What Jennifer Lopez Did on Ben Affleck’s Birthday Amid Divorce Rumors

Weeks after he skipped her Bridgerton-themed bash, it appears Jennifer Lopez‘s plans on Ben Affleck‘s 52nd birthday proved that two may play at that recreation. The Atlas actress determined to take a seat out her husband’s birthday celebrations in favor of an evening out at a Bruno Mars live performance.

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Whereas Affleck was presumably blowing out candles someplace (or maybe simply sighing closely), Lopez was recognizing residing it up on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The “Jenny from the Block” singer, 55, traded birthday celebrations with the Argo director for an evening of star-studded enjoyable on the venue’s opening night time.

Decked out in a white crop prime, huge sun shades, and sufficient bling to gentle up the world (together with a not-so-subtle “Jennifer” necklace in lieu of her “Ben” necklace), J-Lo was seen laughing with Ashton Kutcher and grooving to performances by Bruno Mars and Girl Gaga. Oh, and in case you’re questioning—sure, her wedding ceremony ring was nonetheless firmly in place. She even took to her Instagram Story to submit pictures and movies from her outing, captioning one flick, “About Final Evening.”

However earlier than we begin pointing fingers, let’s not overlook that Ben was MIA at J-Lo’s personal birthday bash final month—so it’s not an enormous shock that the This Is Me Now actress determined to do the identical.

Rumors in regards to the couple’s alleged impending divorce have been working extra time these days. Again in Could, studies confirmed that Affleck had packed his baggage and moved out of their shared dwelling in Beverly Hills. Since then, it’s been a curler coaster of on-again, off-again sightings. In the future they’re out and about, wedding ceremony rings conspicuously absent; the subsequent, they’re flashing their rings like nothing’s amiss. They’re spending holidays (and evidently, birthdays) aside, then out of the blue they’re enjoying comfortable households with one another’s youngsters.

Including one other layer to this complicated cake, Individuals studies that Lopez made a pit cease at Affleck’s place simply days earlier than his birthday. A number of weeks earlier, a supply advised one other outlet that issues weren’t wanting good for the pair, sharing that they “don’t have a number of frequent floor, and the honeymoon section has worn off.”

One other insider added, “In an ideal world, Jen wish to make it work with Ben. It’s heartbreaking to her and she or he tried very onerous to make it work.”

Apparently, if issues do go south, these two are decided to maintain it stylish. “Behind the scenes they’ve been finalizing what that may appear like in the event that they pull the set off,” a 3rd supply advised Us Weekly. “Their principal aim is to stay amicable.”