‘Back Home, It Was Not Great.’ Jennifer Lopez Gets Real About Going Through Marital Issues With Ben Affleck While Filming Kiss Of The Spider Woman

Jennifer Lopez is expected to be a contender during this year’s awards season thanks to her leading role in Bill Condon’s film version of *Kiss of the Spider Woman*. She’s already receiving positive reviews for her performance in the musical, and has shared how much she enjoyed making the movie. However, filming took place while she was going through personal difficulties with her then-husband, Ben Affleck, and they have since divorced. Lopez is now opening up about how the challenges in her personal life contrasted with her work on the film.

Jennifer Lopez, known as JLo, recently spoke with *CBS News Sunday Morning* about her upcoming 2025 film. The 56-year-old singer, dancer, and actress shared her excitement about the movie and talked about what was happening in her personal life during filming. In the interview, available on YouTube, Lopez honestly discussed the challenge of balancing a positive experience at work with personal struggles at home.

Going through that experience was incredibly challenging, but I found immense joy while actually filming. However, returning home afterwards was difficult, and I struggled to make sense of the contrast between those two realities.

I was really following the making of *Kiss of the Spider Woman* – it sounds like they filmed most of it between March and June of 2024, and Jennifer Lopez had wrapped her parts by May. It was a bit of a whirlwind year, though, because around that time, all sorts of rumors started flying about trouble between her and Ben Affleck – you remember, they got married in 2022. Then, in August, the news broke that Jennifer had filed for divorce, and things officially started moving forward legally. It was all pretty fast – their divorce was finalized in January 2025, which is when *Kiss of the Spider Woman* actually premiered at Sundance. It’s a bit sad knowing everything that was happening in their personal lives while they were making the movie, honestly.

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Since the divorce was finalized, actor Ben Affleck has been discussing it openly in a recent interview with GQ. The 53-year-old spoke kindly about his marriage to Jennifer Lopez, explaining that the split wasn’t due to one big problem, but rather a complex set of circumstances.

Jennifer Lopez hasn’t said much publicly about her recent divorce, but this interview with CBS feels like her most honest and open discussion of what happened. Even though she was dealing with personal difficulties while filming *Spider Woman*, she now looks back on both the movie and the breakup as valuable experiences. She shared:

It was a turning point in my life. It didn’t fundamentally alter who I was, but it allowed me to develop and become the person I needed to be.

Jennifer Lopez has been openly sharing her positive outlook lately. She’s been touring this year with her Up All Night: Live in 2025 show, and previously described hoping for a summer filled with freedom and happiness. It seems that same joyful energy carried over into her latest film, enhancing her already impressive performance.

The movie *Kiss of the Spider Woman* will be released in theaters across the country on October 10th. And, watch out this awards season to see if Jennifer Lopez receives any major awards!

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2025-09-28 22:42