Jennifer Lopez calls Ben Affleck her ‘hero’ amid divorce speculation

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are facing split rumours, but that hasn’t stopped her from gushing about him in a new Instagram post.

Jennifer Lopez brushed off divorce rumours while giving her husband, Ben Affleck, a special US Father’s Day shout-out.

“Our hero,” Lopez wrote on her Instagram story, Page Six reported, on Sunday with a white heart emoji. “Happy Father’s Day.”

Along with the sweet message, she attached a throwback photo of the Argo star sporting a black leather jacket.

Jennifer Lopez gushed about Ben Affleck on Father's Day with this photo.

Affleck, 51, shares Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.

He’s also stepfather to Lopez’s twins, Emme and Max, 16, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony.

The Hustlers star, 54, pinned the special tribute to the Gone Girl actor after they spent time together at their $US60 million Bel Air, California estate on Saturday.

Later that day, they were also seen arriving at his Brentwood rental home in separate cars.

The pair have hit a rough patch in their two-year marriage.

Affleck drove to the property with his windows down as he scrolled through his cell phone while in traffic.

Meanwhile, his wife rode in the passenger seat of a BMW shortly behind him.

Lopez didn’t stay long as she was photographed leaving in a different car shortly after.

The Good Will Hunting star’s ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, also stopped by the rental, though it’s unclear if she interacted with the couple.

Lopez and Affleck are reportedly due to announce their divorce soon. Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Last month, rumours Lopez and Affleck, who tied the knot in 2022, were on the verge of breaking up sparked as news broke they were living separately.

The rumblings heightened as the duo also put their martial home up for sale.

Despite the reports, they’ve continued to put up a united front as the Selena star attended her stepson Samuel’s middle school graduation ceremony Wednesday alongside her twins.

The pop star also grabbed lunch with her stepdaughter Violet at Beverly Hill’s Maybourne Hotel on Thursday.

Lopez and Affleck reportedly have a consistent visitation schedule as they “see each other every few days”.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission