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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are closer to divorce than ever, according to sources. The couple didn’t publicly acknowledge each other’s summer birthdays in 2024, though Lopez was known for posting about her romance with Affleck after they tied the knot. In August 2024, Affleck celebrated turned 52 — and Lopez posted a clip of her drinking from a bottle of alcohol a day later. Here’s what to know.

Jennifer Lopez posted a clip of her drinking her brand of alcohol from a bottle after Ben Affleck’s birthday

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly not in a good place in their marriage. The couple tied the knot in 2022. Just two years later, they allegedly already have divorce papers signed and ready to file.

Lopez and Affleck have stark differences in lifestyles, which may have led to their decision to separate. While Affleck lives a low-key life away from the spotlight in LA, Lopez adores her fans and hopes to continue to tour with her music. Lopez and Affleck also had very different birthday celebrations during the 2024 summer. While Lopez had a Bridgerton-themed bash in the Hamptons that she posted about on Instagram, Affleck had a quiet party with family at home.

“It’s exactly what he wanted,” a source told People regarding Affleck’s birthday party. “He didn’t want to go out to celebrate. The kids had gifts for him, and it was cute. Jennifer [Lopez] stopped by to congratulate him.”

Lopez didn’t wish Affleck a happy birthday in 2024. However, a day after his birthday, she promoted Delola, her brand of alcoholic beverages that she started in 2023, on Instagram. Affleck doesn’t drink alcohol and has entered rehab multiple times in the past.

Lopez posted a clip of her drinking a Delola cocktail from a large bottle. “See how I do this, how I drink from the bottle? Very demure,” she said, referencing a viral TikTok while taking a swig. “Very mindful. I don’t just chug it. I just don’t … all the way down. Just little — little by little. Very elegant, swelling it, demure, mindful.” She ended the video by taking another swig.

An insider said that Ben Affleck isn’t ‘falling off the wagon’ of his sobriety despite the divorce rumors

Ben Affleck holding Jennifer Lopez's hips as she holds his hand and faces forward while smiling on the red carpet in 2021. Lopez is wearing a white dress and Affleck is wearing a black suit.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the red carpet for ‘The Last Duel’ during the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021 | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
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Ben Affleck has publicly spoken about his issues with alcohol in the past. He entered treatment for alcoholism in 2001 and entered rehab again in 2017 and 2018. Jennifer Garner staged an intervention for Affleck in 2018 after their split. Lopez seems to help Affleck stay sober despite starting her cocktail business.

While Affleck and Lopez’s marital stress wears on Affleck, an insider told The Sun that Affleck is “genuinely grateful for his sobriety” and not “falling off the wagon again anytime soon.”

“But he’s still got the weight of the world hanging over his shoulders every day, and Jennifer doesn’t, despite the recent bad fortune with her tour and new music,” the source continued. “She doesn’t ‘do’ misery, at least not around the people closest to her.”

Jennifer Lopez’s cocktail brand allegedly ‘devastated’ her husband

Jennifer Lopez loves reinventing herself and isn’t afraid to step outside the box to stay relevant. A source told DailyMail.com that Lopez launching an alcohol brand “devastated” Ben Affleck due to his past issues with the substance. The brand may have also pushed the couple into divorce territory.

“Ben had to fight to get his life back after overcoming alcohol,” a friend of the actor said, according to Yahoo.”Knowing how he lost everything, including the love of his family, knowing that he could possibly relapse, Jen decided to start her own spritzer line for more money, as if she did not have enough.”

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