Almost five months have passed since then Jennifer Lopez requested an end to their marriage Ben AffleckBut the former Hollywood power couple’s divorce proceedings appear to have hit a roadblock.
Despite efforts to finalize their split amicably, sources familiar with the matter claim that “nothing has been resolved yet” and things are starting to get tense behind the scenes.
This is why Ben Affleck is reportedly keeping his distance from Jennifer Lopez after spending Thanksgiving with his ex-wife. Jennifer Garnerand their children.
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The divorce proceedings between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are dragging on
In August, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in Los Angeles Superior Court after months of speculation that their marriage was on the rocks.
She filed the petition without a lawyer and listed the official date of separation as April 26.
The divorce appeared to be easy as Lopez refused spousal support and asked the judge to deny it to the “Argo” actor.
However, sources shared that months after she filed for their separation, things were sour and tense as no agreement had yet been reached.
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“It has been six months since she filed for divorce and nothing has been resolved. It doesn’t look like they are close to finalizing the divorce,” an insider said InTouch weekly. “They both said they wanted to do it amicably and have even said good things about consciously wanting to separate, but that plan seems to be falling apart because they can’t agree on how to divide things up, what.” of course has an impact on things.”
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Ben Affleck is reportedly avoiding his estranged wife
The problem apparently stems from the ex-couple’s inability to divide their assets and possessions appropriately as they did not sign a prenuptial agreement when they got married more than two years ago.
It seems that the situation has escalated into arguments and arguments and Affleck prefers to keep his distance from the “Atlas” actress rather than engage with her.
A source told InTouch that Lopez “tells him that he should spend more time with her because the blended family situation is so new and it’s important for everyone to get off to a good start after the divorce and just establish a pattern, and then he has Jen.” I urge him to spend time with her and her children.
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Jennifer Lopez reportedly wants the actor to “give in” to her demands.
A previous source claimed that Lopez “thinks Ben should just give in to all of her demands” and that “it makes her angry that he’s trying to come out victorious even though he’s the one who let her down.”
“She feels like the least he could do is be a gentleman about their divorce,” the insider shared. “But of course Ben doesn’t see it that way, he thinks he was more than fair, and J. Lo is the one who is deliberately dragging the whole thing out and making fun of small details.”
“It’s no wonder Ben doesn’t want to spend the holidays with her and pretend everything is fine,” they added.
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The situation could get even worse
According to the news outlet, things could get worse if Lopez and Affleck don’t quickly find common ground in their divorce proceedings.
According to reports, the singer is said to have a net worth of around $400 million, while the Oscar-winning actor’s net worth is around $150 million.
However, due to the lack of a prenuptial agreement, things are more complicated. Insiders say Affleck couldn’t help but think Lopez is “vindictive and greedy.”
“She is worth more than twice as much as him, so it is particularly difficult for him not to see this as vindictive and greedy,” they said. “Both say they desperately want to avoid more drama, but the longer this drags on, the worse it gets.”
Jennifer Lopez is reunited with Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner
The two have managed to maintain cordial public relations throughout their divorce battle, and recently reunited to watch their children perform at a school play in LA
Lopez’s son Emme and Affleck’s child Fin appeared together in the piece. After they bowed, the “Gone Girl” star could be seen waiting to congratulate the children.
According to the Daily MailAffleck also gave Emme a warm hug and kissed him on the head before saying goodbye.
A source told the news outlet that Lopez “watched in admiration” as she waited to give Emme a beautiful bouquet of flowers. The exes were also seen talking to each other and interacting with the other participants.
