Here are some photos of Jennifer Lopez in the Hamptons. She was on a shopping excursion with her sister Linda. Ben Affleck was not around! It’s been said that Jennifer’s favorite home is her Hamptons mansion, and I bet she’s so happy to have Ben there, and to bring in some family and friends and entertain there. Apparently, Jen also called in (?) to Zane Lowe at Apple Music and gave him an exclusive interview:
Jennifer Lopez is loving her life right now — without chalking that up to anyone specific, of course.
“I’m super happy,” the “Let’s Get Loud” singer, 51, enthused to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on Monday. “I know people are always wondering, ‘How are you? What’s going on? Are you okay?’ This is it. I’ve never been better. I want my people who care about me — because I care about them so much — to know that I’ve really gotten to a place in my life where I’m great on my own,” Lopez continued, despite constantly being seen in the presence of a certain former Batman as of late.
“And I think once you get to that place, then amazing things happen to you that you never imagine in your life happening again,” she explained, without delineating any of those things. “And so that is where I’m at.” Conspicuously avoiding any mention of a writer/director born in California but indelibly associated with Boston in the popular imagination, Lopez added: “I love all the love that’s coming my way right now and all of the good wishes. And I just want everybody to know that it’s the best time. It’s the best time of my life.”
There’s actually no question in my mind that J.Lo is very happy right now. Ben is probably showering her with attention, he wrote that love letter full of longing (so she knows he wants this), he’s handling the paparazzi a lot better and she’s getting laid. It’s all win-win for J.Lo. Now, will we hear from Ben about whether or not *he* is happy right now? I don’t know. As for Jen being happy to be on her own… she has not been on her own in nearly five years. Jen is made of lies, but it’s okay. Speaking of, there is this really funny/dumb Bennifer story in OK! Magazine:
Since rekindling their romance in May, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have “received a ton of scripts to star together in rom-coms and other flicks – and they’re actually considering it. The idea of working together on a movie sounds very intriguing,” a source tells OK!, adding that despite the failure of their last joint projects (Gigli and Jersey Girl), they feel confident about coming together again on-camera.
“Gigli was a disaster but Hollywood has a short-term memory, and Jennifer and Ben feel they have it in them to give it another shot and do it better.”
In fact, one script has particularly caught Jennifer’s interest. “It’s about a couple who reunite years after they screwed it up the first time,” dishes the source. “It sounds familiar and that’s why she feels it would be fun to do.” Ben is on board too. “Jennifer had to convince him that it was a great idea, but it didn’t take much, just some love and teasing,” says the source. “Anyone who knows Jennifer also knows she likes to do business with the men she dates and Ben is no exception.”
While they’re excited about what the future holds, Ben and Jennifer are also being cautious. “They’re not rushing things,” notes the source. “They’re basking in the romance and want to allow their relationship to develop before officially signing on to a joint project. It feels so right this time – they don’t want to mess anything up.”
[From OK! Magazine, print edition]
It’s never occurred to me that Jennifer loves to get financially tangled up with her men but it’s true. She does that all the time, in almost every relationship. As for the idea that Ben and Jen are already getting tons of scripts… eh. Jen probably does want to work with Ben but hopefully he won’t go down that road again. And people still use “Gigli” as a punchline, so it’s not like everyone has forgotten about it.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
Lawd. Always so extra, but I admit that I show up for their being extra
+1
Put me down for it as well.
OMG, that last photo will keep people wondering, “Are you ok?” “What’s going on?”
Fine on her own? She’s already selling their rekindled relationship in ads for some calming gummy pill.
I know, I’m over here like ‘lol, ok Jennifer.’
This is all so cringeworthy and sad. If I get to be 50 something years old and I start fawning all over a man across the international press who embarrassed me in public for years, just shoot me.
Jennifer has never been on her own. What kool-aid is she drinking to believe this? She goes from man to man like an addict needing a fix.
I don’t think JLo has been without a boyfriend since puberty.
She has never known what it’s like being alone… BS.
Well said. She had never ever been on her own
I LOL’ed when I read your comment, and agree with it 100%
I legit laughed at that so much. She is not someone who is fine on their own and that is ok.
They both look happy and relaxed together and it is delightful gossip.
Hahahahahaha. She is hilarious. Girlfriend can NOT stay single for 5 minutes, she would rather be a doormat for a man or go down the routh of disaster repeatedly that be on her own. What is she talking about?
It’s almost Trumpian how she is saying the opposite of reality, and expecting the public to ignore their eyes. It’s absurd how untrue her statement is!
I don’t think she knows how to be on her own. But maybe if she’s saying she’s great on her own, does that mean that this relationship is more casual/FWB than a real relationship?
I call BS!
Has she ever gone longer than 6 months without being involved romantically?
I don’t care really but that constant change for her kids must be tough or maybe they just see that as how things are, who knows?
Btw, that hair thickener commercial she stars in drives me crazy! lol
She does look great at 50+ tho.
She is doing a hair thickener commercial? She wears extensions!
She’s alone in that one picture. Maybe she experiences time differently lol.
Now that was way funnier than JLo’s comment.
Lol. That was/is really funny.
Ben could have been in the bathroom while she was giving the interview. That would count as on her own.
I see that ad a lot, and her hair is super amplified by a professional in it, not at all what she normally looks like. It’s pretty funny.
Not as funny as her saying she’s “great on her own” while clinging to her ex/new boyfriend moments after her most recent engagement was called off.
It reminds me of when I watch mascara commercials about making her eyelishes longer, thicker, etc., and every time the woman is wearing false eyelashes.
Haha did she say that with a straight face?
I enjoy a good J Lo rom com. I’d be into it. Not sure about Ben though.
She knows the definition of “on my own” doesn’t mean solo shopping excursions right? Either way I am here for the OG gossip, just please, no joint movies. Gigli was a hot mess. I actually liked Jersey Girl, but since (spoiler) JLo’s character dies within the first twenty minutes or so, it’s not about her onscreen chemistry or lack of with Affleck. I thought it was just a charming movie, and I love George Carlin (RIP) in whatever anyway, so that was a selling point.
That’s a good line for some celebrity to say to an interviewer, but that celebrity is not JLo.
Huh?
What ??? Are you telling me Ben Afflecks Boston bro thing is just a schtick?
Yes! That was my reaction. He’s not from Boston?? Is this another Hilaria/Hilary situation??
Ha! Few things to me are more entertaining than Hilary from Boston!
Ben was born in CA, but raised in MA.
I’m so sick of her lately
I wish J-Lo would stop talking, and trying to convince us how independent she is. I have never seen her alone, without a man. I find her baffling. 2 months ago she was doing weird, glittery poses with A-Rod. Now she is presenting herself as a sophisticated Hampton’s socialite. The yellow/white sundress reminds me of my Nana’s cottage curtains in 1977, but she looks pretty & happy.
She’s a walking oxymoron but I’m here for it
She has literally never been without a romantic partner for any significant amount of time.
She has never been on her own.
Not so much for the self-awareness.
And maybe they should not act together- but i was reminded of Argo the other day, which he acted in, directed and produced. And it was phenomenal. If they could do a project together without being on screen together and inviting all of press and professional drama that goes with that- it could be an option.
Of course the press will make drama out of anything with these two. And we do enjoy it. I can’t even help myself.
I did not know she dabbles in comedy standup.
I do like that dress and entire outfit. GF knows how to dress.
Ikr? Any idea what brand that dress is that she’s wearing in the hamptons?
On her own?
LMAO
Yeah ok J Lo…let me know when you have been without a man for a few months, and let’s talk!
I was single for almost two years after divorcing my ex-husband: best thing I could have done for myself. Healing, self awareness, therapy. All things J Lo needs IMO.
*eye roll*
(that’s all i can muster)
She’s great on her own, yet none of us have ever seen her that way in over 2 decades.
Happy on her own?! LMFAO. When has she ever been on her own?! That six month period right before A-Rod?? Girl…BYE. She is allergic to being alone.
I, too, am here for it. Whatever it is.
When has she ever been alone?
For me, being alone has been both terrifying and freeing. It can help you work through the issues that keep you locked in the cycles that aren’t good for you. I do like JLo and I wish them the best, but I’m not sure this relationship has long-term potential. But who cares?
I laughed to myself over the lede.
“I’ve really gotten to a place in my life where I’m great on my own” LOL best joke I’ve heard this month.
“on her own”? I imagine she’s ever only alone in the loo….
Has she ever been alone to know she is “great” with it?
On another note, I’m a J.LO fan and I have to say her street style has been fantastic lately !
lol talk about trying to control the narrative. let’s show them one thing and then say the opposite.
This made me legit laugh out loud, what is she smoking. I can’t remember a time she was alone, like ever, which is fine just own it.
I spent 4 years alone and celibate on purpose to figure out why I kept choosing men who treated me like shit, so I’m offended by her statement, lol.
Yup – I spent 10 years on my own and celibate and enjoyed every minute. Had a busy social life, looked after my aging mum, worked hard for my retirement and then…Mr Jaded showed up out of the blue 35 years after our first attempt at love, but it was the right thing at the right time for both of us.
That on her own comment makes me highly suspicious her team reads the comment sections. Very high percentage of people saying she is moving on with another “love” before she’s even done with the last. I think this is to contradict that. Sorta of the way her kids are dragged out when her motherhood is questioned. The exact same thing can be said about her Gigli counterpart.
Yeah too funny, lol. Sure Jen, sure. I think even she realizes this looks cringey, running back to her ne’er do well ex like this. Or him running back to her whichever it was. This booty call seems to be nearing its expiration date, how soon before the “we need some space” stories are launched.
More like the “we’re better off as friends and that will not change” spiel that will one day be released. Maybe a year or two from now or six months from now, that’s the real question.
I will acknowledge that maybe she has gotten to the point where she’s strong enough to leave a relationship that isn’t working out. I’ll give her that…..but no, hon, you haven’t spent anytime alone.
Yeah, this makes sense. She probably is able to leave a failing relationship earlier than her past records. She probably was ready to leave or had just left Arod when Ben made his move. On her side, it would have been like a nice coincidence, but on his, he pounced as soon as he knew she was single. He probably felt like he had a five second window before her next relationship.
I usually do not try to interpret people’s words but… JLO has always been upfront. Being with someone, does not mean you will not be ok on your own. She used to say she is NOT ok on her own, now she might be in a place where if someone is not there she will not jump to the nearest backup dancer just because she is so afraid of being on her own
Really? How would she know? She’s never been alone. Serious eye roll.
The delusion is real with this one. With all the time she spends pretending to be a strong, single woman – all she showing is she cannot be alone, even with her own children. She needs to have a man – any man. More fake than her best friends in Kallabassass
When has she ever been alone?
When Ben broke off their engagement, JL. married Marc Anthony less than 6 mos. later!
When she broke up with Marc, JL started dating Casper .Broke up with him then got back together with him until Arod came along!
The only place she has been alone maybe is her thoughts AND didn’t she give an interview where she was quoted as saying that she did not like to be alone?
The only reason she has said this now is because people are saying that she can’t be alone…..
This is a joke, right?
OK magazine is not known for solid reporting any longer, so I HOPE they are really not considering making a movie together. It would be such a blatant money grab that they might as well scream “publicity relationship” next to that cardboard cut out of Ana de Armas.
Plus, I’m really not that interested in the intricacies of their romantic relationship—or anyone else’s for that matter—to see it portrayed on a screen. This isn’t like Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, we see these guys ALL THE TIME. There is no mystery here.
Wow, did she say that with a straight face? She’s either the most deluded person on the planet or she’s an undercover comic. Nah girl, sit down with this.
I *literally* LOLed at this.
Jennifer Lopez. JLo. Jenny From the Block. Actually said that she’s great on her own? Did the person receiving this quote manage to end the conversation without cry-laughing in her face? Not that she could’ve seen it, what with Ben Affleck’s face attached to it these days.
Seriously, she hasn’t spent more than a weekend “on her own” since the P. Diddy days. Or was he Puff back then? I’m just sayin’, it’s a good thing that her love don’t cost a thing, ‘cause folks would be going broke.
Bwa-ha-ha-ha!
“… on my own.”
Whatever lets her sleep at night.
Sure, Jan 🙄
I’ll believe it when I actually see you be single for more than 24 hours…
Fine on her own? For someone so self-absorbed she has an amazing lack of self-awareness.
LOL!!!
I was just thinking the same thing. She really is so self-absorbed. Personally, I also feel she’s fake AF!!!!!!!!!
I wish he would keep the salt and pepper hair. That’s all I got.