Drake Told Jennifer Lopez He’s ‘Ready’ to ‘Step In and Satisfy Her’ After Ben Affleck Divorce, Source Says
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seemed like the perfect match when they got back together in 2021 after 20 years apart. The happy couple tied the knot in 2022, and Bennifer fans rejoiced. Unfortunately, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024 after two years of marriage. Here’s what a source said about Drake reaching out to Lopez after the divorce filing.
Drake allegedly reached out to Jennifer Lopez after she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck hoped to make their marriage work after rekindling their flame in 2021. Unfortunately, they decided to go their separate ways after two years of marriage. Lopez was the one to pull the plug by filing for the separation in August 2024. As of October 2024, the exes are working through the financial side of the divorce, as they didn’t marry with a prenup.
Drake, an old flame from Lopez’s past, allegedly reached out to Lopez after the divorce news hit the media. “As soon as she filed the papers, Drake reached out,” an insider told In Touch Weekly. “He was very sweet and told her what a fool Ben is for letting her get away, and then he quickly let her know he’s ready and willing to step in and satisfy her.”
Drake and Lopez were first linked in 2016, as they shared photos of each other kissing on Instagram. They continued to spend time together in 2017. The insider said that Drake’s message to Lopez “did a lot to make her smile” amid the chaos.
“Getting that kind of attention when she was feeling so low was exactly what she needed,” they continued. “Now, they’re texting every day, and things are getting hot.”
However, Lopez is allegedly remaining cautious when it comes to dating Drake. For now, they’re allegedly “still in the sexting stage” and she “loves hearing from him,” as “he’s very quick to compliment her.”
Drake ‘dropped hints’ to Jennifer Lopez before she and Ben Affleck were officially over, a source says
Drake hasn’t been shy about wanting to reconnect with Jennifer Lopez amid her divorce from Ben Affleck. Another source told In Touch Weekly that Drake was “ready and waiting” to hang out with Lopez whenever she wanted to, as he “dropped enough hints.”
“Jennifer’s always been one of Drake’s biggest crushes, and he says that what they shared all those years ago was incredible,” the insider alleged in July 2024. “He never pushed for more then, but everyone knows he would have loved to seriously date her.”
While Lopez allegedly doesn’t want to date any of her exes, she might keep Drake open for possible reconciliation because they never sustained a serious romance in the past.
J.Lo recently reflected on how she has to ‘be good’ on her ‘own’
Jennifer Lopez and Drake could reconnect as she proceeds with her divorce from Ben Affleck. However, it’s unlikely that she will jump into a serious relationship again anytime soon. Lopez spoke to Interview Magazine in October 2024 about how she needs to learn how to thrive on her own without the help of a man.
“You have to be good on your own,” she said. “I thought I learned that, but I didn’t. And then, this summer, I had to be like, ‘I need to go off and be on my own. I want to prove to myself that I can do that.'”
Lopez added that she knows she’s “capable of joy and happiness” by herself. “Being in a relationship doesn’t define me,” she continued. “I can’t be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself.”
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