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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck still have a ton to work out in their divorce terms, and a source exclusively tells In Touch the situation is getting highly stressful and argumentative behind the scenes – which is a big reason why he’s been ignoring her of late and choosing to hang out with ex wife Jennifer Garner instead.
“It’s been six months since she filed and nothing has been resolved, it doesn’t seem like they’re anywhere close to finalizing the divorce,” the source says. J. Lo, 55, and Ben, 52, split in August 2024 after an entire summer of will-they-won’t-they speculation about their marriage ending. “They both said they wanted to do it amicably and have even talked a good game about wanting to consciously uncouple, but that plan seems to be out the window because they can’t agree on how to divide things up, which of course is affecting things.”
Their struggle to iron out the details of their divorce seems like a foregone conclusion considering the difficulty they’ve had navigating other aspects of their split as of late.
The Good Will Hunting actor was seen spending Thanksgiving with his ex Jen, 52, coparenting their three kids, Violet, 19, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12, while J. Lo spent the holiday at home with her twins, Max and Emme, 16. In Touch has reported that the situation at home between the two families is tense – especially as Ben makes a point to avoid his most-recent ex at all costs, with a second source previously saying that “J. Lo is telling him he should be spending more time with her, because the blended family situation is so new, and it’s vital that they all get off to a good start following the divorce, and just establish a pattern, and then he has Jen pushing him to spend time with her and their kids together.”
It’s no surprise they can’t find any common ground, even with their lawyers in the mix. While the first source claims the “Let’s Get Loud” singer “thinks Ben ought to just give in to all her demands,” he hasn’t relented yet, and “it infuriates her that he’s trying to come out of this on top when he’s the one that left her high and dry.”
“She feels like the least he could do is be a gentleman in their divorce,” the insider adds. “But of course, Ben doesn’t see it that way, he thinks he’s been more than fair and J. Lo is the one purposely dragging this on and nitpicking over little details.”
“It’s no wonder Ben doesn’t want to spend the holidays with her and pretend everything is hunky dory.”
The couple went into their marriage on an uneven footing – with the Maid in Manhattan actress estimated to be worth $400 million and her Oscar-winning hubby bringing $150 million to the union – and apparently did not have a prenup agreement.
“She’s worth more than twice as much as him so it’s especially hard for him not to see this as her being vindictive and greedy.”
“They both say they’re desperate to avoid more drama, but the longer this drags on, the worse it’s going to get.”
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