TJ Holmes, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.
Arturo Holmes/WireImage; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesT. J. Holmes and Amy Robb They're still rooting for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Post-divorce.
During the Thursday, January 16 episode of their program “I'm Doing Part 2” podcast.Holmes (47 years old) and Robach (51 years old) explained the reason for their “big breakup” between Lopez (55 years old) and Affleck (52 years old).
Holmes said before joking: “I was holding out for them (getting back together) until they asked the judge to sign the divorce, and I sent a letter to the judge asking him not to sign the divorce.”
Robach recalls Holmes claiming that “someone is going to undo him.” Before the divorce is officialHe added: “We were encouraging them and we always encourage love.” But sometimes, encouraging someone also means saying: “Sometimes it's better not to be together.” “And this is the truth.”
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He explained that while Holmes agreed with Robach Why didn't he give up? He hopes.
“Obviously we're talking about Jennifer and Ben here. 'That was a love story that lasted over 20 years,' he said. 'We talk about the films you've made with him and them, and you say, 'Wow, love is amazing.' …I still hope they get back together for the third time.
Robach admitted this It was a possibility. “Who's to say? If they can wait 20 years, maybe they just need their stars not to shine so brightly. “The public pressure of public romance is real and it's hard.”
Affleck and Lopez were linked for the first time after that Meeting on a group of Lilies in 2001. They were initially engaged from 2002 to 2004 but never walked down the aisle. After nearly two decades, Lopez and Affleck reunited in 2021 following her split from her ex-fiancé. Alex Rodriguez. Affleck proposed for a second time in 2022, and they married in Las Vegas that summer before celebrating their nuptials with a second ceremony.
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Us Weekly It was confirmed in August 2024 that Lopez I filed for divorcewith their separation date listed as April. News of the duo's separation came after months of speculation about Affleck and Lopez's relationship, and their divorce was finalized earlier this month.
Holmes previously expressed his disappointment after Lopez filed for divorce.
“3:22 a.m. is the time I texted you,” Holmes said in August 2024. An episode of his and Robach's podcast. “I sent you a message, good morning. I'm so sad. The first thing on my phone is about J. Lo filing for divorce.
He added: “It's disgusting, man. That was it. This was one of the things I could look at and say, “You know what, the timing just wasn't right…and then finally, the timing is right, and this is it, and this is going to work.” Damn, I was rooting for them.”
Holmes and Robb They later showed their support When Affleck and Lopez were photographed spending time together for lunch with their children. (Affleck shares children Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 12, with his ex-wife Jennifer GarnerWhile Lopez shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Mark Anthony.)
“Look, they've blended their families for two years, and the kids — in a very beautiful way — seem to get along and seem to miss each other,” Robach noted in a September 2024 podcast episode. “I think at the end of the day it's good for them all to come together for their kids.”
Holmes agreed with Robach while showing his support for a possible reconciliation. “If there is any hope of these two getting back together, I will support Ben and Jen forever,” he noted at the time.
