Jennifer Lopez Cancels Tour Amid Ben Affleck Separation Speculation

Jennifer Lopez will not be hitting the road this summer time immediately after all — as the singer is canceling her planned tour outright, even just before it begins … TMZ has discovered.

A rep for Reside Nation tells us Jen’s “THIS IS ME…Reside” tour — which was supposed to get underway in June and hit a bunch of North American venues via August — is obtaining absolutely scrapped.

The purpose … we’re told, J Lo is “taking time off to be with her young children, household and close mates.” Jen herself also addressed the cancelation, hopping on her web-site OntheJLo to say, … “I am absolutely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t really feel that it was totally needed.”

She adds, “I guarantee I will make it up to you and we will all be with each other once again. I adore you all so a lot. Till subsequent time…”

No other official explanation was offered, but we have a bit far more insight. When there have been rumblings of weak ticket sales earlier this month, sources with direct expertise inform TMZ this was NOT a aspect in the selection … as the tour was even seeing an uptick in ticket sales in essential cities.

We’re told this was a extremely tough selection for J Lo and, — and like she expressed in her note, she’s bummed. Of course, there is other stuff going on in Jen’s life appropriate now that could possibly be pertinent to this … which appears to be reflected in the official reasoning.

Jennifer and her husband, Ben Affleck, have faced public scrutiny more than their marriage. The couple has sent various mixed messages about the state of their partnership … stepping out a quantity of occasions with each other, in spite of presently living apart.

LN says fans who bought tickets via Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. Nevertheless, if you purchased a ticket via a 3rd celebration reseller — SeatGeek, StubHub, VividSeats, and so on. — you are encouraged to attain out to them straight for far more specifics.

Bear in mind, Ben began staying at a Brentwood residence earlier this spring … with Jennifer residing in their Beverly Hills abode — which they scooped up for $60 million just final year.