Jennifer Lopez gets honest about Ben Affleck divorce in raw first comments since split

Weeks after filing for divorce from Ben Affleck, the singer and actress gave a raw interview addressing the split for the first time.

Jennifer Lopez isn’t looking for love.

The Let’s Get Loud singer gushed about being single while addressing her and Ben Affleck’s divorce for the first time, reports Page Six.

Lopez, 55 explained to Interview magazine on Wednesday why she is “excited” to be by herself, two years after she and the actor, 52, tied the knot.

“Everything that I’ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f**king do when it’s just me flying on my own … what if I’m just free?” she asked.

Lopez filed for divorce in August, but listed their split as occurring in April. Picture: Michael Tran/AFP

While admitting to Nikki Glaser that the “new territory” is “lonely, unfamiliar, scary,” “sad” and “desperate,” Lopez emphasised that “being in a relationship doesn’t define” her.

“When you sit in those feelings and go, ‘These things are not going to kill me,’ it’s like, ‘Actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself,’” she noted.

“I can’t be looking for happiness in other people,” she continued. “I have to have happiness within myself.”

Lopez acknowledged that she is a “romantic” who “love[s] being in relationships and want[s] to grow old with somebody.”

However, she said, “We think, ‘I have to have that to be whole and happy.’ And you don’t.”

The actress was previously married to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd and Marc Anthony before wedding Affleck in Las Vegas in July 2022.

They tied the knot in 2022. Picture: Instagram/Jlo

She “lovingly” called her past self a “dumb b**ch” and a “motherf**ker” for wanting a partner.

Lopez now believes her relationship with herself is the “most important thing,” adding, “I think we tend to get away from [that] at times, when you’re wrapped up with other people.”

When split rumours began swirling in May that her romance with the Oscar winner was on the rocks, Lopez kept quiet — besides scolding a reporter for asking her about it.

The Gigli co-stars made headlines for spending her birthday and their anniversary apart before Lopez filed for divorce in August.

She has since been spotted showing PDA with Affleck while out with their blended family, but the pair are reportedly still “moving forward” with their break-up.

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

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