Ben Affleck Praises Ex Jennifer Lopez at ‘The Accountant 2’ Premiere

• Ben Affleck revealed that each his youngsters and his ex Jennifer Lopez’s youngsters had joined him for the Los Angeles premiere of his new film, The Accountant 2
• The actor additionally praised his ex-wife as “great” and somebody “I am keen on and am grateful to” in an interview on the pink carpet on the TCL Chinese language Theatre in Hollywood
• Affleck is dad to Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13, whereas Lopez is mother to 17-year-old twins Max and Emme

Ben Affleck’s newest film premiere was a blended household affair, and he took the chance to reward his ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, too.

Whereas talking on the pink carpet on the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie The Accountant 2 on April 16, Affleck, 52, informed Leisure Tonight that he had not solely been joined by his youngsters for the occasion, however his ex’s youngsters, too.

“It’s an ideal evening. The youngsters are right here, Jen’s youngsters are right here. I’m very, very excited,” Affleck informed the outlet. “I’m pleased with the film, I really like the film and I really like when all the children come out. It’s actually enjoyable, it’s thrilling.”

The actor shares Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13, together with his first spouse, Jennifer Garner, whereas Lopez, 55, is mother to twins Max and Emme, 17, together with her ex-husband, Marc Anthony.

ET co-host Nischelle Turner went on to remark that it was “actually dope” that each Affleck and Lopez’s youngsters had been in attendance and that he’s “persevering with these relationships.”

“Pay attention, I don’t learn the stuff on-line a lot, and generally I get the sense that individuals perpetuate this concept of … they wanna discover one thing detrimental to speak about,” Affleck agreed, earlier than complimenting his ex.

“For the report, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, nice to my youngsters, nice ongoing relationship with them,” the star defined. “I really like her youngsters. They’re great. She’s [an] enormously vital, great individual of lots of integrity who I am keen on and am grateful to.”

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He continued, “I’m thrilled that the children are right here with me. The relationships that you would be able to have with youngsters like that, it’s the enjoyment of my life. And people youngsters are superb, and I’m glad that this can be a film they need to come to.”

Turner, 50, then informed Affleck that he’s “a very good dad,” to which he replied, “I attempt my finest, I definitely do.” 

The actor’s feedback about Lopez and her youngsters come after he broke his silence about their breakup in a GQ interview final month.

He informed the outlet that “there’s no scandal, no cleaning soap opera, no intrigue” behind his break up from the Unstoppable star.

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“I assume there’s a bent to have a look at breakups and need to establish root causes or one thing,” he informed the publication. “However actually, like I stated, the reality is way more quotidian than in all probability individuals would imagine or can be fascinating.” He added that he had “nothing however respect,” for Lopez.

The pair tied the knot in July 2022 and Lopez filed for divorce simply over two years later in August 2024. (They finalized their divorce in January and had been formally declared single on Feb. 21.)

The Accountant 2 is because of be launched on April 25.