{"id":915143,"date":"2026-10-03T22:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/915143\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:32:10","slug":"ben-affleck-shares-unexpected-romance-update-after-jennifer-lopez-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/915143\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck shares unexpected romance update after Jennifer Lopez split"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Affleck revealed that he\u2019s not focused on dating two years after his split from ex-wife Jennifer Lopez.<\/p>\n

The Oscar winner was asked about his love life at the New York premiere for his new film, Animals, telling Entertainment Tonight<\/a> that work and his three children come first.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of room. I\u2019m not running around,\u201d he said about dating. \u201cIt\u2019s just not a big priority in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Affleck, 54, insisted that he\u2019s \u201cgood and happy\u201d as a single man.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what my priorities are. You can\u2019t have two things that are the most important in your life,\u201d he explained. \u201cFor me, that\u2019s the kids. So that\u2019s what that is. And then I have my work, which I love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Affleck added, \u201cI\u2019m where I\u2019m at, and I\u2019m great, and who knows what adventures life will bring. I\u2019m open to it, but I\u2019m not trying to chase anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in the interview, reporter Kevin Frazier asked Affleck about Ana Navarro claiming on Monday\u2019s episode of The View that she tried to set the Gone Girl star up with Shakira after his and Lopez\u2019s split in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear s**t like that, honestly, first from people like you,\u201d Affleck said, adding, \u201cI never heard that in my whole life. People gossip. Stuff gets made up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Affleck insisted, \u201cI don\u2019t get set up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Argo director shares Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.<\/p>\n

The Daredevil co-stars tied the knot in 2005, and separated a decade later. Their divorce was finalised in 2018.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Affleck married Lopez \u2014 whom he was previously engaged to in 2002 \u2014 but the duo split within two years. Their divorce was finalised by January 2025.<\/p>\n

On The View earlier this week, Navarro, 54, explained how she allegedly tried to play matchmaker with Affleck.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was at a Shakira concert in Miami, and Matt Damon was there with his wife and his girls. And Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are best friends,\u201d Navarro said. \u201cAnd it had just come out that J.Lo and Ben Affleck were breaking up. And Shakira had broken up with her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt Damon said that could be complicated,\u201d Navarro continued, referring to Lopez and Shakira\u2019s friendship. \u201cBut now enough time has passed where I think Ben Affleck needs to give Shakira [a call], and Shakira needs to give Ben Affleck [a call].\u201d<\/p>\n

Affleck last spoke about his love life<\/a> on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week, revealing his kids roast him for his dating history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll talk about their friends and the drama and their relationships,\u201d Affleck said, explaining that when he tried to give advice, one of his kids said to the twice-divorced actor, \u201cOh, like you\u2019re the expert on relationships?\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Garner and Lopez, Affleck\u2019s famous exes include actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Ana de Armas and more.<\/p>\n

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