Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Don't let their ongoing divorce stop them from celebrating the holiday season together.
The former couple met up to exchange Christmas gifts at members-only social club Soho House in West Hollywood on Sunday, December 22. In the pictures I got Daily MailLopez, 55, shined in the winter by wearing an oversized plaid wool jacket, wide-leg jeans, and hoop earrings during a lunch outing.
Affleck – who was wearing a blue T-shirt with jeans, a black jacket and sneakers – was photographed carrying a black bag that appeared to be filled with festive gifts.
On the same day, Lopez shared an adorable video on her Instagram Story of her 16-year-old daughter, Emme, singing along Justin Bieber“Beauty and Rhythm” in the car with the family. She captioned the clip, saying: “When all the kids get together for the holidays.” She tagged her sister Linda In the video, so do friends Eileen Goldsmith Thomas and Michelle Chiaravalli. (Lopez shares twins Emme and Max, 16, with her ex-husband Mark Anthony.)
Affleck's reunion with his ex-wife comes four months later She filed to end their two-year marriage. In her divorce filings, Lopez included her details Date of separation on April 26 and cited irreconcilable differences as The reason for their division.
Lopez filed for divorce in Second anniversary From the husband Georgia wedding. She and Affleck, 52, “I do,” he said at first. in Las Vegas in July 2022 before holding a second celebration with friends and family one month later.
In August, a source said exclusively Us Weekly That the duo's split was “planned” and that they “went through every detail” of their breakup before Lopez filed a lawsuit. “J.Lo finally pulled the trigger because that was their agreement to file, and she was the one who ultimately made the decision,” the insider explained.
A second source later said we that Lopez and Affleck had called it quits after it became “more and more clear that they weren't a good match,” adding, “It boiled down to (the fact that they were) two different people.”
Lopez and Affleck have been seen in public together several times since their split. Earlier this month, Lopez joined Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner In a play presented by their children. (Affleck and Garner, 52, have children Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.)
Although they continue to support their blended family, Lopez and Affleck have no plans to get back together. Another source said exclusively: “There is still a lot of love between them, but the divorce is still going on.” we In September.
“When they're together as a family and they see the kids together, it reminds them how good they are as a team and what's important,” the insider continued.