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Jennifer Lopez Recasts Ben Affleck Divorce as a Turning Point in New Interview

She credits Artists Equity for backing Kiss of the Spider Woman during a personally difficult shoot.

Overview

  • Speaking on CBS Sunday Morning, Lopez said the split was “the best thing that happened to me,” describing it as a period that accelerated her self-awareness and growth.
  • She said working on Kiss of the Spider Woman as her marriage was ending was emotionally taxing, contrasting joy on set with strain at home.
  • Lopez publicly acknowledged that the film would not have been made without Ben Affleck and his company Artists Equity, which she said financed the project.
  • El Beso de la Mujer Araña premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025 and is scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on October 10, with Diego Luna and Tonatiuh co-starring.
  • Lopez and Affleck rekindled their relationship in 2021, married in July 2022 in Las Vegas and Georgia, and she filed for divorce in January 2025 citing irreconcilable differences.