After months of exhausting leaks and counter attacks from their respective camps, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially over – again.
So far, the divorce still could not bring an end to this petty briefing war.
Now, it would seem, all bets are off – with each side blaming the other for the collapse of the two-year marriage.
The latest sensational revelation comes from a friend of the former couple who claims that Affleck allowed Lopez to make the final move in an act of ‘compassion’ towards his estranged wife….Certainly, the insider paints a sympathetic view of Affleck.
WHAT WAS SAID
‘Ben knew Jennifer was going to file for divorce. It was not a shocker to him at all. In fact, he let her have this,’ the friend told DailyMail.
In fact, it was an act of generosity says the friend, who added that ‘Jennifer was more concerned about how [the split] will affect her career, what fans will think and what the press will write.’
CASE AGAINST LOPEZ
Lopez has faced multiple professional and personal calamities this year. Her first studio album in a decade, ‘This Is Me… Now’, entered at No.38 on the Billboard 200 chart before disappearing into irrelevance.
An accompanying musical film by the same title was roundly panned by critics – as was her documentary for Amazon Prime, ‘The Greatest Love Story Never Told’, about her romance with Affleck.
Meanwhile in May, as rumors swirled about the strength of the 55-year-old’s marriage, her planned 30-date arena tour was canceled, with some reports suggesting she’d struggled to fill seats.
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At the same time, major makeup retailer Sephora has told the singer her brand, ‘JLo Beauty’, must be gone from its stores by the end of the year, after poor sales results. And Lopez’s recent movie ‘Atlas’ currently has a dismal 19 percent rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
‘The couple initially discussed joint filing,’ the insider told the Mail. ‘But seeing all the backlash and hate Jennifer was already getting from the documentary, movie, album, and tour, Ben took the high road and let her file for divorce so it didn’t look like it was her fault that things hadn’t worked out. It was his last act of compassion he has for her.’
With this revelation, do you really think Ben Affleck took a bullet for Jennifer Lopez? Let us know.
