Jennifer Lopez Said She Had To Figure Herself Out After Ben Affleck Divorce

US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP via Getty Images) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — Photo by Michael Tran / AFP via Getty Images)

Jennifer Lopez said she’s learned a lot after divorinc Ben Affleck.

Appearing on the SmartLess with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, Lopez shared her expeinces.

“I really got to know myself. And  the person I am today is so different than the person I was even two years ago,” she said.

“Do you recognize that that can be a real accomplishment for somebody in your position?” Bateman asked Lopez.

“There’s been different times where I felt like — whether people outside knew it or not — my life blew up in my own face,” Lopez repsonded.

“It was because of the choices I made. But also because of the fact that I had things that needed to change about myself that I didn’t understand or recognize that was attracting certain things. And attracting a certain type of experience into my life,” she added.

After ending it with Aflleck, explained her how it was to be herself.

“After my last divorce, I just sat there, and I was like, I canceled my tour, I sat there and I was just like, ‘You need to f‑‑‑ing figure yourself out. What is going on with you? Forget about everybody else,” Lopez said. “There’s nobody to blame here except yourself in a certain way.’”

“Not that people don’t behave in a way that’s not great, but what are you doing? What do you have going on”, she concluded. “That was a turning point for me. And that was a couple of years ago now.”

“There’s been different times where I felt like — whether people outside knew it or not — my life blew up in my own face,” Lopez said.

“It was because of the choices I made but also because of the fact that I had things that needed to change about myself that I didn’t understand or recognize that was attracting certain things and attracting a certain type of experience into my life,” she added.


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