Don’t expect any awkward run-ins on the red carpet for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.
The duo may be ending their marriage, but they’re still in business together after Affleck produced Lopez’s next movie, “Unstoppable.”
Page Six hears the divorcing duo will avoid any red-carpet reunion at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival in two weeks when their project debuts.
Lopez has a supporting role in the film produced by Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company, Artists Equity.
A source tells us that Lopez will attend the Canadian film fest for the movie’s Sept. 6 premiere, while Affleck will not.
Either way, reporters may be asking Lopez, 55, about the couple’s split while she’s promoting the movie.
The star had previously shut down a question about her marital status in May during a panel in Mexico City for her previous film “Atlas.”
“You know better than that,” she said with a brief smile, per a video posted to Instagram at the time of her press tour for the Netflix film.
“Unstoppable” — based on the inspiring real-life story of Anthony Robles, a champion wrestler with one leg – is directed by William Goldenberg, the editor of Affleck’s 2012 hit “Argo” and his 2023 movie “Air.”
Lopez plays Robles’ mother in the movie which also stars Jharrel Jerome, Michael Pena and Don Cheadle.
According to the Daily Mail, certain producers on the movie are “pushing the two to appear together at the premiere in Toronto to create buzz on the film.”
But we hear it ain’t happening.
Vanity Fair recently wrote of Lopez landing the role in the film, “It didn’t hurt that Lopez is married to Affleck, though Goldenberg swears that didn’t have much to do with her casting.”
“She had to be somebody who’s lived a life, and I felt like Jennifer was one of the few actresses who could play the part,” the director said.
“I think that she was right for it, and it was also serendipity that he happened to be married to the person we sort of wanted all along anyway.”
It isn’t the only upcoming Hollywood project for the former couple: Lopez recently wrapped “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which was also produced by Affleck and Damon for Artists Equity.
Lopez stars in the project based on the 1993 Broadway musical and is an executive producer as well.
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on Aug. 20, their second wedding anniversary. The official date of separation on the papers is April 26.
According to a report from TMZ, the couple do not have a prenup.
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Source: Los Angeles Times (edited)
