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The divorce between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is one of the hot topics of the summer, but while Lopez, 55, has been seen spending quality time with her soon-to-be ex-husband’s children, he doesn’t seem to have such a strong relationship with his children.
After the early 2000s power couple rekindled their romance and tied the knot in 2021, they created a blended family that included the three children Affleck, 52, shares with Jennifer Garner and the twins Lopez shares with Marc Anthony.
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According to Page six, Lopez had been seen on outings with Affleck’s children Violet, 18, Fin (née Seraphina), 15, and Samuel, 12. She shared a particularly affectionate ice cream date with Violet in the Hamptons, where the duo walked arm-in-arm. . The outlet also reported that Selena the star took Samuel on another shopping trip Neiman Marcus and graduated from high school in June. Lopez and Affleck reportedly put aside their differences to attend Fin’s school play. Violet begins her first semester at Yale University in New Haven, CT, where Affleck and Garner took her and Fin out to dinner during the move-in weekend.
However, there have been no documented sightings of Affleck spending time with Lopez’s 16-year-old twins Max and Emme. An internal source is said to have told People that Affleck is “not in touch” with them, despite Lopez’s earlier comments about what a great dad he is Good Will Hunting actor is. Despite the difficulties that always accompany ending a marriage, Page six reported that “Everyone is ready to move on” from this relationship now that it has been fully explored.
Lopez officially filed for divorce on Tuesday, August 20, according to court documents obtained by Newsweek on the two-year anniversary of their wedding ceremony in Georgia.