Most heterosexual women have that guy in their past who just left us with a lot of regrets and unfinished business. Not necessarily “the one who got away,” although that might be the same guy for some of us. But maybe just the relationship we wish had gone differently, had ended up a different way, the one we wish we could revisit with a different perspective. For Jennifer Lopez, that guy was always Ben Affleck. He was the one who got away, for sure, but for J.Lo, you just got the sense that there was just so much unfinished business. Well, now that Ben and J.Lo have reunited and she finally got that man down the aisle, she’s releasing a new album, a follow-up or companion piece to her 2002 album This is Me… Then. The new album is called This is Me… Now. To promote the album, she spoke to Apple Music 1:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s road to marriage was not an easy one. In a new interview with Apple Music 1, the “Marry Me” singer reflected on her rekindled romance with the “Deep Water” actor and recalled the pain she felt after they ended their first engagement in 2004.
“It was so painful after we broke up,” Lopez, 53, told host Zane Lowe. “Once we called off that wedding 20 years ago, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life. I honestly felt like I was going to die. It sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn’t get it right. But now, 20 years later, it does have a happy ending. It has the most ‘would never happen in Hollywood’ ending.”
Lopez — who rekindled her romance with 50-year-old Affleck 17 years after they first split — announced Friday that she will be releasing a new album called “This Is Me … Now,” an updated play on her 2002 release, “This Is Me… Then.”
“We captured me at this moment in time when I was reunited with the love of my life and we decided we were going to be together forever,” the “Let’s Get Loud” singer explained. “The whole message of the album is, ‘This love exists. This is a real love.’”
The “Gigli” co-stars got engaged for the first time in November 2002, the same month Lopez’s album “This Is Me … Then” was released, but called it quits two years later.
“Now I think what the message of [the album] is — if you have, like me at times, lost hope, almost given up, don’t,” Lopez told Lowe. “True love does exist and some things do last forever and that’s real. I want to put that message out into the world and that does take a lot of vulnerability.”
“It sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn’t get it right.” She spiraled right into Marc Anthony’s arms! Marc was waiting in the wings and he got her in a moment of extreme vulnerability, let’s say that. But I do think J.Lo is looking back on those two decades with her rose-tinted, loved-up eyes – surely there were happy times without Ben, for goodness sake? It wasn’t all chaos and shambles. Anyway, I’m just remembering how rough their first breakup was and how much people will absolutely loathe Ben if he breaks her heart again. He better not ruin it for us.
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Beverly Hills, CA – Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez arrive to the set of Jen’s new music video “Jenny from the Block”. Pictured: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 20 OCTOBER 2002 BYLINE MUST READ: Ramey Photos / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
July 27, 2003; Westwood, CA. USA; Actress and singer JENNIFER LOPEZ with fiance actor BEN AFFLECK at the premiere of ‘Gigli’ held at the Mann National theatre. Ref: B103_083609_0005. Date: 27.07.2003. COMPULSORY CREDIT: BAND /Starstock/Photoshot,Image: 506620359, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: For queries call UPPA + 44 (0)20 7421 6000, Model Release: yes, Credit line: © Band Photo / uppa.co.uk / Avalon 
July 27, 2003; Westwood, CA. USA; Actress and singer JENNIFER LOPEZ with fiance actor BEN AFFLECK at the premiere of ‘Gigli’ held at the Mann National theatre. Ref: B103_083609_0002. Date: 27.07.2003. COMPULSORY CREDIT: BAND /Starstock/Photoshot,Image: 506620366, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: For queries call UPPA + 44 (0)20 7421 6000, Model Release: yes, Credit line: © Band Photo / uppa.co.uk / Avalon 
What’s wrong with Ben? Jennifer Lopez arrives with her miserable-looking fiancŽ Ben Affleck at the premiere February 9 2003 of his new movie “Daredevil” at the Mann Village Theater, Westwood, California. Photograph: Bruce Murphy, BWP Media.,Image: 520135636, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS, DIRECT SALES ONLY UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE IN CAPTION – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: Bruce Murphy, BWP Media / Avalon
REF ZU/D.VanStory-Keystone USA (FILE PHOTO) Hollywood’s hottest couple reportedly called it quits. According to People Magazine, Celebrity couple BEN AFFLECK and JENNIFER LOPEZ have split up, at least temporarily. The couple was originally to wed today, September 14, 2003, in Santa Barbara but postponed the event due to a media frenzy. Neither of the stars reps would confirm the breakup. Pictured: Actor/couple JENNIFER LOPEZ and BEN AFFLECK at the ‘Daredevil’ LA Premiere held at the Mann Village Theater. 
Beverly Hills, CA – Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez go to workout together in Beverly Hills. Pictured: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck BACKGRID USA 3 FEBRUARY 2003 BYLINE MUST READ: FameFlynet / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication* 
Los Angeles, CA – Ben Affleck looks happy and tired after spending the whole night at girlfriend Jennifer Lopez’s house in Los Angeles. Pictured: Ben Affleck BACKGRID USA 2 JUNE 2021 BYLINE MUST READ: LaStarPixMEDIA / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Capri, ITALY – “Bennifer” is back and better than ever! Jennifer Lopez and rekindled flame Ben Affleck take a stroll through the mainland during their getaway in Capri. Pictured: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck BACKGRID USA 27 JULY 2021 BYLINE MUST READ: Cobra Team / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication* 
Paris, FRANCE – Jennifer Lopez spends her 53rd birthday shopping at La Samaritaine with hubby Ben Affleck during their honeymoon trip in Paris, France. JLO stunned in a vibrant red maxi dress in celebration of her special day. Pictured: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Affleck, Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 24 JULY 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Best Image / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication* 
Paris, FRANCE – Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Lopez walk hand in hand as they leave the Hôtel de Crillon with their kids during their honeymoon in Paris. Pictured: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez BACKGRID USA 25 JULY 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Best Image / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcHFka391e8mepaehlpq%2FoLjOqZyzl5mUs6a405ijoqOVlLagw8CslqCnmaO0oMDOmJuinY%2BWs7Wx0ZiroZ2PZ31xgL6anZ%2BklZi4oL%2FPpaCtZw%3D%3D