The Reason Ben Aflleck Decided To Expose Details of His Divorce From J Lo
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00:00The reason Ben Affleck decided to expose details of his divorce from JLo.
00:05So Ben Affleck, breaking his silence about divorce from Jennifer Lopez.
00:10Quote, my temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers.
00:15Ben Affleck has always been known as one of Hollywood's most private A-listers,
00:20fiercely protective of his personal life and hesitant to let the public in on his most
00:24intimate moments.
00:25It was exhausting physically and to this day it's the hardest thing I've ever done.
00:30That's why it came as a huge shock when he recently opened up about his divorce
00:34from Jennifer Lopez in a rare, deeply personal interview with British GQ.
00:38In an interview with GQ, the actress says he and JLo had different opinions
00:43on how much of their lives were in the public eye.
00:46For years, Ben avoided discussing his romantic relationships,
00:49even when tabloids and gossip blogs relentlessly speculated about the reasons behind his breakups.
00:54But this time, he decided to speak up.
00:56The question is, why now?
00:58What made the notoriously private actor finally break his silence about the dissolution
01:03of his marriage to JLo?
01:04Inside the 52-year-old breaks his silence on the demise of Bennifer 2.0.
01:09According to a source who spoke with DailyMail.com,
01:12Ben's motivation was pure frustration.
01:15He was so over the narrative that had been swirling since his and JLo's split.
01:20A narrative that painted him as the grumpy, brooding bad guy while JLo was the victim.
01:25For months, the media had focused on JLo's emotional reaction to the breakup,
01:29especially after she gave an explosive interview with Interview magazine in October 2023,
01:35where she described the divorce as the hardest time in her life
01:38and said her whole world exploded when they separated.
01:41While she also mentioned that the breakup eventually led her to where she wanted to be,
01:45her words reignited public sympathy for JLo,
01:48leaving Ben stuck in the role of the distant, unhappy husband
01:51who just couldn't handle life with JLo.
01:53Ben, however, wasn't having it.
01:55The source explained that while he had never planned to discuss his divorce in public,
01:59JLo's comments pushed him to clear the air.
02:01He wanted to set the record straight, not by attacking his ex-wife,
02:05but by simply offering his own perspective on what really happened.
02:08In his British GQ interview,
02:10Ben made it clear that their different approaches to fame played a major role in their split.
02:15He acknowledged that JLo thrives in the spotlight,
02:18handling fame with ease, while he has always been more reserved and private.
02:22He didn't blame her for their different perspectives,
02:24but he did make it clear that it was a fundamental issue in their relationship.
02:28Ben Affleck also downplayed the drama,
02:30insisting that there was no big scandal or juicy betrayal behind their divorce.
02:34There's no soap opera, no intrigue, he stated.
02:37It's just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships
02:41in ways that we all sort of normally do.
02:43He even admitted that talking about the breakup felt embarrassing and vulnerable,
02:48but despite his discomfort, he clearly felt it was necessary to share his side of the story.
02:52Beyond clearing his name, Ben also hoped that speaking out about JLo would bring him closure
02:58and finally end the constant questions about his divorce.
03:01According to the source, he was tired of being asked about the split in every interview,
03:05and he wanted to put the subject to rest so he could focus on his career and family.
03:09At 52 years old, Ben has been in the public eye for decades.
03:13And he has seen firsthand how relentless and invasive the media can be
03:17when it comes to celebrity relationships.
03:19After his high-profile divorces from both Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez,
03:23he wanted to move on without being haunted by the past.
03:27There was also another major reason Ben chose to speak now,
03:30his upcoming film with JLo, Kiss of the Spider Woman.
03:33The former couple had worked together on the project before their split,
03:36with Ben serving as a co-producer and JLo starring in the lead role.
03:40With the film's theatrical release set for the fall,
03:42Ben was determined to make sure their past relationship didn't overshadow the movie.
03:47The source revealed that he had seen what happened with Unstoppable,
03:50another project he was involved in,
03:52where personal drama dominated headlines instead of the film itself.
03:56This time, he was determined to get ahead of the narrative
03:59and ensure that Kiss of the Spider Woman would be judged on its own merits,
04:03not just as the movie Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez made before their marriage collapsed.