Jennifer Lopez is about to carry again the magic that made her a rom-com queen. After delivering cult classics like Maid in Manhattan, Monster-in-Legislation, The Again-Up Plan, and Marry Me, the singer-actress is formally returning to the style that cemented her standing as a silver-screen sweetheart.
J.Lo just lately took to Instagram to tease her newest venture with Netflix, a romantic comedy with the working title Workplace Romance. She shared a collection of behind-the-scenes pictures from a desk studying, which she captioned, “That is gonna be a enjoyable one.”
Her publish rapidly sparked pleasure from followers who’ve been ready for her to do one other lighthearted movie. “A JLo rom-com? I would like it yesterday,” one fan gushed, whereas one other wrote that “the rom-com queen is unquestionably again!” Lopez’s final main rom-com, Marry Me (2022), was successful amongst her supporters, so expectations are excessive for her subsequent venture.
However Lopez’s massive profession announcement comes amid some not-so-sweet headlines about her private life. Simply days earlier than her publish, Web page Six ran a narrative about her getting “livid” over the current wave of cozy pictures that includes her ex-husband, Ben Affleck, and his first ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.
A supply informed the outlet that J.Lo, 55, was “not pleased with always seeing pictures” of Affleck and Garner trying nearer than ever after her divorce from her ex. The Argo star and the Alias actress, each 52, have been spending extra time collectively, co-parenting their three kids — Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 12.
In response to insiders, Affleck’s heat interactions with Garner have been “like salt within the wound” for Lopez, particularly because it hasn’t been that lengthy since they terminated their marriage. Lopez and Affleck solely finalized their divorce on Feb. 20 after two years of marriage, and sources declare she’s been combating the fixed media frenzy round Affleck and Garner’s closeness.
A current household paintball outing in Los Angeles, the place Affleck and Garner had been noticed laughing and hugging, has additional fueled hypothesis round their bond. Lopez was near Garner when she was nonetheless married to Affleck, so she should have had combined emotions about their sightings.
Ben Affleck affectionately holds ex-wife Jennifer Garner throughout paintball outing https://t.co/EcggQpGlgD pic.twitter.com/k4PuWG0QLy
— Web page Six (@PageSix) March 4, 2025
In the meantime, a distinct supply informed Individuals that J.Lo has been so centered on her profession that she has no time to really sustain with what’s taking place to her ex-husband. “I doubt she has even seen these tales as she is consumed with the movie,” the insider insisted. “She has been totally concentrating on her life, her progress, and her happiness.”
As for Affleck and Garner, their dynamic has undeniably taken a dramatic shift ever because the former known as it quits with Lopez. “[He seems] further giddy recently, although, and far more affectionate,” one tipster informed Web page Six. “Garner doesn’t appear to thoughts. She enjoys spending time with Ben.”
Nonetheless, rekindling a romance after their failed marriage may not likely be within the playing cards for the co-parents. Garner has been courting businessman John Miller for years now. She solely spends quite a lot of time with Affleck since they promised to keep up a robust co-parenting relationship after they divorced in 2018. Lopez was even nicely conscious of their dedication when she was nonetheless within the image.