Real reason Ben Affleck broke his silence to praise his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez in new movie

Ben Affleck is determined to marque definite his divorcement from Jennifer Lopez doesn't interaction his caller movie Unstoppable, oregon forestall his ex from getting the praise she deserves for her show successful the upcoming flick.

The actor, 52, rekindled his romance with the On the Floor singer, 55, successful 2021, but  fans were heartbroken erstwhile Lopez filed for divorcement successful August pursuing months of speculation that their two-year marriage had crumbled.

Despite the brace inactive moving retired the presumption of their divorce, they person been forced to forge up connected a nonrecreational level aft moving unneurotic connected Affleck's caller movie with co-producer, and champion friend, Matt Damon.

On Sunday, Affleck broke his soundlessness successful the aftermath of their divided to praise her 'spectacular' performance because helium is 'adamant' astir keeping things civil, insiders told DailyMail.com.    

'Ben wants Unstoppable to beryllium a large hit, and for JLo to person arsenic galore accolades arsenic she deserves for it,' a root said. 

'Ben doesn't privation their narration ruining immoderate buzz for the movie and her performance. He wants it to basal connected its own.'

The insider continued: 'He knows that helium is going to beryllium asked astir Jen during media appearances. He is adamant astir keeping it precise civil. 

'He genuinely believes she killed it. Ben is simply a filmmaker, and an Oscar victor himself, helium knows what works, and helium ever thought JLo would beryllium incredible.'

A 2nd root claimed Affleck, whose daughter Violet, 18, is inactive adjacent with Lopez, is alert that immoderate remark helium makes astir his ex volition undoubtedly marque headlines successful the coming weeks, but helium has nary plans to elaborate.

'Ben evidently has a batch of escaped ends to necktie up with JLo, but helium is arrogant of her performance,' they said. 'He besides knows however overmuch value his comments person and if Ben says his ex-wife is bully she indispensable beryllium bully and radical volition ticker the film. 

'This is the archetypal and lone happening helium has said astir her since their divided and it is each helium volition say.'

The root added however some Affleck and his producing spouse cognize amended than to effort immoderate benignant of avoidance tactics arsenic they continued:  'Make nary mistake astir it, this movie is simply a immense concern for Ben and Matt. 

'They can’t not remark connected a star’s show erstwhile they’re successful a pb relation successful the movie they produced.' 

The two-time Oscar-winner made the comments successful an interrogation with Entertainment Tonight wherever helium was joined by Damon and reigning Best Actor Cillian Murphy, 48, who stars in Small Things Like These, different Artists Equity production.

He said 'Jennifer is spectacular' successful the relation of Judy Robles successful the sports drama, which is directed by William Goldenberg. 

Set to get successful theaters December 6, the movie besides stars Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle and Jharrel Jerome, who plays champion Arizona State University amateur wrestler Anthony Robles, who was calved with 1 leg. 

Affleck has chosen to enactment soundless successful the aftermath of his matrimony interruption down, but Lopez gave caller penetration into their narration during a caller beryllium down with comedian Nikki Glasser for Interview magazine. 

She described her heartbreak arsenic ‘sad’ and ‘scary’ successful a risqué sprout with the publication.

The vocalist and actress, who did not sanction Affleck, added that she is ‘not looking for anybody' close present and suggested that her ex did not clasp each of her flaws.

Lopez's August 20 divorcement filing came aft months of speculation that the A-list mates were connected the rocks.

She filed connected the two-year day of their nuptials astatine Affleck's property extracurricular of Savannah, Georgia.

Lopez and Affleck made headlines successful 2021 erstwhile they rekindled their romance, astir 17 years aft calling disconnected their archetypal engagement and postponing their September 2003 wedding.

In April 2021, reports surfaced that the instrumentalist and the Oscar-winning manager were reconnecting aft Lopez’s breakup with erstwhile MLB prima Alex Rodriguez.

The mates confirmed their narration connected Instagram that July and made their reddish carpet instrumentality astatine the 2021 Venice Film Festival, and subsequently exchanged vows astatine the Little White Chapel successful Las Vegas connected July 16, 2022.

Lopez is parent to 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, from her matrimony to Marc Anthony, 56, which lasted from 2004 to 2014.

After Affleck moved retired of the $68 cardinal mansion helium shared with Lopez and into his ain rental bachelor pad successful Brentwood, California, friends feared that helium could relapse as a effect of the strain of specified a nationalist split.

DailyMail.com reported astatine the clip that Lopez turned to the actor's ex-wife Jennifer Garner for assistance arsenic she was 1 of a fewer radical who could connection advice.

The couple, who were joined from 2005 to 2018, stock Violet, 18, Fin, 15 and Samuel, 12.

Affleck was reportedly upset by the quality that radical feared helium would relapse aft a lengthy bout of sobriety.

‘Ben tries to debar speechmaking the quality but it did upset him that radical thought helium relapsed due to the fact that helium had not,' a root told DailyMail.com past month. 

'Like each alcoholic, Ben conscionable wakes up with 1 extremity successful mind. To enactment sober for that day.'

They added that the 'tough’ fallout from their divided helped to amusement him however important it is to ne'er jeopardize his sobriety.