Jennifer Lopez opens up about divorce serving to her develop in new interview

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Jennifer Lopez is getting candid about her divorce from Ben Affleck.

In a current interview with "CBS Sunday Morning," the 56-year-old actress and singer mentioned Affleck's involvement in her new movie, "Kiss of the Spider Lady," and why she considers her divorce from the actor, "the most effective factor that ever occurred to me."

"As a result of it modified me," she defined. "It helped me develop in a manner that I wanted to develop, develop into extra self-aware. I am a special particular person now than I used to be final 12 months… I noticed that the enjoyment is in dwelling and these moments and actually embracing life and every little thing that it brings to you, for the teachings that it brings."

She went on to say that after these classes are discovered, "every little thing simply turns into just a little bit lighter and you'll actually actually fly." When requested if she now seems like she's flying, Lopez mentioned sure, including, "I nonetheless really feel like I wish to fly larger."

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Lopez referred to as her breakup with Affleck "the most effective factor that ever occurred to me" as she discovered an important lesson. (Gilbert Flores/Penske Media through Getty Photographs;Kevin Mazur/Getty Photographs for Netflix)

In the course of the interview, Lopez shared that Affleck was an govt producer on the movie once they had been nonetheless married, saying he "helped make it occur" after she advised him "this was the position I used to be born to play."

"It was the most effective and worst time in a manner, as a result of it was each second on set and each second I used to be doing this position, I used to be so joyful, after which it was like, again house, it was not nice. And it was similar to, 'How do I work inside this?'"

"It helped me develop in a manner that I wanted to develop, develop into extra self-aware. I am a special particular person now than I used to be final 12 months."

— Jennifer Lopez The film premiered on the Sundance Movie Pageant in January, the identical month they finalized their divorce.

"Kiss of the Spider Lady," primarily based on the 1993 Broadway musical, was tailored primarily based on the 1976 novel. It follows the story of Valentin, a political prisoner who builds an unlikely friendship together with his cellmate as he tells him the story of a Hollywood musical starring his favourite actress, performed by Lopez.

The film premiered on the Sundance Movie Pageant in January. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Photographs)

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The couple first started relationship in 2002 after they met whereas engaged on the film, "Gigli." They had been collectively for 2 years and even received engaged, earlier than going their separate methods in 2004.

Each Affleck and Lopez married different folks and began their households, earlier than getting again collectively in 2021. After getting engaged in April 2022, the couple tied the knot in July of that 12 months.

"It was the most important heartbreak of my life and I truthfully thought I was going to die," the "Let’s Get Loud" singer advised Apple Music One in November 2022 about their first breakup. "It despatched me on a spiral for the subsequent 18 years the place I simply could not get it proper. However now, 20 years later, it does have a contented ending."

In the end, Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024 after two years of marriage.

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Affleck and Lopez had been married for 2 years earlier than she filed for divorce. (Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 through Getty Photographs)

When talking to GQ for his or her April subject in 2025, Affleck mirrored on their divorce , saying he understands that "there’s a bent to take a look at breakups and wish to establish root causes," however that his breakup with Lopez "is way more quotidian than in all probability folks would imagine or could be fascinating."

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"There’s no scandal, no cleaning soap opera, no intrigue," he mentioned. "The reality is, while you speak to any person, 'Hey, what occurred?' Nicely, there isn't a, 'That is what occurred.'"