Ben Affleck says he's in 'awe' of girlfriend Jennifer Lopez for her impact on the world

There's no doubt that Jennifer Lopez is one of the icons of our generation. The singer has inspired many women of all ages across the world and her boyfriend, filmmaker-actor Ben Affleck states he is 'awe' of her.

In a new profile of Lopez for AdWeek, Affleck heaped praises on the award-winning performer.

"All I can tell you is that I have seen firsthand the difference representation makes because I have seen, over and over and over and over, women of colour approach Jennifer and tell her what her example as a strong woman and a woman succeeding and demanding her fair share in the business world means to them," Affleck said, something he saw first hand when he accompanied Lopez to the Bronx earlier this month where she lent her support to Latina-owned small businesses.

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"Now it`s like, she`s lionized and respected for the work she did, where she came from, what she accomplished -- as well she f----- should be!" he added."I would say you have a better shot, coming from the Bronx, of ending up as like (Justice Sonia) Sotomayor on the Supreme Court than you do of having Jennifer Lopez`s career and being who she is at 50 years old today," he further said.

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Lopes and Affleck rekindled their love earlier this year. They had first got engaged in 2002, postponed their 2003 wedding days before they were set to walk down the aisle, then officially split by January 2004.

They made their official red carpet debut at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month.

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