
Jennifer Lopez, 54, and Ben Affleck, 51, have reportedly hit a rough patch in their relationship. The couple reportedly did not even celebrate Mother's Day together and they continue to live separately amid marital discord.
A source close to Lopez told People that the couple spent Mother's Day apart amid marriage issues.
For those unaware, Lopez recently returned to Los Angeles from New York City, where she was busy filming Kiss of the Spider Woman, promoting her upcoming movie Atlas, and co-chairing the 2024 Met Gala. Notably, Affleck did not attend the Met Gala with her.
Affleck has been filming a sequel to his 2016 movie The Accountantin Los Angeles. He was also seen solo at Netflix's May 5 live Roast of Tom Brady.
On Mother’s Day, Lopez, who shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony, took to Instagram to celebrate her relationship with her children and her mother, Guadalupe “Lupe” Rodríguez.
In one post, Lopez wrote a heartfelt message to her kids: "Lulu and Max, I am here FOREVER to support you, encourage you, to remind you of your greatness, your goodness, and your limitless capability. You. Can. Do. Anything. You are brilliant and beautiful and worthy of love and all the beautiful things in life. If you ever learn one thing from me, let it be that."
In another post, the Hustlersstar shared photos with her mother and expressed gratitude for the sacrifices Rodríguez made. "I continually realize the sacrifices you made of yourself and your dreams to give us the opportunity and strength to live our own," she wrote. "I appreciate all of the songs you sang and the dancing in the living room and all the stories you told where I would hang on every word and then cry from laughter at how you told them. Thank you for the joy that you instilled in me. Your resilience and fearlessness live within my bones, and I am forever grateful for the beautiful times and also for the inevitable difficult times as well."
Affleck and Lopez were seen together on May 16 at an event for their kids in Los Angeles. They arrived separately but both wore their wedding rings, and Affleck drove them home afterwards.
Affleck shares three children, Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.