The Bennifer saga continues: J.Lo has apparently found ‘new love’ with an unlikely man

Jennifer Lopez has reportedly found new love with an unlikely man after her second stab at marriage to Ben Affleck went the same way as the first – down to the divorce office.

J. Lo has three American Music Awards and six ALMA Awards, but the two-time Grammy nominee can’t seem to practice what she has been preaching in tracks like Love Don’t Cost A Thing, Love of My Life, and I’m Into You.

Jennifer Lopez might have a new boyfriend soon

In August, the world let out a collective “Again?” as Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, citing irreconcilable differences for the second time in her life.

On Wednesday, a source close to her dished on her love life since, claiming she is growing closer to a guy in a bid to drive her ex-husband “crazy.”

“Jen is not actively dating right now, but that doesn’t mean she can’t have fun,” the insider told Radar Online. “She’s flirting where it’s safe to flirt and of course she’s attracted to the guy, but mostly she knows that it will drive Ben [Affleck] crazy.”

“She didn’t want this divorce, but Ben’s always been the type to run from his problems. In her mind, a little flirting will redeem her image – after all, Jen is always the dumper, not the dumped,” they added.

The only juicy tidbit we know about the mystery man is his role as her bodyguard during outings on her UK trip. Naturally, internet sleuths have begun to comb through pictures of J. Lo in the hopes of spotting the man that some are comparing to Kevin Costner’s role in The Bodyguard.

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The messy love story that is Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck began back in early 2002 on the set of their movie Gigli. After her separation from then-husband Cris Judd in July, she was engaged to Ben by November of the same year.

After being Hollywood’s IT couple for just under two years, the celebrity pair split in January 2004 as they both blamed media attention for the separation. Jennifer and Ben remained friends for years, at least in a professional capacity, until they famously rekindled their love in 2021 as the internet dubbed them Bennifer.

“I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” she told PEOPLE at the time, adding “It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.”

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By July 2022 Bennifer had wed in a secretive Las Vegas ceremony which she described as the “best night ever” that they spent with those nearest and dearest to them. Unlike the previous hush-hush approach to their marriage, Bennifer did everything they could to prove their affection, from getting matching tattoos to giving soppy interviews to the press. Then the world went quiet.

Suddenly, eager followers were no longer getting regular updates as some speculated that not everything was dandy in the Bennifer household. Those theories were confirmed in August as sources said the couple was “moving on separately.”

We, of course, know that they divorced soon after, and though we have yet to hear Ben’s side of the story, Jennifer Lopez seems very much committed to moving on.

“Not one second,” the actress told Nikki Glaser in Interview in October. “That doesn’t mean it didn’t almost take me out for good. It almost did. But now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘F—, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times.’ ”

Featured Image credit: Jennifer Lopez/Instagram & Access Hollywood

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