Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez Reunite For Family Milestone
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez came together for a special family event, setting aside their recent challenges to support his daughter Violet on her big day. On May 30, the couple was seen in Los Angeles heading to festivities for Violet’s high school graduation, per PEOPLE. Violet, 18, is Affleck’s daughter with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. He also shares two other children with Garner: Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Affleck, 51, looked dapper in a suit, carrying a basket wrapped in pink paper, while Lopez, 54, walked beside him in stylish sunglasses. The couple was accompanied by Affleck’s mother, Chris Anne Boldt, who walked just behind them.
This appearance marks the first time Affleck and Lopez have been seen together since May 19, when they were spotted outside the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California. The couple has been living separately in Los Angeles due to strains in their marriage. Lopez has been busy preparing for her upcoming concert tour and promoting her Netflix movie Atlas, while Affleck has been filming The Accountant 2.
A source told PEOPLE that despite Lopez returning to L.A. to rehearse for her tour, which kicks off in Orlando on June 26, the couple remains living apart. Lopez is staying “very focused on work,” according to the source.
Garner, 52, also marked the milestone on social media. On May 20, she shared photos of herself crying at Violet’s pre-graduation sendoff ceremony with the caption, “Tell me you have a graduate without telling me you have a graduate. 🎓 (bless our hearts 🥺♥️🤣).”
Lopez and Affleck rekindled their early 2000s romance in 2021 and married in 2022. The Hustlers actress, is also a mother to 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with her ex-husband Marc Anthony.
