Jennifer Lopez promoted her action movie Atlas Monday on Jimmy Kimmel Live without addressing the divorce rumors surrounding her marriage to Ben Affleck. The 54-year-old entertainer during her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live promoted her upcoming Netflix film wearing a long cream dress with a halter neck top.

The Bronx native only mentioned Affleck, 51, in passing when talking about being smitten the first time she met Barbra Streisand, 82.
‘So when I was in Hollywood and I was acting and it was 20, 30 years ago, I met her. And I just thought ”oh my god! I love you!” And she said ‘oh my God,” she was kind of asking me to see my engagement ring at the time that Ben had given me years ago,’ Lopez said referring to her first engagement was in 2002. actor.

Affleck proposed to Lopez in 2002 with a pink diamond solitaire of his own choosing and custom designed by famous jeweler Harry Winston. Their famous 18-month romance from 2002 to 2004 ended, but Affleck and Lopez later reconnected and married in July 2022. According to Us Weekly, speculation about a split between Affleck and Lopez comes amid reports that the couple have been ‘living separately’ and that Ben has moved out of his $60 million Los Angeles home. them ‘a few weeks ago’ . Affleck is currently living in a house in Brentwood while filming his latest project, The Account 2.

The Fargo star was seen for the first time on Friday without her wedding ring amid rumors of a split with Lopez. The ring also disappeared when he left his rented apartment in Brentwood on Saturday before meeting his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their daughter Violet. Affleck joined the Alias and Violet actress on Saturday to watch his son Samuel’s basketball game in Santa Monica. Another insider told Us Weekly that the couple have not broken up but are ‘having problems in their marriage’. ‘They started having problems a few months ago when Jen started increasing her work commitments and preparing for her tour.’ A separate source informed PEOPLE on Friday that both Lopez and Affleck ‘did not celebrate Mother’s Day together.’

Lopez was recently spotted on Friday leaving the studio ahead of her This Is Me…Live tour and appeared to be wearing her wedding ring. The couple made a statement by leaving an event in Los Angeles together on Sunday after arriving separately amid rumors of ongoing marital strife. Affleck and Lopez were seen leaving the Aero Theater in Brentwood, where they had previously attended a movie event with their children and Ben’s ex, Jennifer.

The superstar couple then set off in a car, flashing megawatt smiles and seemingly laughing together. Ben wore his wedding ring during the family outing and Jennifer also wore her wedding ring. Jimmy, 56, told Jennifer on his talk show that she had become one of those ‘celebrities that other celebrities tell stories about meeting’. He recalled Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson, 34, ‘absolutely devastated’ when she met Jennifer and asked if she had ever reacted like that to anyone. ‘Oh my God, yes. Yes, I do,” Jennifer said. “Who?” Jimmy asked. “With Barbra Streisand,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer explains that her mother, Guadalupe, grew up loving Barbra and passed it on to her and her love of musicals. She recalled meeting Barbra, who admired her engagement ring from Ben and called the encounter ‘surreal’. “And she was very kind and always gave me advice on movies that impressed me,” Jennifer said. “She did that?” Jimmy asked. ‘Yeah, she told me five good scenes. Five good scenes. When you read the script, you need five good scenes that people won’t forget,” Lopez said. ‘And I always think about that when I read the script. I want to ask where is the scene? Where is the scene?” Lopez said.

Lopez told Kimmel she was excited to go on tour and said twins Emme and Max, 16, would only join her for part of the tour. ‘It’s awkward. It’s awkward for them, you know what I mean? Also, I like to do sexy things on stage. Like who are you now? Because they see me at home with my hair in a bun, no makeup and walking around barefoot,” Lopez said. ‘You don’t do sexy things at home, do you?’, Kimmel asked. “Sometimes I do sexy things at home but they don’t know,” Lopez said.

Atlas premieres Friday on Netflix. Lopez stars in the film as Atlas Shepherd, a data analyst who strongly believes in artificial intelligence who joins a mission to capture a renegade robot.