Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are Reportedly Having a ‘Great Time’ Hanging Out

Ben Affleck has reportedly been spending time with his famous ex-fiancée, Jennifer Lopez, who recently split from her own former fiancé, Alex Rodriguez. The timing led many to speculate about whether or not the two were getting back together. But no, they’re just really close friends, according to insiders.

“They have a great time hanging out,” a source told People, adding, “It’s been years since they caught up properly. They have lots to talk about.” The source also said that “they plan on hanging out again.” As for how they’ve managed to keep these hangs hush-hush, a source told Page Six, “Security picks him up at a nearby location and drops him off after spending a few hours at her house.”

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez split in 2004, and a lot has happened since then. But the two have, apparently, remained on good terms—consistently. As another source told People, “They have always been friends and they have seen each other through the years.”

Affleck drew on this friendship when praising Lopez in a recent issue of InStyle. “I thought I had a good work ethic, but I was completely humbled and blown away by what she was committed to doing day in and day out, the seriousness in which she took her work, the quiet and dedicated way she went about accomplishing her goals, and then how she would go back and redouble her efforts,” he said. “She remains, to this day, the hardest-working person I’ve come across in this business. She has great talent, but she has also worked very hard for her success, and I’m so happy for her that she seems, at long last, to be getting the credit she deserves.”

Why don’t my friends say stuff like that about me? Is it because I never perform at the Super Bowl? I’m trying! They won’t return my calls!