Regardless that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are reportedly ironing out the small print of their divorce, the previous tremendous couple seem decided to keep up an amicable relationship and met up final weekend to alternate Christmas presents for themselves and their kids.
And, Affleck put some thought into his current for Lopez, Web page Six reported. The present wasn’t something extravagant or intimate — not one other multimillion-dollar piece of bijou. As a substitute, it was one thing that will be significant to the mega-star entertainer and even reveals a private obsession for her, based on Web page Six.
The 52-year-old actor and director turned up on the members-only Soho Home membership in West Hollywood on Sunday, carrying a black bag that contained the present — “an autographed Marlon Brando book.” That’s in accordance sources who spoke to Web page Six, together with the proprietor of Thriller Pier Books, the famed West Hollywood e book retailer the place Affleck did some vacation purchasing.
“Ben gifted Jennifer with the (Marlon Brando) book because she’s a fan, plus her Super Bowl bodysuit was inspired by Marlon Brando,” a supply instructed Web page Six.
The supply didn’t determine the identify of the “Marlon Brando book” however the legendary star of “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris” printed an autobiography, “Songs My Mother Taught Me” in 1994, 10 years earlier than he died in 2004 at age 80.
Like several creator, Brando autographed copies of his e book, no less than considered one of which may have ended up at Thriller Pier Books. The internationally famend Sundown Boulevard store is understood for its movie star clientele and for solely promoting “first edition, first state” copies of collectible literature, together with books signed by authors.
In the meantime, Lopez’s “Super Bowl bodysuit” seemingly refers back to the attractive and studded, black-leather bodysuit she wore whereas performing on the Tremendous Bowl LIV Halftime present in 2020. It appears the bodysuit was impressed by Brando’s iconic outlaw biker look in his 1953 movie, “The Wild One.”
Beginning in 1951, Brando grew to become the most popular and most heralded younger actor in Hollywood, with starring roles “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “On the Waterfront” and “The Wild One.” Subsequent generations of stars, from Al Pacino to Johnny Depp, have cited Brando as an inspiration for the way to strategy performing on movie.
It now seems that Brando was an inspiration for Lopez as properly, and Affleck thought Lopez would really like a e book associated to the two-time Oscar winner.
Signed copies of Brando’s autobiography can promote for $600 or extra on eBay. In fact, a number of hundred {dollars} wouldn’t be thought-about extravagant within the Affleck-Lopez playbook.
Affleck reportedly spent greater than $7 million on two diamond engagement rings he gave to Lopez over the course of their two-decade-long love story.
They first made information as a pair in 2001 and have become engaged earlier than enduring an enormous, splashy breakup in 2004. After the 2 rekindled their romance 17 years later, their love story reached its apex with their marriage in 2022. They first wed by eloping to Las Vegas in July 2022, then wed once more in a lavish ceremony on the grounds of Affleck’s Georgia property in August 2022.
However it was downhill from there, based on a number of reviews. The couple separated in April 2024 and Lopez filed for divorce on the second anniversary of their Georgia reception. Nonetheless, they’ve reportedly vowed to remain pleasant, if just for the sake of the 5 kids they share between them.
Lopez shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme along with her third ex-husband Marc Anthony. Affleck co-parents Violet, 19, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, together with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. When Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance, their kids grew to become shut.
Web page Six reported final week that the estranged spouses need to keep “connected” amid their divorce, although they apparently celebrated the vacations individually. On Christmas Day, Lopez posted pictures of her having fun with the vacations in Aspen with Emme and along with her sister Lynda Lopez.
“They have every intention of continuing to be in each other’s lives despite not being romantically involved,” a supply instructed Web page Six. “Ben and Jennifer are still connected and they do communicate when it involves their kids.”
The exes additionally “have a mutual respect” for one another, which is “not something that goes away” in a single day, the supply additionally stated.
