Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Still Have PTSD From Their Early 2000s “Bennifer” Relationship

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are nonetheless combating the media frenzy that surrounded their first go-around as a pair.

The Selena star sat down with Variety, the place she defended her choice to spotlight her marriage to Affleck. The couple reconnected lately earlier than marrying in 2022 in a romantic coincidence. They have been initially slated to stroll down the aisle in 2003 however break up as an alternative. Now, with a renewed relationship, Lopez is happier than ever, although she and Affleck nonetheless have PTSD from the early 2000s “Bennifer” headlines.

“But we’re older now. We’re wiser. We also know what’s important, what’s really important in life, and it’s not so much what other people think. It’s about being true to who you are,” Lopez advised the outlet.

“Bennifer” reconnected in 2021 earlier than strolling down the aisle in a Las Vegas ceremony the next yr. The pair initially met in 2002 on the set of Gigli and obtained engaged the identical yr. The film was a field workplace flop upon its 2003 launch. However, the duo didn’t let the film’s criticism cease their relationship. Nonetheless, on September thirteenth, 2003, the day earlier than their wedding ceremony, the couple introduced they have been suspending it. The couple introduced their breakup in January 2004. Their relationship was extremely publicized, with the couple’s each transfer highlighted within the media. Fortunately, the 2 now know methods to navigate their life within the public eye, which will probably be documented in Lopez’s forthcoming “This Is Me… Now” album and companion movie.