Jennifer Lopez steps out solo again amid fresh divorce rumors

Jennifer Lopez was pictured stepping out without husband Ben Affleck on Wednesday, amid rumors that the Hollywood couple are headed for a split. The Hustlers star, 54, was seen in a casual sporty look as she arrived at a dance studio in Los Angeles accompanied by her crew.

Gone Girl actor Ben, 51, was not present for the outing. The celebrity couple known as ‘Bennifer,’ were last seen together seven weeks ago, at the end of March, while grabbing lunch in New York City. On Wednesday it was reported that the pair ‘just couldn’t make it work’ and are headed for a split after less than two years of marriage.

A source who spoke with In Touch claimed Affleck has already moved out of their marital home. DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for both Affleck and Lopez for comment. ‘The writing is on the wall – it’s over,’ the insider stated, adding, ‘They’re headed for a divorce – and for once, [Ben’s] not to blame!’ The source alleged the actor has moved out from the $60 million home he shares with Lopez. The mother-of-two was seen house hunting in Beverly Hills without Ben on Tuesday.

‘He’s focusing on his work and his kids now. Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for,’ the insider went on to say. ‘They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her. There’s no way it could have lasted.’ Jennifer’s decision to release her Amazon Prime documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, in February, which chronicled her love story with Ben, seemingly put a strain on the pair’s marriage.

The candid show was the third part of her very public $20 million tribute to Ben, which also consisted of ‘his Is Me… Now: A Love Story, a semi autobiographical ‘musical rom-com action sci-fi’ film and her single, This Is Me… Now. The source said, ‘Ben would never try to stifle [Jennifer]’s dreams or tell her she can’t do something that advances her career, even though she can be quite controlling of him.’

It has only been a year since Lopez and Affleck bought the $60.85 million, 46,000-square foot abode they currently own. The home — referred to as the ‘Wallingford estate’ — sits on a five-acre promontory and boasts 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms. Fans have pointed out that the pair have been spending a lot of time apart lately, and attending events without each other.

Lopez was solo for her co-chairing duties at the glitzy Met Gala in New York on May 6, with many surprised that Affleck skipped the event. Ben is said to have been working on The Accountant 2, but the source said he ‘decided to call it quits’ on his marriage to the singer. Meanwhile Affleck was on his own while appearing at The Roast of Tom Brady on May 5th.

During their last outing together the pair appeared strained, with neither cracking a smile as they grabbed lunch at Cecconi’s. Tensions were seemingly starting to bubble to the surface in Lopez’s recent documentary, where Affleck admitted he wasn’t comfortable with having such a public relationship. The director confessed, ‘Getting back together, I said, “Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media. Then I sort of realized it’s not a fair thing to ask. It’s sort of, like, you’re going to marry a boat captain and you go, “Well, I don’t want the water.” We’re trying to learn to compromise.’

Throughout the show, Ben makes it clear that he doesn’t like shining the spotlight on their love life, calling their private moments ‘sacred’ and rolling his eyes when he recalls Jennifer sharing all their old love notes with her friends and colleagues. Meanwhile the Jenny from the Block hitmaker added, ‘I don’t think [Ben] is very comfortable with me doing this, [but] he doesn’t want to stop me.’ Affleck made it apparent in the documentary that the intense scrutiny in the early scrutiny when they were first dating in 2003 caused the couple to split just before they were se to get married. The actor blamed it on ‘the massive amount of scrutiny around our private life.’

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