A new report indicates that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck held off on their in-person reunions until she had ended her engagement to Alex Rodriguez.
‘She didn’t see Ben until it was over with Alex,’ a source close to Lopez, 51, told People on Tuesday.
Despite taking their time before more romantic meetups, it was previously reported that Affleck, 48, had been emailing his ex going back to February, when she was in the Dominican Republic filming her movie Shotgun Wedding.
No rush: A new report says Jennifer Lopez, 51, and Ben Affleck, 48 waited to meet in-person until she ended her engagement to Alex Rodriguez. ‘She didn’t see Ben until it was over with Alex,’ a source close to her told People
According to the insider, ‘Jennifer was in contact with Ben before she split from Alex.’
However, ‘it was friendly conversations and they didn’t make a plan behind Alex’s back that they would date.’
It appears as if the two were taking their time and seeing how their relationship might progress.
The news comes after the Oscar winner was seen being picked up in what was reportedly Lopez’s SUV and taken to her home, after dropping his car off at the Bel-Air Hotel, presumably in hopes that their rendezvous would go unnoticed.
No funny business: According to the insider, ‘Jennifer was in contact with Ben before she split from Alex.’ However, ‘it was friendly conversations and they didn’t make a plan behind Alex’s back that they would date’; seen together in 2003
Moving on: Jennifer and her former fiancé Alex Rodriguez announced their split on April 15; seen in 2019 in NYC
TMZ previously reported that Affleck had been sending Lopez emails dating back to February, when she filming her upcoming comedy film in the Dominican Republic.
The emails weren’t merely friendly, though, but apparently were filled with longing for the Hustlers star.
He reportedly wrote about wishing her could join her and complimented her beauty, though he was busy himself in Boston where he was filming The Tender Bar with his friend George Clooney.
Affleck also reportedly referenced Lopez’s love of his writing and wrote that he could ‘own her heart’ with his pen.
That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, as Affleck received an Academy Award for his screenplay to Good Will Hunting, which he wrote with the film’s star Matt Damon.
He also wrote several of the films he directed, including Gone Baby Gone and The Town, and he reunited with Damon for the first time in more than a decade to co-write the screenplay for their upcoming film The Last Duel, which is directed by Ridley Scott.
Hitting the slops: On Saturday, Affleck and Lopez confirmed their burgeoning romance when they were spotted together during a snowy vacation in Montana on Saturday; seen May 8
Secret rendezvous: Ben was previously spotted dropping his car off at the Bel-Air hotel and being picked up by Jennifer’s SUV before it reportedly took him to her home; seen in 2003
On Saturday, Affleck and Lopez confirmed their burgeoning romance when they were spotted together during a snowy vacation in Montana on Saturday.
The Argo star and director was seen driving an SUV headed toward the airport, while Lopez was his passenger.
The actress ‘had a great time with Ben,’ a source told People, adding, ‘She is happy with him and enjoys spending time with him.’
The two were whisked away to the western state on a private jet, and Ben reportedly owns a chalet in the area.
The two were away for ‘about a week,’ according to E! News, and they ‘were alone’ for the duration of the trip.
Charity concert: On May 2, both Affleck and Lopez made appearances at the Vax Live concert in LA, which address vaccine hesitancy and equity
It has previously been reported that Affleck likes to visit Montana when he needs to ‘clear his head’ and once took one-time girlfriend , Playboy model Shauna Sexton, there after finalizing his divorce from Jennifer Garner, 49, in 2018.
On May 2, both Affleck and Lopez made appearances at the Vax Live concert in LA, which address vaccine hesitancy and encourage world leaders to focus on equity when distributing Covid-19 vaccines.
Lopez put on a show-stopping musical performance during the telecast and Ben appeared in a comedy skit on stage with Jimmy Kimmel dressed as Batman’s sidekick Robin, though the two weren’t seen together at the concert.
Keeping their distance: Lopez put on a show-stopping musical performance during the telecast and Ben spoke on stage, though the two weren’t seen together at the concert; seen in 2003