Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce is done and dusted — and yet we’re still learning new things about their relationship and how the fallout has been treating the both of them.
In case you missed it, Ben gave some rare public remarks about the split this week in an interview with GQ. “My temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers,” he said. “As happens in relationships, you don’t always have the same attitude towards these things. And so I thought, Oh, this is interesting because how do you reconcile that? Because exactly what you said is true. I love and support this person. I believe in them. They’re great. I want people to see that.”
“There’s no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue…There is no: ‘This is what happened,’” he said later in the interview. “It’s just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships in ways that we all sort of normally do.”
If that sounds like a sentiment from someone who’s trying to move forward from talking about this incident in their life, then that’s because it basically is. In a new report from People, a source close to Ben claims that his comments in the interview were meant to close the book on this chapter in his life.
“Ben’s doing well,” the source claimed. “The GQ story was kind of all about clearing the air one last time. He’s done talking about JLo. He’s not proud that their marriage didn’t work out. He didn’t want to hurt her. But now he wants to just focus on his kids and work.”
The source also claims that Ben is “very passionate about work and excited about upcoming projects” and “thrives when he’s busy.” Brother, in that sense I can most definitely relate.
You might be wondering, “How’s Jennifer handling all of this?” Well, (“There’s an app for that” voice) there’s a People report for that, too.
“She’s focused on work and is not dating,” the source claims. “She’s happy as it is. Life goes on and if anyone can move forward and be positive about it, it’s Jennifer. She sees everything as a lesson.”
“She was hurt by their sudden separation and Ben’s unwillingness to not work on their marriage,” the source adds. “She really wanted it to work out…She’s been focused on finding a new home for her and the kids.”
Well, there you have it. Will this be the last we hear of this narrative? Probably (not). We’ve reached out to Ben and Jen’s reps for further comment, and we’ll let you know if we hear back, too.