The Reason Ben Aflleck Decided To Expose Details of His Divorce From J Lo

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00:00The reason Ben Affleck decided to expose details of his divorce from JLo.

00:05So Ben Affleck, breaking his silence about divorce from Jennifer Lopez.

00:10Quote, my temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers.

00:15Ben Affleck has always been known as one of Hollywood's most private A-listers,

00:20fiercely protective of his personal life and hesitant to let the public in on his most

00:24intimate moments.

00:25It was exhausting physically and to this day it's the hardest thing I've ever done.

00:30That's why it came as a huge shock when he recently opened up about his divorce

00:34from Jennifer Lopez in a rare, deeply personal interview with British GQ.

00:38In an interview with GQ, the actress says he and JLo had different opinions

00:43on how much of their lives were in the public eye.

00:46For years, Ben avoided discussing his romantic relationships,

00:49even when tabloids and gossip blogs relentlessly speculated about the reasons behind his breakups.

00:54But this time, he decided to speak up.

00:56The question is, why now?

00:58What made the notoriously private actor finally break his silence about the dissolution

01:03of his marriage to JLo?

01:04Inside the 52-year-old breaks his silence on the demise of Bennifer 2.0.

01:09According to a source who spoke with DailyMail.com,

01:12Ben's motivation was pure frustration.

01:15He was so over the narrative that had been swirling since his and JLo's split.

01:20A narrative that painted him as the grumpy, brooding bad guy while JLo was the victim.

01:25For months, the media had focused on JLo's emotional reaction to the breakup,

01:29especially after she gave an explosive interview with Interview magazine in October 2023,

01:35where she described the divorce as the hardest time in her life

01:38and said her whole world exploded when they separated.

01:41While she also mentioned that the breakup eventually led her to where she wanted to be,

01:45her words reignited public sympathy for JLo,

01:48leaving Ben stuck in the role of the distant, unhappy husband

01:51who just couldn't handle life with JLo.

01:53Ben, however, wasn't having it.

01:55The source explained that while he had never planned to discuss his divorce in public,

01:59JLo's comments pushed him to clear the air.

02:01He wanted to set the record straight, not by attacking his ex-wife,

02:05but by simply offering his own perspective on what really happened.

02:08In his British GQ interview,

02:10Ben made it clear that their different approaches to fame played a major role in their split.

02:15He acknowledged that JLo thrives in the spotlight,

02:18handling fame with ease, while he has always been more reserved and private.

02:22He didn't blame her for their different perspectives,

02:24but he did make it clear that it was a fundamental issue in their relationship.

02:28Ben Affleck also downplayed the drama,

02:30insisting that there was no big scandal or juicy betrayal behind their divorce.

02:34There's no soap opera, no intrigue, he stated.

02:37It's just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships

02:41in ways that we all sort of normally do.

02:43He even admitted that talking about the breakup felt embarrassing and vulnerable,

02:48but despite his discomfort, he clearly felt it was necessary to share his side of the story.

02:52Beyond clearing his name, Ben also hoped that speaking out about JLo would bring him closure

02:58and finally end the constant questions about his divorce.

03:01According to the source, he was tired of being asked about the split in every interview,

03:05and he wanted to put the subject to rest so he could focus on his career and family.

03:09At 52 years old, Ben has been in the public eye for decades.

03:13And he has seen firsthand how relentless and invasive the media can be

03:17when it comes to celebrity relationships.

03:19After his high-profile divorces from both Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez,

03:23he wanted to move on without being haunted by the past.

03:27There was also another major reason Ben chose to speak now,

03:30his upcoming film with JLo, Kiss of the Spider Woman.

03:33The former couple had worked together on the project before their split,

03:36with Ben serving as a co-producer and JLo starring in the lead role.

03:40With the film's theatrical release set for the fall,

03:42Ben was determined to make sure their past relationship didn't overshadow the movie.

03:47The source revealed that he had seen what happened with Unstoppable,

03:50another project he was involved in,

03:52where personal drama dominated headlines instead of the film itself.

03:56This time, he was determined to get ahead of the narrative

03:59and ensure that Kiss of the Spider Woman would be judged on its own merits,

04:03not just as the movie Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez made before their marriage collapsed.

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