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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct that Ben Affleck was not at Jennifer Lopez’s birthday party. We regret the error.
Affleck may not have attended his wife’s 55th birthday at her Water Mill mansion last weekend, but he is flying out next week, sources said — possibly for her actual birthday which was on Wednesday.
“He’s supposed to be flying in for the week,” my insider said.
Lopez’s party was “Bridgerton” themed and guests had elaborate costumes made for the fete, despite the searing 90-degree heat. Guests included her mother, her sister and her entourage including her manager Benny Medina, and her PR person Desiree Gruber.
Lopez had spent the previous week hanging out with Affleck’s daughter Violet, with whom she has a close relationship.
As for whether or not the two are headed for divorce, our insider would only say:
Lopez has been out east for the majority of the summer trying to keep a low profile.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1855 — Pictured: Musical guest Jennifer Lopez performs “This Is Me Now” on Saturday, February 3, 2024 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty 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)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seen during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Jennifer Lopez attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
FILE – Jennifer Lopez participates in a Netflix “Atlas” photo call at the Four Seasons Hotel on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in New York. Lopez has canceled her 2024 “This Is Me…Live” tour, representatives for Live Nation confirmed to the Associated Press. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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)
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 24: Jennifer Lopez and Violet Affleck are seen at a restaurant near the Louvre Museum on July 24, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/GC Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the Los Angeles Special Screening of “Marry Me” on February 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 09: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend “The Last Duel” New York Premiere at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on October 09, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
FILE – Jennifer Lopez appears in the press room with the Icon Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on March 22, 2022. Lopez will be honored for her film and television achievements at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. The network announced Friday that Lopez will receive the Generation Award on Sunday in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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“It’s been a horrific year,” another source said.
Another friend said. “She’s just trying to heal.”
However, no one was shocked to not see Affleck at the Bridgerton-themed party.
“That’s not his scene,” the original source said. “He’s much more low key and a homebody. He hates that stuff.” But kudos to him for flying in to see Lopez this week… if he actually shows.
