Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have maintained one of the industry’s healthiest and most long-lasting friendships. Despite occasional friendly jabs at each other, the duo has always supported each other professionally and personally. Damon has reportedly proven his loyalty to his longtime friend once again after standing with Affleck in the wake of his much-publicized divorce.
Recently, Matt Damon appeared alongside Jennifer Lopez in her upcoming film Unstoppable‘s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Several rumors suggested that the Jason Bourne fame might be taking Lopez’s side on this matter. However, the latest report states otherwise.
Matt Damon shows insane loyalty to Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming film Unstoppable is produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon under their Artists Equity banner. This led Lopez and Damon to appear together at the Toronto premiere of the film. Their union also raised numerous speculations due to Lopez’s recent separation.
But now as per an insider’s report to In Touch, Matt Damon is fully on his best friend’s side. The insider has claimed that the Anaconda actress is trying hard to maintain a good bond with Affleck’s close ones. But as per the report, Damon stays unaffected by everything as he was never that close to Lopez.
Matt’s loyalty to Ben is unshakable. It’s important to her to stay in good graces with Ben’s friends, even after the breakup. But Matt has never been close with J. Lo and is firmly on Team Affleck, no matter how hard she tries to get on his good side
Interestingly, another insider report has also stated to Cosmopolitan that Matt Damon never encouraged a discussion on the divorce during his time with Jennifer Lopez at the Unstoppable premiere. The Ocean’s 11 star reportedly “shut down any attempt” made by J. Lo to discuss about Ben Affleck.
Many fans were shocked to see leaked images of Damon holding Lopez’s hands at the event. However, the insider also added that the Oppenheimer actor was simply being courteous to the On the Floor singer and appreciated her for doing well in this situation.
Ben Affleck is reportedly in a bad state after the divorce
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez raised massive headlines in 2022 when they married each other after months of speculation. Media termed them Bennifer 2.0, as they already had a failed love story before. The duo first met on the set of Gigli and became highly popular.
Their relationship even led them to get engaged in 2002. Sadly they postponed their planned marriage in 2003 due to excessive media attention before finally calling off their engagement in 2004. While the fans expected their second chance to be impressive, it also led to an unfortunate end after Lopez filed for divorce on August 20, 2024, after months of speculation.
As per another report by In Touch, the former Batman star may appear as “happy and cheery” but he also has his fair share of down moments. Reportedly, he is grappling with a lot of guilt as the controversial divorce has also impacted his reputation besides his personal life.
However, the Gigli actor has also got support on his side as his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and best friend Matt Damon are in touch with him.
