Matt Damon says he 'could never imagine living like' pal Ben Affleck and is glad to be 'boring with no scandals' - amid rumoured Jennifer Lopez divorce
Matt Damon has said he 'could never imagine living like' Ben Affleck amid the actor's rumoured divorce from Jennifer Lopez.
The childhood pals first found fame after they wrote and co-starred in 1997's smash hit drama Good Will Hunting.
Now Matt, 53, said that was fortunate his own personal life had been mostly ignored due to his 19-year marriage to Luciana Barroso being considered 'boring'.
Promoting his new film The Instigators which he stars in alongside Ben's brother Casey, 49, Matt told Radio Time Podcast: '25 years ago, the gossip magazine culture was huge but they ignored me.
'I wasn’t an exciting story; the guy who’s married, it’s boring! Scandal and sex, that’s what people would read magazines for. I’ve been really lucky'.
Matt Damon, 53, has said he 'could never imagine living like' Ben Affleck, 51, amid the actor's rumoured divorce from Jennifer Lopez
The childhood pals first found fame after they wrote and co-starred in 1997's smash hit drama Good Will Hunting (pictured together in 2021)
Now Matt said that was fortunate his own personal life had been mostly ignored due to his 19-year marriage to Luciana Barroso being considered 'boring'
He continued: 'Especially when I look at Casey’s brother, Ben. We’ve had parallel careers in a lot of ways, but I can’t imagine living under that scrutiny for 25 years'.
Matt and Luciana wed in 2005 and have three daughters together: Isabella, 18, Gia, 16, and Stella, 13. Luciana is also mom to daughter Alexia, 24, from a previous relationship.
It comes after JLO fans thought she sent her reportedly estranged husband Ben, 51, a secret message in her latest Instagram post.
On Sunday the 55-year-old Hustlers star appeared in a video to promote Delola.
She looked beautiful in a yellow and white striped tank top while by the swimming pool of her $65M Los Angeles mansion she is trying to sell. And she also had her wedding rings from Ben on.
'Slush summer crush,' her caption read.
But her choice of music for the post was suspect.
Lopez used a remix of her old hit song If You Had My Love. Fans think this was meant for Ben as the lyrics bring up skepticism about a relationship. It also mentions cheating. 'Is this song for Ben???' asked one follower.
Promoting his new film The Instigators which he stars in alongside Ben's brother Casey, Matt said : '25 years ago, the gossip magazine culture was huge but they ignored me' (pictured at 1997 Oscars)
He continued: 'Especially when I look at Casey’s brother, Ben. We’ve had parallel careers in a lot of ways, but I can’t imagine living under that scrutiny for 25 years' (Matt and Luciana in 2006)
He continued: 'Especially when I look at Casey’s brother, Ben. We’ve had parallel careers in a lot of ways, but I can’t imagine living under that scrutiny for 25 years' (ben and Jen in 2023)
In the song she croons: 'If you had my love, And I gave you all my trust, Would you comfort me? And if somehow you knew, That your love would be untrue, Would you lie to me? And call me baby.
'Now if I give you me, This is how it's got to be, First of all, I won't take you cheating on me, Tell me who can I trust, If I can't trust in you, And I refuse to let you play me for a fool, You said that we, Could possibly, Spend eternity, See that's what you told me.
'That's what you said, But if you want me, You have to be, Fulfilling all my dreams, If you really want me, babe.'
The song was first released in 1999, which was three years before she met Ben on the set of their movie Gigli.
They became engaged then famously split before their nuptials.
Last week it was claimed JLo's inner circle doesn't like Ben.
That includes Jennifer's longtime manager Benny Medina, a source told Page Six.
'The two of them can’t stand each other. They don’t get along and there’s still bad blood,' they claimed.
It comes after J LO fans thought she sent her reportedly estranged husband Ben a secret message in her latest Instagram post
Lopez used a remix of her old hit song If You Had My Love. Fans think this was meant for Ben as the lyrics bring up skepticism about a relationship. It also mentions cheating. 'Is this song for Ben???' asked one follower
Last week it was claimed JLo's inner circle doesn't like Ben (pictured 2023)
Benny had worked with Jennifer during many of her early success, but their working relationship came to an end in 2003.
Multiple sources reportedly said that Affleck played a role in Lopez's decision to ditch Medina.
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However, she brought Benny back into the fold as her manager just a few years after she and the Armageddon star had called off their engagement in 2004.
Since then, he has continued to be one of her closest advisors, and she has been seen spending time with him while staying out in the Hamptons away from Ben, who remained in Los Angeles.
A different source told Page Six that Benny tried to keep his 'mouth shut' for a more diplomatic approach to Jennifer's second romance with Ben.
'His attitude was, "I’m gonna say nothing." [There] was no, "Good for you," but also, [he] wasn’t negative,' they claimed.
The source said there was no point in protesting, as he was allegedly convinced that Jennifer would marry Ben regardless of his input.
Another person whose ties to Jennifer were temporarily severed amid her relationship with Ben was her good friend Leah Remini, though the Gone Girl star doesn't appear to have played a direct roll in that friendship ending.
