Ben Affleck reportedly spotted with RFK Jr.’s daughter after Lopez divorce news
- Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage
- Court documents say couple has been separated since April
- Newly-single Affleck spotted with Kick Kennedy, per Hollywood insiders
(NewsNation) — Just days after news of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce broke, eyewitnesses reported spotting the “Daredevil” actor with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s daughter.
Kick Kennedy, 36, was seen hanging out with the 52-year-old at popular Los Angeles spots like the Polo Lounge and Beverly Hills Hotel, an insider told Page Six exclusively.
The outlet says Kennedy has declined to comment on the nature of their relationship, while Affleck’s team has not yet responded.
Though multiple reports are hinting at a possible romance between the pair, nothing has been confirmed.
Kick Kennedy: Dad cut off whale’s head
Reports of an Affleck-Kennedy romance come as her father suspended his campaign last week and threw his support to former President Trump.
But Kennedy is also making headlines after a 2012 Town&Country interview resurfaced in which the actress recounts her dad cutting off a whale’s head with a chainsaw, attaching it to the roof of their car and driving five hours home.
A whale washed up on Squaw Island in Hyannis Port when she was 6 years old, leading to a family trip with the express purpose of beheading the beast: “Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet.”
“We all had plastic bags over our heads with mouth holes cut out, and people on the highway were giving us the finger, but that was just normal day-to-day stuff for us,” Kick told the magazine.
It’s not the politician’s first viral story about handling dead animals. The former independent presidential candidate has been open about having a “freezer full of” roadkill and admitted to leaving a dead bear in New York’s Central Park.
He denied accusations from Vanity Fair that he ate a dog, telling “CUOMO“: “It is a goat, and you are what you eat.”
Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck divorce
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The filing marked the couple’s two-year anniversary since their Georgia wedding ceremony.
Court documents indicate that the two have been separated since April, TMZ reports.
This is the second time the couple has formally called it quits. Lopez and Affleck were together in the early 2000s after meeting on the set of the film “Gigli.” Their romance grabbed tabloid headlines, which is when their nickname of “Bennifer” began. The two were engaged and then called it quits in 2004.
According to NewsNation’s Paula Froelich, Lopez and Affleck even spent Mother’s Day apart, with Lopez in Paris with her child Emme and Affleck 5,600 miles away in Los Angeles celebrating with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their children.
Affleck had reportedly already moved out of the house, shifting to a rental in Brentwood that better suits him.
Affleck was using his separation from Jennifer Lopez to throw himself into work, a Froelich source said.
Friends had been worried about Affleck falling back into addiction during this stressful time. According to IMDB, Affleck has over 25 projects currently in the works in various stages of pre-, mid and post-production.
Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck movie to premiere
“Unstoppable,” a new sports drama co-starring Lopez and produced by Affleck, will have its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
“Unstoppable” is being produced by Affleck’s production company, Artists Equity, which he co-founded with Matt Damon. William Goldenberg, who edited “Argo,” “Live by Night,” and “Air” for Affleck, is set to make his directorial debut on the project, according to IndieWire.
Amid a divorce, it is now improbable the famous couple will attend the premiere together.
NewsNation’s Paula Froelich, Liz Jassin and Tom Palmer contributed to this report.