Jennifer Lopez ‘wants to spend quality time’ with Ben Affleck’s kids before school starts: report

Jennifer Lopez still cares deeply about Ben Affleck’s three kids despite their marital woes.

The singer has reportedly made spending time with the actor’s children — Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 —  a top priority after returning from her weeks-long trip to the Hamptons.

“Just because she’s not with Ben, doesn’t mean that she doesn’t care about his kids,” a source told People on Monday. “She always cared about them.”

Jennifer Lopez and Violet Affleck
Jennifer Lopez reportedly wants to spend as much “quality time” with Ben Affleck’s kids as possible before they head back to school.Rossa Cole/Shutterstock
Jennifer Garner with daughter Violet and son Samuel
Affleck shares Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex Jennifer Garner.@broadimage / SplashNews.com

Lopez, 55, reportedly “wants to spend quality time with them before school resumes” and Violet, whom she is especially close with, heads off to college.

The insider noted that Lopez truly wanted their marriage to work — evidenced by the fact that she “spent months looking for the perfect house for their blended family last year.”

Similarly, a source told Page Six earlier this month that Lopez is extremely upset about how their split might impact their kids.

Violet Affleck with dad Ben and Jennifer Lopez
We’re told Lopez is extremely close to Violet, who heads off to college this fall.GC Images
Jennifer Lopez and Samuel Affleck
Lopez was photographed hanging out with Samuel in Los Angeles on Sunday.BACKGRID

“There are five kids involved in this,” the insider told us. “She knew they were going to blend families. She has not fully accepted it is over.”

The couple purchased a 38,000-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion in June 2023 so that they could all live under one roof. However, they listed the home for $68 million in July.

Since then, Lopez has been touring several homes in the same area while the 51-year-old actor snapped up a $20 million equestrian home in the ritzy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles last month.

Jennifer Lopez and Samuel Affleck
Lopez and Samuel, seen above on Sunday, went back-to-school shopping at the Century City Mall.BACKGRID
Jennifer Lopez and Samuel Affleck
The “Jenny From the Block” singer, seen above on Sunday, spent time at Affleck’s rental after the shopping spree.BACKGRID

Although the twosome reportedly hadn’t seen each other in over a month, they came face to face Sunday afternoon.

The “Hustlers” actress stopped by Affleck’s rental home following a fun day at the mall with his son, Samuel.

Lopez and the tween went to Century City Mall for almost three hours, where they were spotted making a few pricey purchases and walking with their arms around each other.

Max and Emme on Jennifer Lopez's lap.
Affleck is also mom to 16-year-old twins Max and Emme.
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Jennifer Lopez and Max
Having five children involved has only made the breakup harder for Lopez, we were previously told.@jlo/Instagram

While they were on a shopping spree, Lopez’s 16-year-old Emme was back at the house hanging out with Seraphina. The step-siblings grew close following Affleck and Lopez’s July 2022 wedding.

Lopez shares Emme and twin Max with her ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck co-parents his three kids with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.

After dropping all the kids off at their respective homes, Lopez headed over to her estranged husband’s home, where she stayed for close to five hours.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck wedding.
The pair, who first dated in the early 2000s, wed in July 2022.jlo/Instagram
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Rumblings of trouble in paradise began in May 2024.Getty Images for Netflix

The pair first sparkled split rumors in May after the “Wedding Planner” star showed up to the Met Gala solo — despite being one of the event’s co-chairs.

Since then, they’ve reportedly relied on their managers to hash out the details of their split before officially filing for divorce.

However, we’re told Lopez is “furious” about their failed marriage and that the “protective” Oscar winner is holding off on filing any paperwork to spare her more embarrassment.

“He has humiliated her,” a source told us earlier this month. “He was the one who initiated getting back together.”

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
The pair are reportedly letting their managers handle their divorce rather than divorce lawyers.Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Sources told Page Six that Lopez is “humiliated” that things didn’t work out.AFP via Getty Images

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The “Gigli” co-stars first started dating in 2002 but called off their engagement just two years later.

One of the estranged couple’s friends told us they got caught up in the nostalgia of being together after spending so many years wondering about the “unfinished business.”

“In the end, it’s gonna be the most elaborate and expensive exercise in closure ever,” they said.

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