Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Ben Affleck, are going through a tough time, and it has now been revealed why the romance went up in flames.
PEOPLE and In Touch magazines had reported that Lopez and Affleck have not been seen together in more than 47 days before this week.
According to insiders who spoke to the publication, the duo who reunited and walked down the aisle 20 years after their major breakup are once more in tumultuous water.
One person told In Touch that, sadly for the power couple — divorce is an option. The insider claimed: “The writing is on the wall — it’s over. They’re headed for a divorce – and for once, [Ben‘s] not to blame!”
According to In Touch, Lopez and Affleck have been living separate lives. TMZ and other media outlets have confirmed that Affleck has more or less moved out of the marital home he shares with Lopez in Beverly Hills.
In the past few days, Ben Affleck has been in and out of his home in Brentwood, and there was no Jennifer Lopez in sight.
A person in the know explained why the couple is facing hardship: Lopez discovered that she cannot control Affleck.
The source of these details: “He’s focusing on his work and his kids now. Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for. They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her. There’s no way it could have lasted.”
Another insider went on to reveal that Lopez and Affleck had waited more than a decade to be together and are now discovering some of the same problems that loom.
The tipster claim: “They waited almost two decades to get back together, but in the end, they just couldn’t make it work. They both said they’d matured and learned from their mistakes, but some of the bigger issues that tore them apart the first time remained the same.”
It has also been revealed that Affleck is hoping that therapy might help, even if it is a humiliating process.
The pal said: “Ben believes in therapy, to a point, and is willing to be a good sport about participating with an open mind, even though he hates the whole humiliating process. He’s never going to gauge the success of this marriage by what happens in the therapist’s office. He also has a higher tolerance for conflict and having to fight to get his way than the average guy.”
The two stars were spotted together this week. However, observers say they appeared frosty in the photos.
