Jennifer Lopez opted to spend Memorial Day without her estranged husband, Ben Affleck, amid rumors they have been living apart for ‘several weeks.’
On Monday, the 54-year-old superstar was seen arriving to a friend’s home in Beverly Hills, without her spouse, in a colorful tie-dye Gucci crop top and baggy white pants.
She completed her effortlessly cool ensemble with a pair of gold sunglasses, hoop earrings and her light brown hair pulled back into a sleek high ponytail.
Her rare green diamond engagement ring remained in place on her wedding finger as she headed inside to her pal’s place while toting a Louis Vuitton bag and iPad.
Her latest sighting comes amid claims that Affleck is ready to call an end to their nearly two-year marriage.
Jennifer Lopez opted to spend Memorial Day without her estranged husband Ben Affleck amid rumors they have been living apart for ‘several weeks’
‘If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would,’ a source told Page Six. ‘He feels like the last two years was just a fever dream, and he’s come to his senses now and understands there is just no way this is going to work.’
‘Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for,’ a source told In Touch.
‘They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her,’ the insider added. ‘There’s no way it could have lasted.’
As Lopez stays in their $60 million Bel Air mansion, Affleck is said to be living in a $100,000 monthly rental home that’s just a short drive from ex Garner’s Brentwood house.
He and Garner, 52, were married from 2005 to 2018, and they share Violet, as well as Fin, 15, and 12-year-old Samuel.
Last week, the couple reunited publicly for the first time in 47 days amid the rough patch in their marriage as they attended Fin’s school play.
An insider told Perez Hilton that ‘nothing would have stopped them coming together for the kids’ and that ‘the marriage drama comes second.’
‘They are putting on a united front. Jen showed up with Emme to support Fin. Emme’s super attached to Fin, so it’s only natural that Jen, no matter what she’s going through with Ben, was there,’ the source said.
On Monday, the 54-year-old superstar was seen arriving to a friend’s home in Beverly Hills, without her spouse, in a colorful tie-dye Gucci crop top and baggy white pants
She completed her effortlessly cool ensemble with a pair of gold sunglasses, hoop earrings and her light brown hair pulled back into a sleek high ponytail
Her rare green diamond engagement ring remained in place on her wedding finger as she headed inside to her pal’s place while toting a Louis Vuitton bag and iPad
The insider noted that Lopez’s 16-year-old, Emme, ‘was super excited’ and ‘jumping for joy over Fin’s performance.’
Over the weekend, however, Affleck arrived solo to his daughter Violet’s graduation party.
Lopez’s relationship trouble comes as her $90 million Las Vegas residency deal has reportedly been put in ‘jeopardy’ over the slumping sales for her upcoming This Is Me… Live tour.
Back in February, reports hit the web that the Jenny From the Block songstress, 54, was being eyed for 90-show residency at the The Park MGM Theater in Sin City, for which she was reportedly being offered $1 million per concert.
But now, the New York Post has claimed that the ‘deal looks shaky at best’ – with a source claiming that ‘casino executives have grown skittish’ since the singer’s new album and tour are ‘flopping badly.’
The source told the publication, ‘MGM is watching her not doing well on the road. They are very nervous. It’s pretty rare you have a poor tour and then go to Vegas.’
The insider further theorized that the lack of ticket sales will likely lead to her being paid significantly less for the residency – only $600,000-$500,000 per show – and that it will include less concerts than the 90 shows that were originally planned.
Lopez, whose trainer previously stated that she works out four to five times a week for roughly an hour, showed off her incredibly toned physique in her tiny crop top
Her latest sighting comes amid claims that Affleck is ready to call an end to their nearly two-year marriage
‘If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would,’ a source told Page Six . ‘He feels like the last two years was just a fever dream, and he’s come to his senses now and understands there is just no way this is going to work’
‘Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for,’ a source told In Touch
‘They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her,’ the insider added. ‘There’s no way it could have lasted’
Another insider added that ‘discussions have continued’ with Jennifer and MGM but that ‘no deal has been signed’ yet.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Jennifer’s rep and the MGM for comment.
The Mirror was the first to report that J.Lo was gearing up for a dazzling Las Vegas residency in early February.
‘Jennifer’s All I Have run [from 2016 to 2018] was one of the biggest residences ever in Las Vegas,’ a source said at the time.
‘That was with Caesars Palace, but MGM have come in to get this new show to the Park Theater.
‘The talks are ongoing with a real hope that she will be signed up and announced later this year.
As Lopez stays in their $60 million Bel Air mansion, Affleck is said to be living in a $100,000 monthly rental home that’s just a short drive from ex Garner’s Brentwood house
Lopez’s relationship trouble comes as her $90 million Las Vegas residency deal has reportedly been put in ‘jeopardy’ over the slumping sales for her upcoming This Is Me… Live tour
Although she was being eyed for 90-show residency at the The Park MGM Theater in Sin City, for which she was reportedly being offered $1 million per concert, an insider claims, now, the ‘deal looks shaky at best’
‘It will be a real coup for The Park and a huge deal to have one of the biggest stars on the planet back in the city.’
But weeks later, things began going downhill for Jennifer when it was announced that she had canceled shows across seven cities for her highly-anticipated tour, which is set to kick off in late June.
She axed all scheduled dates between August 22 to August 30 in Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh, Atlanta, Houston, Cleveland, and Tampa.
No cause or explanation for the cancelation has been provided by the performer or her team.
In early April, it was revealed that the tour – which is set to be her first tour in five years – had been rebranded from This Is Me… Now: The Tour to This Is Me… Live.
At the time, Variety reported that it would also focus more on her greatest hits rather than the music off her latest album, This Is Me… Now.
A source told DailyMail.com afterwards that the rebrand was expected to draw in fans from her previous work and lure in listeners who didn’t connect with This Is Me… Now.
Things began going downhill for Jennifer when it was announced that she had canceled shows across seven cities for her highly-anticipated tour, which is set to kick off in late June; seen in 2023
The decision was said to have been partly inspired by the success of her competitors like Taylor Swift and Madonna, who have enjoyed hugely successful tours in the last two years.
‘Jennifer saw how well Taylor Swift did with the Eras Tour and Madonna did with Celebration, which spans their entire careers, and she hopes to be able to deliver something that will take her fans through the journey of her life,’ an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively.
‘This Is Me… Now was such a healing and cathartic experience for her. She does not regret it for one second.
‘But now she is looking forward and is ready to bring this back to her roots and show her fans that she is still, and always will be, Jenny from the Block.’
But as of early May, it looked like Jennifer was still struggling to sell tickets, with blocks of seating still available at multiple venues, according to official seat maps on Ticketmaster, and resale sites scalping tickets for as little as $10.
Two weeks later, a source told DailyMail.com that organizers were keen to pull the plug on the tour to stave embarrassment over the poor sales – but the hitmaker and her manager refused.
‘A few weeks ago, Live Nation met with J.Lo’s manager Benny Medina to suggest cancelling J.Lo’s tour and because him and J.Lo are so adamant that the show must go on, it’s going on,’ the insider said.
In early April, it was revealed that the tour – which is set to be her first tour in five years – had been rebranded from This Is Me… Now: The Tour to This Is Me… Live and will focus more on her greatest hits rather than the music off her latest album (seen in 2020 performing at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show)
A second source added, ‘Live Nation is very concerned about the lack of tickets sold and doesn’t want Jen to feel embarrassed when she goes out there and sees empty patches in the stadiums she is going to perform at.
‘But Jen has too much pride to cancel it, so it’ll currently be what it will be, they can’t convince her to change course.’
The first insider suggested the lack of appetite for her tour could be due to her being ‘overexposed.’
‘J.Lo is overexposed and has put herself out there way too much,’ they continued. ‘First it was her marriage, then her never-ending honeymoon, followed by a movie, then an album release.
‘Then she felt the need to tell her and Ben’s love story in a documentary that she funded called The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
‘And now Benny allowed her to go on a massive tour. It is just too much.’
Jennifer released This Is Me… Now back in February, and it was accompanied by a musical film called This Is Me… Now: A Love Story and a documentary entitled The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
The album debuted at number 38 on the Billboard char, her first LP to not make the top 20.
Ben and Matt Damon’s company Artists Equity financed the documentary, while Jennifer self financed her film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story for $20 million.
