Ben Affleck‘s close friend has broken his silence on ongoing speculation the actor has split from Jennifer Lopez.
Affleck, 51, and Lopez, 55, who tied the knot in July 2022, have not been pictured together in months, with the singer marking her birthday without him and the actor buying a new $20.5million Pacific Palisades mansion after leaving the marital home.
WHAT HE SAID
Filmmaker Kevin Smith, 53, said the actor ‘will let him know when he’s in a good place’ as he spoke to People at San Diego Comic Con on Sunday – and revealed he hasn’t reached out to him yet, despite his wife Jennifer Schwalbach Smith’s advice.
Smith – who worked with Affleck on Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot said: ‘Obviously, he’s been going through a thing, or at least that’s what it says in the press and whatnot.
‘I, being his least trustworthy friend who’s very loose-lipped … my wife was like, “Oh, you should reach out to him.”
‘I was like, “The last person he needs to hear from right now is the guy who chats a lot”. So when he’s in a good place, he’ll let me know.’
Smith said he plans to speak to Affleck when he begins filming the next Jay and Silent Bob installment in the fall.
He said: ‘I’ll be reaching out to him. He may even come play, but I haven’t been anywhere near the situation.’
