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Ben Affleck‘s shut buddy Jason Mewes ain’t shopping for into the swirling hypothesis the actor’s marriage to Jennifer Lopez is crumbling … not primarily based on what he is seen.
We bought Jason out Wednesday in L.A., and he instructed us after witnessing Ben and Jen’s real affection at their wedding lower than 2 years in the past, he’d be downright shocked if the rumors had been true.
Jason expresses some frustration over folks instantly leaping to separate hypothesis … suggesting there’s in all probability a extra sensible rationalization — most certainly work-related — behind Ben moving out of their marital residence.
He theorizes Ben may crave some peace and quiet to focus whereas filming for his new film, free from the chaos of household life — or hey, J Lo won’t be too eager on Ben’s movie collaborators coming and going at their residence.
JM clarifies he is simply throwing out potentialities, emphasizing he hasn’t been in shut contact with Ben since their 2022 marriage ceremony, so he is undecided what’s actually happening between them.
As we reported, Ben’s at the moment renting a spot in Brentwood, whereas Jen stays of their lavish $60 million Beverly Hills mansion they purchased collectively.
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The state of affairs’s been a little bit of a rollercoaster, with Ben noticed sans wedding band at some point, then sporting it once more the subsequent.
They then threw everybody for a loop by stepping out for a family outing Sunday … however in one other twist, the very subsequent day, J Lo hit the premiere for her new film “Atlas” by herself.
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These 2 are all about protecting the general public guessing, and regardless of their separate addresses proper now … not less than one in all their buddies is protecting the religion of their love story!