After experiences surfaced a few attainable romance brewing between Ben Affleck and Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, simply days after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce, Affleck’s consultant rapidly set the file straight.
“There isn’t any reality to any of it. I don’t know in the event that they even know one another,” stated the actor’s spokesperson, Jen Allen, in an announcement on Tuesday, August 27.
Earlier within the week, a number of sources instructed PEOPLE that Affleck, 52, and Kennedy, 36, had been “spending time collectively.” One supply talked about that Robert F. Kennedy’s eldest daughter has at all times had a crush on the actor, saying, “Kick’s celeb crush has at all times been Ben.”
Nevertheless, one other insider contradicted these claims, insisting, “I don’t suppose they even know one another. There’s undoubtedly nothing happening,” which appeared to align extra with the reality.
An insider who spoke to Us Weekly additionally echoed the sentiment that “Ben just isn’t courting Kick,” including that whereas Affleck “would possibly know her in passing,” he’s “not courting anybody.”
Regardless of these denials, rumors continued to flow into after Web page Six reported that the pair had been just lately noticed on the Polo Lounge on the Beverly Hills Resort and different hotspots. This hypothesis led to elevated public curiosity in Kennedy, with some followers even digging up an unrelated 2012 interview in City & Nation the place she recounted a grotesque story about her father beheading a whale.
Whereas it seems that Affleck just isn’t beginning a brand new relationship at the moment, a supply instructed PEOPLE that he’s “doing nicely and could be very targeted” within the wake of Lopez’s divorce submitting. The supply added, “He thrives when he has work tasks. He’s been nice in the case of the children too. He’s doing precisely what he needs. He appears very pleased.”
Lopez filed to finish their marriage final week, citing their date of separation as April 26.
“It’s been extremely troublesome for her that Ben selected to tug away from their marriage and transfer on along with his life, leaving her behind,” one other supply shared. “She needed to determine issues out. They love one another. Jennifer just isn’t the kind to only surrender. It’s been nearly torture for her to attend round.”
Nevertheless, after submitting for divorce, Lopez “appears relieved,” the supply added.
