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After stories surfaced a few potential romance brewing between Ben Affleck and Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, simply days after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce, Affleck’s consultant shortly set the file straight.
“There isn’t any fact to any of it. I don’t know in the event that they even know one another,” mentioned the actor’s spokesperson, Jen Allen, in a press release 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 relationship Kick,” including that whereas Affleck “would possibly know her in passing,” he’s “not relationship anybody.”
Regardless of these denials, rumors continued to flow into after Web page Six reported that the pair had been 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 presently, a supply instructed PEOPLE that he’s “doing effectively and may be very centered” within the wake of Lopez’s divorce submitting. The supply added, “He thrives when he has work tasks. He’s been nice relating to the youngsters too. He’s doing precisely what he needs. He appears very completely happy.”
Lopez filed to finish their marriage final week, citing their date of separation as April 26.
“It’s been extremely tough for her that Ben selected to tug away from their marriage and transfer on together with his life, leaving her behind,” one other supply shared. “She wished to determine issues out. They love one another. Jennifer just isn’t the sort to simply surrender. It’s been virtually torture for her to attend round.”
Nevertheless, after submitting for divorce, Lopez “appears relieved,” the supply added.
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