Ben Affleck officially breaks silence on 'embarrassing' Jennifer Lopez divorce
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's divorce was finalised two months ago, and while we've heard from the singer a couple of times, nothing has came from Affleck's camp.
That is until now, as the 52-year-old has officially broken his silence on what he has described as an 'embarrassing' split with his former lover - having only been married for two years.
Lopez filed for divorce with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing 'irreconcilable differences', back in August - soon after it was heard that Affleck didn't attend the 55-year-old's birthday party - which featured a host of celebrities.
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Now, sitting down with GQ, The Accountant star was asked about their parting, having initially been asked about a documentary which they both feature in, titled The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
After he was asked about their last conversation he had with her, he replied: "Well, on the one hand there’s the first feeling, which is like, well, I hope I was clear about, when you asked me about Jen and the documentary and I talked about that and my sort of personal life a little bit, which I don’t mind doing as long as my actual feelings and intentions and beliefs are communicated, which I hope I was clear that really this is somebody I have a lot of respect for.
"And I get wanting to divine or explore the kind of differences in perspective that we have in terms of how a person feels comfortable approaching the line between public and private life.
"But I really hope that whatever you use doesn’t suggest that I have any negativity or judgment or anything regarding that. I have nothing but respect."
He added: "I guess there’s a tendency to look at break-ups and want to identify root causes or something. But honestly, like I said, the truth is much more quotidian than probably people would believe or would be interesting."
Before later explaining how he felt 'embarrassed' by the whole ordeal.
"Yeah, there’s no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue. The truth is, when you talk to somebody, 'Hey, what happened?', well, there is no: 'This is what happened'.
"It’s just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships in ways that we all sort of normally do. And as you get older, this is true for me, I assume it’s true for most people, there is no 'So-and-so did this' or 'This was the big event'.
"It’s really, it sounds more like a couple’s therapy session, which—you would tune out of someone else’s couple’s therapy after a while."
Before adding: "For one thing, you start going, 'Okay, clearly this person has got these issues. Clearly they have these issues', and the reason I don’t want to share that, is just sort of embarrassing. It feels vulnerable."
Topics: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Sex and Relationships, Weddings
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