Weeks after he skipped her Bridgerton-themed bash, it appears Jennifer Lopez‘s plans on Ben Affleck‘s 52nd birthday proved that two may play at that sport. The Atlas actress determined to take a seat out her husband’s birthday celebrations in favor of an evening out at a Bruno Mars live performance.
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Whereas Affleck was presumably blowing out candles someplace (or maybe simply sighing closely), Lopez was recognizing dwelling it up on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The “Jenny from the Block” singer, 55, traded birthday celebrations with the Argo director for an evening of star-studded enjoyable on the venue’s opening night time.
Decked out in a white crop high, huge sun shades, and sufficient bling to mild up the world (together with a not-so-subtle “Jennifer” necklace in lieu of her “Ben” necklace), J-Lo was seen guffawing with Ashton Kutcher and grooving to performances by Bruno Mars and Woman Gaga. Oh, and in case you’re questioning—sure, her wedding ceremony ring was nonetheless firmly in place. She even took to her Instagram Story to publish photographs and movies from her outing, captioning one flick, “About Final Night time.”
However earlier than we begin pointing fingers, let’s not neglect that Ben was MIA at J-Lo’s personal birthday bash final month—so it’s not an enormous shock that the This Is Me Now actress determined to do the identical.
Rumors concerning the couple’s alleged impending divorce have been working additional time recently. Again in Could, stories confirmed that Affleck had packed his baggage and moved out of their shared residence in Beverly Hills. Since then, it’s been a curler coaster of on-again, off-again sightings. At some point they’re out and about, wedding ceremony rings conspicuously absent; the following, they’re flashing their rings like nothing’s amiss. They’re spending holidays (and evidently, birthdays) aside, then out of the blue they’re taking part in blissful households with one another’s children.
Including one other layer to this complicated cake, Folks stories that Lopez made a pit cease at Affleck’s place simply days earlier than his birthday. Just a few weeks earlier, a supply instructed one other outlet that issues weren’t trying good for the pair, sharing that they “don’t have a whole lot of frequent floor, and the honeymoon section has worn off.”
One other insider added, “In an ideal world, Jen wish to make it work with Ben. It’s heartbreaking to her and he or she tried very laborious to make it work.”
Apparently, if issues do go south, these two are decided to maintain it elegant. “Behind the scenes they’ve been finalizing what that may appear to be in the event that they pull the set off,” a 3rd supply instructed Us Weekly. “Their most important objective is to stay amicable.”