Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s love story is one for the ages. Their whole story which began in the early 2000s with its ups and downs finally culminating in marriage in 2022 is something that’s deserving of a film of its own and we may be getting a glimpse into that with a new project from both of them.
Are Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck collaborating again?
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck famously collaborated on the 2003 film Gigli. While that film is not something the couple would want to remember their collaboration by. They did another film soon after Jersey Girl, which wasn’t able to do well either. But the making of these films brought them together and they had a famous romance in the early 2000s which culminated in an engagement as well.
Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out at that time and the couple went their separate ways. They both went on to have pretty successful careers and various relationships while being away from each other. Ultimately though, they found their way back towards one another and got together once again in 2020, eventually getting married in 2022.
And now they are better than ever. To commemorate this occasion and also to express her feelings on this, Jennifer Lopez worked on an album that is supposed to tell her story and make sense of her feelings through this time of elation.
“This project was something I didn’t really plan,” Jennifer Lopez told ET speaking about her new album This is me…Now.
“When the music was done I just thought to myself, ‘There’s more of a story to be told here. There’s been a bigger journey than just a love story here.’ And so it became a much bigger, fuller project, with an incredible message,” the singer added further. “And I realized I had to really get personal to tell it.”
Thus a documentary film for the album was envisioned that would tell the whole story comprehensively and detail about the making and conceptualization of this album. For this Lopez had the full support of Oscar-winning writer and her husband Ben Affleck who co-wrote the film with her and helped her see it to fruition.
The couple are collaborating after a long time and for the first time in their marriage. This project is special for both of them.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s love story
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck met on the sets of Gigli and got a quick liking to each other. They grew together during the shoot of that film and relationship rumors started flying. Eventually, the couple announced a much-publicized engagement which increased the media scrutiny on them and their film.
Everyone was surprised when the film was released and its incoherent story and surprisingly lack of chemistry between the leads spelled its doom on the box office and among the critics as well.
The film’s failure also coincided with the disintegration of their relationship as the couple broke off their engagement and went their separate ways.
Both had different marriages and relationships with other people but eventually after a lot of success and growth on both sides they came back together in 2020 and eventually married in 2022, making for a fairytale romance for the ages.
