Overview

• The exes posed together at the Oct. 6 New York premiere, marking their first public appearance together since finalizing their divorce earlier this year.
• Affleck attended as an executive producer through Artists Equity and praised Lopez’s performance, telling the audience, “Jennifer, you’re incredible,” and calling her work “amazing.”
• Lopez publicly thanked Affleck on TODAY and at the screening, saying the movie would not have been made without him and his company’s support.
• She described making the musical as healing, emphasizing its theme of escapism and saying the project helped her through a difficult personal time.
• Directed by Bill Condon and co-starring Diego Luna and Tonatiuh, the adaptation opens in U.S. theaters Oct. 10.