Jennifer Lopez pauses during TV interview after Ben Affleck question
Jennifer Lopez was visibly uncomfortable during her latest TV interview, where she was asked the question that’s on everyone’s lips.
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Amid her renewed relationship with Ben Affleck, it was only a matter of time before Jennifer Lopez would be asked about their high-profile reunion.
The 51-year-old US pop star appeared on the US Today show alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda to promote their new song, Love Makes The World Go Round.
But host Hoda Kotb was hoping to dive a bit deeper into the love that’s making JLo’s world go round right now, referencing a string of paparazzi photos of the couple, who called off their two-year engagement in 2004 before beginning dating in April this year.
“Look, I just have to tell you, every time I see a picture of you and Ben, I’m like, ‘She looks happier! She looks happier!’ Are we happier?,” Kotb asked.
After an awkward lengthy pause, Lopez expertly deflected the question.
“ … The song is out,” Lopez said. “Five years since we’ve done it and I believe that that message of loving one another and coming together and love is never more relevant than it is right now.”
Not satisfied with the answer, Kotb pushed: “Wait, it’s me you’re talking to, you know that?”, to which JLo replied, “I know, you can call me. You have my number.”
RELATED: Ben and JLo spotted in Miami
It’s not the first live TV interview about Affleck and Lopez that took an awkward turn.
In May, Affleck’s Good Will Hunting co-star Matt Damon spoke to US Today live from a pub in Australia, where he was asked if he knew anything about his friends’ relationship.
“There’s not enough liquor in the world for you to get me to say something about that,” the Jason Bourne star laughed.
Damon, 50, who was in Australia filming Thor: Love and Thunder, was then quizzed on how he heard about the rumours that have dominated headlines this year.
“I just heard you guys (talking about it) waiting to come on TV … it’s the first time I’ve heard about it. It’s a fascinating story,” he said jokingly. “I love them both, I hope it’s true, that would be awesome.”
RELATED: Ben and JLo photographed enjoying romantic date night
JLo broke off her engagement with baseball legend Alex Rodriguez in March, with the pair releasing a joint statement at the time saying they were “better off as friends”.
A month later reports of a ‘Bennifer’ reconciliation emerged and the couple have since been photographed kissing and enjoying very public dates.
Affleck, 48, split from Cuban actress Ana de Armas, 33 in January this year following his divorce from actress Jennifer Garner, whom he shares three children with.
Affleck and Lopez first met 19 years ago in 2002 on the set of box office flop Gigli.
Originally published as Jennifer Lopez pauses during TV interview after Ben Affleck question
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