studio, Artists Equity. Next year will see him direct a new Netflix film, RIP, with more movies in the pipeline. So, he\u2019s hedging his bets and making sure that 2025 brings him far less financial anxiety than he\u2019s recently been facing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this recent chapter of his life done and over, Ben has put all his chips on Artists Equity \u2013 it\u2019s got to be a vehicle for real wealth over the next few years,\u201d we\u2019re told. \u201cHe made all his money in the film business, and the success \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 of his next few films are going to determine the course of the rest of his life, just as much as the disintegration of his relationship to Jennifer has. Ben isn\u2019t the easiest guy to get along with, but he has a ton of heart, and, right now, he\u2019s putting every ounce of it into turning his studio into a money-making machine of epic proportions.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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