It isn't over until they say it. Amid multiple reports of their separation, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck put up a united front and appeared to enjoy a car ride together in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The couple, popularly known as Bennifer, were spotted leaving the Aero Theatre in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighbourhood in the same car together, despite arriving at the event with their children separately.
The paparazzi clicked the pair walking side by side in the parking garage, looking amicable and laughing and chatting before settling inside Affleck's car.
Both wearing their wedding bands, J.Lo sported a ribbed cream turtleneck with olive green trousers and a matching trench coat, while Affleck kept it casual in medium-wash jeans, a gray graphic T-shirt, and Nike sneakers.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Los Angeles today. pic.twitter.com/QnIz7OP7Rn — Bennifer Updates (@BenniferUpdates) May 20, 2024
Ben Affleck has Jennifer Lopez saved as “Jennifer Affleck” in his phone. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/HTcZmBsza3 — Bennifer Updates (@BenniferUpdates) May 20, 2024
The couple's joint outing comes days after it was reported that they are living separately due to tensions in their marriage. According to a source close to Lopez, Affleck has not been staying at the couple's Los Angeles home, and instead, is residing in one of their other properties in the area while filming The Accountant 2.
Are Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck heading for a divorce?
Despite their separate living situation, Lopez and Affleck aren't ready to give up on theirrelationship just yet.
"Jen and Ben's relationship is not over yet, but they have been staying in separate homes and the tension has been high," said an insider at Entertainment Tonight. "They are taking a second to figure out what each of them is going through and wants. Both of them have been very down."
Meanwhile, another source shared that the two, like any couple, have had their "ups and downs" since getting married in July 2022.
"They’re not always on the same page. They both have so much going on between taking care of their families and their work commitments and it can be a lot for them."