Even though there are a lot of celebrity couples, many people are especially interested in and . Part of that is because they are both superstars since and she is a star .
On the other hand, reported drama in Affleck and Lopez's relationship, including , cause a lot of headlines. On top of that, the fact that it has often seemed like Lopez and Affleck were fighting in public has caused many observers to feel bad for them.
After Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunited and got married, it seemed like it could be the end of a fairy tale love story.
However, if you ask a lot of people who've seen photos of Affleck and Lopez since then, the couple doesn't seem to have found their happily ever after.
Ever since Affleck and Lopez first got together many years ago, the paparazzi and tabloids have obsessed over their relationship. During the current stage in the couple's relationship, nothing has changed in that regard. As a result, Lopez and Affleck are followed by cameras everywhere they go in public.
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Over the last several months, several of the photos of Lopez and Affleck in public have shown the couple seemingly fighting.
In January 2024, The Daily Mail published an article that chronicled many examples of Affleck and Lopez's public spats. At the start of that article, The Daily Mail brought up the most recent example of Lopez and Affleck seemingly fighting in public.
"Things have seemingly not always been smooth-sailing for Jennifer and Ben as they have been seen looking very tense in a string of strained public outings. The power couple were most recently seen looking bad-tempered as they were embroiled in a heated discussion during their St Barts getaway.
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The rest of The Daily Mail's article revealed a series of times that Affleck and Lopez looked like they were fighting. The first example of that is The Daily Mail claimed the couple appeared to be arguing in September 2023 when they were photographed traveling in a car together.
Similarly, The Daily Mail's article claimed that Affleck and Lopez seemed to be fighting while at a red light in May 2023. In this case, the article pointed out that Affleck appeared to be especially animated during this incident.
"Ben, who was behind the wheel, looked visibly frustrated while speaking to Jennifer as she sat in the passenger seat of his Rivian electric SUV, with the windows rolled down.
The Batman star was seen looking very animated as he waved his hands up and down in the air during the seemingly heated discussion."
Perhaps the most talked about example touched on in the article came from an incident when Affleck and Lopez were seen walking to their car. On that occasion, Affleck opened the car door for Lopez before seemingly dramatically closing it in frustration while holding what appeared to be an iced coffee.
Throughout the rest of The Daily Mail's article, several other examples of Affleck and Lopez seemingly fighting were brought up.
All told, the article made a pretty compelling argument that there is trouble in paradise.
Since there are so many photos of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seemingly fighting, many observers have drawn conclusions about their relationship. One Reddit thread about an article that documents photos of Lopez and Affleck seemingly fighting a lot shows .
The top-upvoted response to the Reddit post asked a telling question. "Who didn't see this coming???" The second most upvoted response to the article blamed Lopez for getting back together with Affleck.
"The problem is she forgot why they broke up in the first place. She only remembered the romanticized version of their past relationship. Some people just don't change."
In the media and on social media in general, Lopez often seemed to be blamed for the couple's supposed bickering. Since Affleck often looked resigned in many of the photos of the couple seemingly fighting, many observers felt sorry for him.
In January 2024, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck both attended the Golden Globes even though they walked the red carpet separately.
At that event, Lopez was asked about some of the photos of Affleck looking miserable. In response, Lopez assured Entertainment Tonight's interviewer that .
"Ben is doing alright. You don’t need to worry about Ben, let me just tell you. He is good. He is happy. He is here -- he is nominated. I'm chilling, I don’t understand what people are so pressed for."
In response to another article about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's public arguments, . On that occasion, the top-upvoted post pointed out how easy it is to misinterpret what is going on in a private conversation.
"My husband and I got a camera doorbell and holy hell it can make anything look bad.
like just eating hot dogs on the porch bull**tting can look like we are in a 'heated discussion' I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with that kinda stuff."
To prove that Reddit user's point, all anyone has to do is look at two of the photos used in this article. Near the top of the article, there is a photo of Lopez and Affleck looking extremely angry at a red carpet event. Compare that to the photo that appears above this paragraph in which Lopez and Affleck can be seen laughing together. The two photos of the couple were both taken at the same red carpet event.
In reality, there is no way for outsiders to know how good Lopez and Affleck's marriage is or isn't based on photos or videos. After all, virtually every happy couple in the world sometimes argues. If those happy couples were followed by cameras everywhere, photos of them looking miserable would result.
