In the last few weeks, it seemed that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might be, dare I say, on good terms. They met up before Christmas (reportedly to exchange gifts), she was photographed over the weekend picking up her kid from his house and giving his son a big hug, and most recently, they finalized their divorce with a very amicable settlement agreement. As far as splits go, this one seemed pretty good. Now, a source close to Lopez is telling People that the marriage was a “nightmare,” and she’s moving on with her life.
“The fairy tale she was promised turned out to be a nightmare in the end,” the source told the tabloid. “She’s in a really good place and just wants to close the door on this crazy chapter.”
Oh, okay. People’s pro-Lopez insider is always kind of dramatic — “The world was rooting for them, but who he said he was and who he turned out to be were two different people,” they said after she filed for divorce — but they are also usually right on the money. It seems that Lopez and Affleck are not going to write the How to Co-Parent Your Blended Family book I had hoped for, but are instead going to try and remain civil while also dropping hints to the press that their marriage was hellish.
In what is possibly the funniest quote to come out of this whole situation, People’s source explained why Lopez and Affleck keep having to see each other. “The kids love spending time together. Ben and Jennifer always do everything for the kids to be happy,” the source said. “The kids don’t drive, so Ben and Jennifer will continue to facilitate meetups.”
A clean break squandered by the fact that their kids like each other so much — there are messier ways for a marriage to end, I guess.