Ben Affleck is continuing to shake off rumors that his marriage with Jennifer Lopez is on the rocks.
The Argo star, 51, was all smiles as he spent time with his 12-year-old son Samuel in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon. Affleck pulled the young boy’s heavy roller backpack as they walked down the sidewalk together. He was clad in jeans and a blue sweater that he later removed to reveal a tight white T-shirt. Affleck shares Samuel — as well as 15-year-old Fin and 18-year-old Violet — with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52. Affleck has been living in a $100K-per-month rental mansion in Brentwood located just two blocks away from Garner amid the Lopez split speculation.
Ben Affleck is continuing to shake off rumors that his marriage with Jennifer Lopez is on the rocks
The Argo star, 51, was all smiles as he spent time with his 12-year-old son Samuel in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon. Aerial photos obtained by DailyMail.com on Tuesday showed off the 10,000-square-foot mansion that Affleck has been hunkered down in over the past few weeks.
Although the temporary home boasts enough space to house several families comfortably, it’s a downgrade for Affleck, who purchased a 38,000-square-foot mansion with his wife J.Lo last year for an eye-popping $60.85 million.
Fans began to suspect that something was amiss with Affleck and Lopez’s marriage after they went nearly two months without being photographed together, though the time apart was reportedly due to the singer’s busy schedule and Affleck’s work filming a sequel to The Accountant.
The two seemed to reunite last week for a school performance that his child Fin was featured in. Though they both displayed grins while arriving at the play, the too looked notably frosty around each other at other times.
Ben has been spotted on recent occasions without his wedding ring, but both wore their rings when they were together. On Monday, a source told PEOPLE that the married couple are at odds when it comes to how much attention they court.
‘They just have very different approaches when it comes to media attention,’ they claimed. ‘Ben hates all attention and it makes him very uncomfortable. Jennifer has always had a different approach.’ They added that it was just not ‘his way’ to reveal so much of his inner life to the public.
Affleck shares Samuel — as well as 15-year-old Fin and 18-year-old Violet — with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52; Garner seen on May 4
Affleck has been living in a $100K-per-month rental mansion in Brentwood located just two blocks away from Garner amid the Lopez split speculation; seen in May 2023
Aerial photos obtained by DailyMail.com on Tuesday showed off the 10,000-square-foot mansion that he’s believed to have been living in for the last several weeks
