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(NewsNation) — Ben Affleck is using his separation from Jennifer Lopez to throw himself into work, sources said.
Friends who had been worried about Affleck falling back into his addictive ways during this stressful time are relieved that his latest addiction is a safe and useful one: Work.
According to IMDB, Affleck has over 25 projects currently in the works in various stages of pre-, mid and post-production.
One of these projects, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” is with his soon-to-be ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez. Another, “The Accountant 2” is the reason he gave when asked why he didn’t support Lopez when she hosted the Met Gala earlier this year.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are seen on March 29, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images) 
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are seen out and about on March 30, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 29: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are seen on March 29, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images) 
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 30: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are seen leaving Sadelle’s restaurant on March 30, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images) 
Ben Affleck is seen on June 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) 
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 23: Violet Affleck, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are seen leaving their hotel on July 23, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/GC Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 19: Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are seen on November 19, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 16: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck and his son Samuel Garner Affleck attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors at Crypto.com Arena on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are seen on November 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) 
US actress Jennifer Lopez (R) and US actor Ben Affleck attend Amazon’s “This is Me… Now: A Love Story” premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, California, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) 
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 26: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are seen at the Louvre Museum on July 26, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/GC Images) 
Ben Affleck, left, and Jennifer Lopez arrive at the premiere of “The Tender Bar” on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) 
Jennifer Lopez arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2019, left, and Ben Affleck appears at the premiere of “Justice League” in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2017. The A-listers rekindled their romance 17 years after they broke up in 2004. (AP Photo) 
Jennifer Lopez, right, and Ben Affleck pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Last Duel’ during the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) 
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, seen here at the Venice International Film Festival in 2021, are engaged once again. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Friends, family and his other ex, Jennifer Garner, are said to be relieved he is managing his stress and hectic personal life through work with his best friend and producing partner… Matt Damon.
“This is a good thing,” one LA spy told me.
