Jennifer Lopez celebrated the Fourth of July in New York with associates and seemingly with out her husband, Ben Affleck.
Simply days after returning to Los Angeles from a European journey, Lopez shared pictures on Instagram showcasing her vacation actions. She was seen strolling by fields of attractive flowers within the Hamptons and posing on a fence, all whereas carrying her wedding ceremony ring. The Instagram pictures have been captioned, “Joyful Fourth 🌹🇺🇸.”
In the meantime, 51-year-old Affleck was noticed having dinner with two of his youngsters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 3. Photographs printed by The Daily Mail present Affleck additionally carrying his wedding ceremony ring in the course of the outing.
The 54-year-old singer and actress raised eyebrows together with her followers as she opted to not put on her wedding ceremony ring in a video posted to her JLO Beauty brand account on Tuesday — which she later reposted to her private Instagram Story.
Whereas selling some merchandise, Lopez went with out her ring, and it was readily obvious as she held up the merchandise in query, giving followers have a look at her naked ring finger.
The excessive degree of wedding ceremony ring scrutiny comes amid her rumored ongoing marital strife with Affleck.
The pair — who tied the knot in a Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022 — have confronted months of reports that their marriage is crumbling. Nevertheless, they’ve tried their greatest to current a united entrance in latest weeks, at the same time as whispers have stated they’re headed for a cut up.
On the finish of Could, one supply near the couple informed ET that Affleck and Lopez are all too conscious of their points and are desperately trying to save their marriage.
“Ben and Jen do not wish to get divorced,” the supply stated, including that the pair “are saying they will not, however their relationship is solely not working at this level. They are not achieved but and wish to make things better as a result of they love one another, however they’re additionally each sad.”
ET discovered final month that the couple is quietly trying to sell the $60.8 million estate that they purchased collectively in Could 2023.
Moreover, Lopez revealed in late Could that she would not be embarking on her previously announced 30+ city tour, This Is Me… Reside, in assist of her new album, This Is Me… Now.
Lopez expressed her apologies in a message to her followers via her OntheJLO newsletter on Could 31.
“I’m fully heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she wrote. “Please know that I would not do that if I did not really feel that it was completely crucial. I promise I’ll make it as much as you and we are going to all be collectively once more. I like you all a lot. Till subsequent time…”
A supply informed ET on the time that the singer canceled her tour as a result of “she needs to deal with her household and the stress from it has been rather a lot for her.”
Affleck and Lopez have continued to be seen out and about together, typically carrying their wedding ceremony rings. Nevertheless, Affleck was seen sans ring late final month whereas grabbing dinner together with his 18-year-old daughter, Violet.
Affleck shares Violet together with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner — together with daughter Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. Affleck and Garner, who tied the knot in 2005, introduced their separation in 2015 and filed for divorce in April 2018. Their divorce was finalized the following October.
Lopez — who shares 16-year-old twins Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony — was noticed carrying her wedding ceremony ring while out and about on a solo vacation to Europe final month.
A supply informed ET final week that the pair are “attempting to be as amicable as doable.”
“They nonetheless need the perfect for everybody concerned,” the supply stated, including, “together with their children, the remainder of their households, and shared associates.”
As speculation over their relationship status continues, the supply stated that Affleck and Lopez are usually not blind to the hyper deal with clues to the well being of their marriage, explaining, “Ben and Jen are conscious that their followers are listening to see in the event that they’re carrying their rings or not.”
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