slap gate isn't the only story sweeping
hollywood these days and this one seems
to have a happy ending yes we're talking
about jennifer lopez's engagement to ben
affleck and what the tabloids are
rightly calling benifer 2.0 the couple
was one of the hottest pairs in the
early 2000s reportedly meeting on the
set of their film geely in 2001. while
the movie was a flop their romance
certainly wasn't at least not at first
things moved fast and affleck popped the
question in november 2002 however the
couple called things off just days
before their wedding thus breaking the
hearts of all their fans across the
globe during an appearance on the howard
stern show in december 2021 affleck
revealed why he and lopez had initially
called it quits stating that 50 of the
reason was due to the negative press
about them in the years since that first
breakup ben and j-lo both moved on
affleck married and split up with
jennifer garner while lopez married and
divorced marc anthony lopez also
famously was engaged to former new york
yankees slugger alex rodriguez but
things didn't work out between those two
either to the surprise of many affleck
and lopez rekindled their romance in
2021 and things have been heating up for
the couple ever since in april lopez
shared with fans that she had a major
announcement to share directing fans to
her website on the jlo a video on the
website confirmed the couple's
engagement and so the fairy tale romance
continues fans have been weighing in on
the bombshell announcement and so has
affleck's ex-wife jennifer gardner
jennifer gardner and ben affleck have a
long history together but things seem
cordial between the former couple now a
source shared with hollywoodlife that
garner is actually happy for the pair
the insider shared jennifer and ben have
been broken up for a very long time and
there is no reason whatsoever that she
would be upset about this she is happy
if he is sober and he is doing well both
of which he is and both of which are of
utmost importance to jlo the same source
revealed that gardner and lopez quote
have respect for each other as mothers
and as individuals according to
hollywoodlife they are on speaking terms
and have had numerous talks they know
that they are going to be a part of each
other's families for life through this
marriage the three adults reportedly
wanted to put on a united front for the
sake of the children involved and the
insider revealed that garner will also
score an invite to the wedding of course
she can choose to accept or decline but
everyone loves to at least get the
invite jennifer garner may be happy for
ben affleck and jennifer lopez but their
relationship hasn't always been so
positive when the news broke of their
split in 2015 it had been reported that
affleck cheated on her with his
children's nanny affleck denied the
rumors according to insider saying that
the report was quote complete garbage
and full of lies however gardner did
touch upon the nanny rumors in a
subsequent interview following their
divorce in 2018 the actress told vanity
fair
we had been separated for months before
i ever heard about the nanny she had
nothing to do with our decision to
divorce garner did however question
affleck's judgment and noted how the
entire situation impacted her and her
children's lives though garner was
apparently resentful of how their
breakup played out in the public eye she
did call affleck the love of her life
and seemingly had complicated feelings
toward him she told vanity fair in 2016
he's the most brilliant person in any
room the most charismatic the most
generous he's just a complicated guy i
always say when his sun shines on you
you feel it but when the sun is shining
elsewhere it's cold he can cast quite a
shadow since their split jennifer garner
and ben affleck have remained on
friendly and cordial terms often spotted
by paparazzi going on walks in their
neighborhood and taking their kids to
and from school in fact garner still
reportedly has a close relationship with
her former in-laws spending father's day
with them and affleck last year affleck
was reported to have spent time bonding
with his children violet seraphina and
samuel while garner caught up with his
mother chris a source told e news jen
gave chris affleck a hug and kiss they
all seemed very cordial and happy to see
each other the source added that gardner
wasn't bothered by all the publicity
surrounding her ex and jennifer lopez
romance saying she won't get involved
with his personal life as long as he
continues to be a good father to their
kids the same sentiment could also be
heard from lopez with a source telling
us weekly that she too thinks affleck is
a responsible and loving father the
source claimed ben is great with kids
and that is what really rekindled jlo's
attraction to him lopez also thinks that
garner is a kind and wonderful person
and an amazing mother it seems like the
wedding will be an all-out love affair
for both families the happiest possible
ending for this celebrity saga
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