"Hopelessly in dysfunction" — Internet reacts to Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reportedly spotted kissing and holding hands amid split

Estranged couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck gathered for brunch with their children at the Beverly Hills Hotel on September 14, 2024, amid their ongoing divorce. According to an exclusive report from Page Six, an insider revealed that the couple were seen holding hands and kissing.

“Ben and JLo are currently at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel holding hands and kissing. The kids are with them, but at a separate table,” the source said.

As news of this sighting spread on social media, some speculated about the possibility of a reconciliation between the couple. One user tweeted:

Many commented on the on-again, off-again relationship between the two, saying they were tired of hearing about them.

"Girl we are so tired of hearing about this relationship," one person commented.

"Will this never end?" another person added.

"Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged, broke up, married other people, had children, reunited, got married, broke up again, and got back together, and i’ve been single that whole time," someone else tweeted.

"Imagine how tired we are," another user wrote.

Others criticized the relationship, suggesting it seemed toxic due to its prolonged nature.

"Do they love each other or no? It’s been like 20 years since they’ve been doing this high school s**t," one person wrote.

"The most toxic couple I have met and I don’t know em that well omg," another person said.

"This is how a toxic relationship looks like," another netizen speculated.

"This is why we gotta start minding our own business," someone else commented.

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Jennifer Lopez claimed "irreconcilable differences" for divorce

Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from her husband Ben Affleck on August 20, two years after they officially tied the knot at their traditional wedding in Georgia. She cited irreconcilable differences for the divorce and said the couple separated on April 26.

The couple eloped and married in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022. They later had a traditional wedding ceremony in Georgia. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's romantic history spanned back to the early 2000s when they first got engaged in November 2002. However, they ended their relationship in 2004. The couple rekindled their romance nearly two decades later in 2021.

According to People Magazine, the couple did not sign a prenup before their wedding and are reportedly working out the financial aspects amicably. An insider source revealed to the publication that they got together for brunch on September 14 so their kids could spend some together.

"They all came together for a fun lunch so the kids could hang out. [Jennifer's] trying to be friendly with Ben. They are still moving forward with the divorce though. They are working out financial details amicably," the source reported.

Ben Affleck's children, Seraphina, aged 15, and Samuel, aged 12, were at the brunch, along with Jennifer Lopez's 16-year-old twins, Emme and Max, whom she shares with her ex-husband Marc Anthony.

According to Page Six, Jennifer Garner, Affleck's ex-wife and mother of his children, also stopped by the hotel for brunch, leaving with her children after the meal. The pair also have an 18-year-old daughter, Violet.

Following their marital issues and impending divorce, Affleck and Lopez put their $68 million Beverly Hills house up for sale. Affleck recently moved into his new $20 million home in the Pacific Palisades, while Jennifer Lopez continues to search for a new home in Los Angeles.