Jennifer Lopez discussed the difficulty of having to "hide" her struggles from her children just two months after her divorce from Ben Affleck . Jennifer, who shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Marc Anthony , opened up about the issue at an event for her upcoming film, Unstoppable . The film was produced by Ben's company, Artists Equity, which he shares with his longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon .
It follows the story of Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and became a champion wrestler. J-Lo acts opposite Jharrel Jerome in the film as his mother, who gave birth at just 16. She revealed at the film event that she initially thought Judy Robles was a "smaller character" in the story until she met the woman herself.
She explained that the film was "relatable" for women in "challenging relationships", hinting at her recent divorce from Ben. "I think a lot of women have gone through that, and [Judy] and I talked a lot," she said. "We got to know each other.
I wanted her to really feel safe with me [while] sharing details because as great as the story is, without the struggle, that's what makes it great." She continued: "There was a whole different story there that she was living, that you hide from your children, you protect your children from that." "But I thought it was really, really important to not just play the mom who the kids knew, but to play the woman who raised these children and where she found her own strength and her own struggl.
