Jennifer Lopez has worked hard to make an impact on the world around her, something Ben Affleck said he greatly admires about her. Affleck, who first dated Lopez in the early 2000s, spoke glowingly about her in interviews that took place around their 2021 reunion . He said he believed Lopez’s impact on the world was practically unparalleled.
Ben Affleck praised the impact Jennifer Lopez had on the world In 2021, Lopez became Adweek’s Brand Visionary. This award acknowledged “her extraordinary role as an entrepreneur, launching a billion-dollar empire that spans fashion, music, film, and now her own beauty company with the successful launch of JLo Beauty in January” (via Adweek ). Affleck agreed that Lopez deserved the honor.
He believed that she had a uniquely positive effect on the world. “All I can tell you is that I have seen firsthand the difference representation makes because I have seen, over and over and over and over, women of color approach Jennifer and tell her what her example as a strong woman and a woman succeeding and demanding her fair share in the business world means to them,” he said, per Vanity Fair . He believed that through her work, Lopez had impacted society more than most people ever would.
“I am in awe of what Jennifer’s effect on the world is,” he said. “At most, as an artist, I can make movies that move people. Jennifer has inspired a massive group of people to feel they have a seat at the table in this country.
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