Originally published on E! Online
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have reunited publicly for the first time since she filed for divorce.
The two stepped out for a blended family outing in Los Angeles on September 14, more than three weeks after the “Hustlers” actress filed court documents to end their marriage.
That afternoon, Affleck and Lopez were photographed entering a hotel with his and ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s youngest children, Seraphina Affleck, 15, and Samuel Affleck, 12, and Lopez’s twins, Max and Emme, 16, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
Affleck, who wore a blue button-down shirt, jeans and Nikes, and Lopez, who wore a black crop top and high-waisted dark blue flared jeans, were also photographed inside an SUV, with the actor in the driver’s seat and the “Let’s Get Loud” singer sitting next to him.
E! News has reached out to reps for both stars for comment on their relationship status and has not heard back.
Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, in Los Angeles on Aug. 20, more than two years after they wed in Las Vegas following a rekindled romance. In her filing, Lopez noted that the couple separated in April.
The actor — who also shares daughter Violet Affleck, 18, with Garner — and Lopez stepped out for their family outing about a week after the actress walked the red carpet alone at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of “Unstoppable,” which the Oscar winner, who remained in Los Angeles, co-produced.
Jennifer Lopez walked her first red carpet since her split from Ben Affleck. The star attended the premiere of “Unstoppable” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday.
One of her co-producers, longtime friend Matt Damon, attended the premiere and was photographed chatting and holding hands with Lopez at an after-party.
Despite Affleck’s absence, “Unstoppable” director William Goldenberg noted that there was no awkwardness among the cast and crew over the former couple’s breakup.
“It’s always been about the movie,” he said at the premiere, “and that’s their personal business. We just kept the movie as the focus. We just kept their focus in mind.”
