Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'Remain Very Close' After Split, But It's Not Romantic (Source)

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are staying 'very close,' but keeping things 'platonic' for the sake of their kids, according to an ET source. The former couple, who officially divorced in Aug. 2024, still 'have a lot of respect for one another and are always there for one another and each other’s kids,' out source adds.
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Jennifer Lopez is spectacular. Great to my kids. Great ongoing relationship with them.
I love her kids. They're wonderful. She's enormously important. Tremendous person of
a lot of integrity who I adore and I'm grateful to. We make great choices for our kids because
we love them so much. We got to do the same thing for ourselves. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
staying very close despite their divorce and keeping things platonic for the sake of their
The relationships that you have with children like that's the joy of my life and those kids
are amazing. I feel like it's my job to hold us together in that way. You know, it's my job to
kind of put the kids first and our family first. An ET source says the two are still in touch
nearly two years after they officially split, adding they still have a lot of respect for
one another and are always there for one another and each other's kids. You balance it out. It's
not easy, but you do your best. Both Ben and Jen have been spotted spending time with the
other's children. The singer attended Ariana Grande's concert last month alongside one of
her kids and one of Ben's. The outing comes just months before JLo's brood heads off to college.
I can't talk about it without crying right now. I mean, it's so close. It's so close. Just in a
couple of months, they're moving out and I feel like I can't do it. I'm not even talking about
it right now. Take pride.
