J-Lo enlists the help of Jennifer Garner, the report said

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Jennifer Lopez arrives at the Premiere of Netflix’s “Atlas” at The Egyptian Theater Hollywood on May 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Ben Affleck has reportedly “come to his senses” about his unrealistic “fever dream” of marrying Jennifer Lopez, according to a source, but the force of nature megastar is reportedly unwilling to give it up. which she’s announcing ahead of her upcoming tour as “the greatest love story never told.”

To save her almost two-year marriage, reports the Daily Mail, Lopez has enlisted the help of Affleck’s ex-wife Jennifer Garner, with the always sensible-looking Garner agreeing with Lopez that a divorce could be disastrous for the actor/director and even for the actor/director. sending him into a downward spiral with his alcohol addiction, leading to a relapse.

“J-Lo was told multiple times by (Garner) how appreciated she is throughout their lives,” a source told the Daily Mail. Garner believes Lopez has been a stabilizing influence for Affleck, the source said, as Lopez looks to Garner as the “only woman” who truly understands how the “Argo” star can resort to certain behavior patterns during personal crises.

“The biggest fear right now is that he will start drinking again, and part of the reason Jen is keeping an eye on him is to make sure that doesn’t happen,” the source told the Daily Mail. This concern prompted Garner to visit the Brentwood home in Los Angeles, where Affleck has been staying since his reported divorce from Lopez.

“(Garner) went through it himself with the same man,” the source said, referring to Garner’s 13-year marriage to Affleck, which ended amid his decades-long battle with alcohol. Garner himself took Affleck to rehab in September 2018, even though they were divorced at the time. Shortly afterwards she filed for divorce.

On Monday, Garner posted several photos of herself breaking down in tears, but not over Affleck. She explained that she cried with pride and happiness when she attended the high school graduation of Violet, the eldest of her three children with Affleck. It is not clear whether Affleck also attended the graduation ceremony, Fox News reported. But it’s hard to imagine him missing this important milestone, as he’s been an active co-parent in his children’s lives since he and Garner divorced.

Meanwhile, Lopez also made a dazzling public appearance on Monday, beaming as she walked solo down the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of her new sci-fi film “Atlas.”

Dressed in a white and black dress and diamonds, Lopez made some cryptic comments about the importance of family in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. She said, “One thing you can always rely on is family.”

Lopez didn’t specify whether Affleck is part of the family, but she shares two children, twins Max and Emme, 16, with ex-husband Marc Anthony. During her nearly two-year marriage to Affleck, she also seemed to make an effort to create a modern blended family with her children and his three children.

To add to the confusion about the status of the marriage, Lopez was also seen wearing her wedding ring at the premiere, according to TMZ.

Meanwhile, Lopez and Affleck reunited during an outing in Santa Monica to show their support for Emme at a school event, TMZ reported. Then she and Affleck got into a car and drove around Los Angeles before having dinner at a West Hollywood steakhouse known as a celebrity hangout, TMZ said.

Rumors that the marriage was in trouble started about two weeks ago, when Affleck did not accompany Lopez to the Met Gala even though she was co-chair.

A week later, TMZ reported that the couple was living separately. Affleck was reportedly staying at a home in LA’s Brentwood neighborhood — less than 30 minutes from his and Lopez’s $60 million Beverly Hills mansion. Page Six subsequently discovered that Affleck had been quietly house hunting in the LA area.

On Monday, Page Six reported that Affleck has “come to his senses” about his failed marriage and knows they are headed for divorce.

“If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would do it,” a source told Page Six. “He feels like the last two years were just a fever dream, and he has now come to his senses and understands that this is just not going to work.”

Affleck and Lopez first dated in a high-profile romance from 2002 and 2004, but ended their engagement just before they were about to get married. They reunited in 2021 and married in 2022 in a lavish, Instagram-perfect ceremony.

In the autobiographical documentary Lopez released in February, self-righteously titled “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” she attempted to portray Affleck as the soulmate she had spent her life looking for after her previous engagements and three marriages failed. . part. With Affleck and the romance, Lopez said she found a way to tell her fans, “I just want people to believe that love exists.”

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