Close pals of Jennifer Lopez claim she is enraged that Ben degraded her and that she can’t stand him
Jennifer Lopez’s inner circle are reportedly speaking out about their longstanding distaste for her husband Ben Affleck as the couple are wallowing in rumors of an impending divorce.
Although the 55-year-old Hustlers star — who was recently seen wearing her wedding ring again — and the 51-year-old Argo filmmaker initially radiated affection after reuniting for a second go at love,
some of Jennifer’s closest friends and advisors have allegedly had a bone to pick with Affleck going back to their first stab at romance in the early 2000s.
Among those who isn’t an Affleck fan is allegedly Jennifer’s longtime manager Benny Medina, a source told Page Six.
‘The two of them can’t stand each other. They don’t get along and there’s still bad blood,’ they claimed.
Benny had worked with Jennifer during many of her early success, but their working relationship came to an end in 2003.
Multiple sources reportedly said that Affleck played a role in Lopez’s decision to ditch Medina.
However, she brought Benny back into the fold as her manager just a few years after she and the Armageddon star had called off their engagement in 2004.
Since then, he has continued to be one of her closest advisors, and she has been seen spending time with him while staying out in the Hamptons away from Ben, who remained in Los Angeles.
A different source told Page Six that Benny tried to keep his ‘mouth shut’ for a more diplomatic approach to Jennifer’s second romance with Ben.
‘His attitude was, «I’m gonna say nothing.» There was no, «Good for you,» but also, he wasn’t negative,’ they claimed.
The source said there was no point in protesting, as he was allegedly convinced that Jennifer would marry Ben regardless of his input.
Another person whose ties to Jennifer were temporarily severed amid her relationship with Ben was her good friend Leah Remini, though the Gone Girl star doesn’t appear to have played a direct role in that friendship ending.
