“Theres no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue,” Affleck told the outlet.
“The truth is, when you talk to somebody, ‘Hey, what happened?’
Well, there is no: ‘This is what happened.’

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.Credit:Andy Wenstrand/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty; Neilson Barnard/Getty
He added, “There is no ‘So-and-so did this’ or ‘This was the big event.'”
“For one thing, you start going, ‘Okay, clearly this person has gottheseissues.
Clearly they havetheseissues.’

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2024.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
And the reason I dont want to share that is just sort of embarrassing.
It feels vulnerable.”
They married in July 2022, but ended their relationship again just two years later.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2023.John Shearer/Getty
Lopezfiled for divorcein August 2024 and asked that Affleck be dropped from her name.
Because I thought it was an interesting examination,” Affleck said.
My temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers.
As happens in relationships, you dont always have the same attitude towards these things."
I love and support this person.
I believe in them.
I want people to see that."
Youve got to own what you knew going into any relationship.
And I think its important to say that wasnt the cause of some major fracture.
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