Jennifer Lopez reflects on overcoming ‘hardships’ after Ben Affleck divorce: ‘It’s happening for a reason’

Jennifer Lopez is reflecting on how she overcomes “hardships” amid her divorce from Ben Affleck.

“I think the way I overcome things is not by thinking of them as happening to me but happening for me and what is the lesson that needs to be learned in the moment,” the “Unstoppable” star told British Vogue in an interview published Friday while discussing the film.

“When I think of things that way and stay in a kind of a more positive mindset about it, it’s easier to kind of embrace it for the lesson that it is.”

Jennifer Lopez, seen sitting down with British Vogue Friday, spoke to the publication about learning from life’s “hardships.” YouTube/@@britishvogue The singer, seen speaking with British Vogue Friday, said she sees life’s challenges as “happening for a reason.” YouTube/@@britishvogue

“Because that’s really what our hardships are in life,” she continued. “What am I supposed to learn here?”

“There are no coincidences. This is not happening, you know, just randomly. It’s happening for a reason.”

The entertainer concluded by stating she asks herself, “What can I learn and how can I come out the other side better, stronger, more knowledgeable and kind of evolve and grow from this point?”

Lopez, 55, recently opened up about how she grew from her split from Affleck, 52, and finally learned her lesson.

Similarly, Lopez spoke about growing from her split from Ben Affleck while talking to Interview magazine in October. jlo/Instagram She said she learned that she is “capable of joy and happiness” all by herself. jlo/Instagram

“I think to myself … ‘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. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it,'” she candidly reflected while chatting with Interview magazine.

The lesson she said she learned is that she is “capable of joy and happiness” all by herself.

Affleck and Lopez were originally engaged in 2002 after meeting on the set of “Gigli” the same year. However, the media scrutiny proved to be too much pressure and they called it quits in 2004.

The “Dance Again” hitmaker and Affleck were originally engaged in 2002 but split in 2004. AFP via Getty Images They found love again and walked down the aisle in 2022. AFP via Getty Images

Nearly a decade after meeting, they rekindled their romance and tied the knot in 2022.

By the beginning of 2024, however, there were murmurs of trouble in paradise.

Page Six exclusively reported in July that they had been over for months, and when the “Jenny from the Block” singer filed for divorce on Aug. 20, she listed April 26 as their official date of separation.

Lopez filed for divorce, however, in August. jlo/Instagram Page Six exclusively reported this week that the pair plan to stay in each other’s lives despite their divorce. Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images

The pair has remained amicable and recently came together with Affleck’s first wife, Jennifer Garner, to support his 15-year-old, Seraphina, as well as Lopez and Marc Anthony’s child Emme, 16, in a school play.

Page Six exclusively reported Tuesday that the “Argo” star and “Dance Again” singer “have every intention of continuing to be in each other’s lives despite not being romantically involved.”

Our insider added, “Ben and Jennifer are still connected and they do communicate when it involves their kids.”