Jennifer Lopez was spotted out with her child Emme in Los Angeles on Saturday amid her marriage troubles with husband Ben Affleck.
The stunning superstar, 54 — who jetted away to Italy while Ben reportedly moved out of their marital home — appeared stylish yet tense as she joined her 16-year-old for a lunch date in Beverly Hills.
Sporting a crisp white oxford shirt with rolled-up sleeves and black trousers, the former Maid in Manhattan star maintained a low profile behind dark designer shades.
Her trademark chestnut hair was casually swept up in a loose bun, complemented by a small black handbag and a pair of black ballet flats.
Emme — who’s used they/them pronouns since 2022 — was rocking a graphic T-shirt, plaid shirt and baggy cargo pants for the afternoon excursion.
The outing comes after People claimed Affleck moved his things out of the $60M Bel-Air home before Jennifer returned from her Italy getaway. He now lives in a $100K a month home near his ex, Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares three children: Violet, 18, Finn, 15, and Samuel, 12.
‘Ben continues to live at the Brentwood rental,’ a source told the site. ‘He’s been there for about two months now.’
‘He seems okay. He’s been at his office every day and seems focused on work. He’s also spending time with his kids.’
The married couple are less than two years removed from their August 20, 2022 wedding at Affleck’s estate outside of Savannah, Georgia, which came more than a month after they exchanged vows in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022.
The pair were first engaged back in 2003 but called off the wedding that year. They would go on to end their romance in late January 2004. A source recently told DailyMail.com that Lopez is ‘over’ trying to fix her marriage to Ben.
An industry insider claimed that the pop star has reached her wit’s end and no longer feels that she can do any ‘more’ to save the relationship. A music industry source told DailyMail.com: ‘Jenny has had enough and she really tried but she can do no more, it’s not getting any better, it’s worse.’
The insider add that the main reason JLo left her husband was because he was always ‘grumpy and negative’ like Oscar The Grouch from Sesame Street. Jennifer is also said to be ‘shocked’ by the bad press she has been getting, which she believes is not fair.
The source said: ‘If people could see what she has really gone through they would be easier on her. Ben is a great guy but he can be grumpy and a downer.
‘I think the world saw that in photos like when they were at the Grammys last year; he wouldn’t smile.
‘If they saw how it really was, they would not attack her,’ said the friend of Jennifer.
‘He chain smokes and cusses and seems irritated a lot of the time. Great director and actor, but not a lot of laughs with him, you know?’ said the source. ‘He is a wonderful father though.’
They added: ‘She is really not used to this kind of bad feedback, but she will get over it. She will march on.
‘Jennifer is a very smart and strong woman and she will bounce back, she always does!’
She has been leaning on close friends including stylist Shawn Barton, whose nickname is Beezy and vocal coach Stevie Mackey.
Meanwhile, Jennifer cleared her schedule this summer to give herself some downtime to re-examine her life.
She welcomed Emme and their fraternal twin brother Max during her seven-year marriage to singer Marc Anthony, which ended in 2011.
