Jennifer Lopez is reportedly keeping her bond with Ben Affleck’s kids, even amid the stars’ high-profile divorce . The Bronx native, 55, “keeps in touch with the Affleck kids” and her “whole family loves them,” an insider told People on Wednesday. The Oscar-winning actor shares Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
According to the source, Lopez wants the kids to know “they can always reach out if they need anything at all.” On Sunday, J.Lo’s sister, journalist Lynda Lopez , shared a photo of herself and Violet at Yale University, where the teen is currently enrolled as a freshman.
“New Haven with my favorite Yalie!” Lynda captioned the carousel. Affleck, 52, recently applauded his ex when speaking to Entertainment Tonight about their film “Unstoppable,” in which Lopez stars as college wrestler Anthony Robles’ mother. “Jennifer’s spectacular,” said Affleck, who co-produced the movie with best pal Matt Damon.
“We believed in the right people and ‘Unstoppable’ is another example of that.” Lopez filed for divorce from the “Gone Girl” star on their second wedding anniversary in August, after months of speculation and reports they were not just living separate lives but living apart. The divorce is “still being worked out,” the insider told People.
Separate sources told TMZ in August the stars didn’t have a prenup and had been trying to reach a settlement agreement for months. The couple, who we.