Jennifer Lopez spoke candidly about the emotional chaos that came after her divorce from Ben Affleck, calling the instance in life her “whole f—ing world exploded.” The two were married for two years before their split in August 2024 after Lopez filed divorce papers.
Since then, rumors and speculations have been rife regarding the reasons behind their split. Some blame this on the heavy media attention Lopez has been receiving lately, while others say it is her association with Sean “Diddy,” who is currently under investigation for several allegations.
Lopez recently sat with comedian Nikki Glaser to discuss her divorce and how one lives it in public. Though she admitted that, on a personal level, the pain still cuts deep, she has put all her energy into keeping busy professionally instead of worrying about the ‘he said, she said’ aspect of the split. The interview appeared in Interview Magazine on September 10, days after the divorce proceedings began.
Lopez also spoke about the blame she has taken online, where people have lashed out at her on social media. “I know that everything that’s being written and said about me, and all the conjecture of who I am as a person, is not who I am. I learned that a long time ago,” she said.
She also has stated that she doesn’t take online criticism as seriously, having been in the public eye before social media took off. “I know I’m a good person. I know I’m a good mom. I know who my friends are,” she added.
Lopez and Affleck’s relationship stretches back to the early 2000s, during which time the two were briefly engaged, separating in 2004. Much later, they rekindled their love in 2022. However, it ended in an application for divorce by Lopez, citing irreconcilable differences on August 20.
