Ben Affleck dropped subtle hints about the state of his marriage to Jennifer Lopez months before their official separation, leading up to Jennifer filing for divorce on Tuesday . The 51-year-old actor, during a candid conversation with Kevin Hart on the fourth season of Hart’s show Hart to Heart , may have inadvertently revealed that his marriage was on the rocks as early as the beginning of 2024. The Argo director was recounting an incident when his superstar wife was swarmed by fans while they were with his children—Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel—in the bustling heart of New York City, Times Square.
As he shared the story, Ben used the past tense when referring to his marriage, a subtle but telling slip that fans are now reading into with fresh eyes. Ben described how one of his daughters—he didn’t specify whether it was Violet or Seraphina—had a quirky habit of coming up with potential titles for her autobiography. On this particular occasion, after witnessing the frenzy surrounding J-Lo, his daughter jokingly suggested her autobiography could be titled J-Lo Was My Stepmother.
The past tense use of "was" is now being seen as a possible indication that the couple's relationship was already strained, if not over, at that point. Ben didn’t address the curious choice of words his daughter used, but he did acknowledge the humor in it, saying, “And I was like, alright, that's a good title.” The interview, filmed in early 2024, shows Ben sporting a full beard, a .