Ben Affleck’s ‘erratic mood swings’ created ‘toxicity’ during Jennifer Lopez marriage: report
nypost.comwho recently filed for divorce from her husband after two years of marriage.“The truth is there was a great deal of love but also unfortunately what became clear were Ben’s erratic mood swings that he couldn’t hide from the press, as much as he tried to,” an insider told People in a report published Saturday.“You could see the erratic behavior, the giant mood swings,” the source continued, claiming that the “Argo” actor/director, 52, would go from “being incredibly happy and warm — the best light that emanated from him” to “the deepest, darkest behavior.”“I think he was signaling a message to the press,” the insider went on about Affleck.
During his marriage to Lopez, 55, it was clear that Affleck wasn’t enjoying the public attention that heir relationship was getting.Lopez, meanwhile, seemed to embrace the cameras following her and Affleck.
She even created a new album and accompanying documentary about their romance.The source said the exes – who were initially together in the early 2000s and then reconnected two decades later — couldn’t move past Affleck’s unpredictable mood.“They were trying to work through it,” said the insider, “but when the mood swings and the big highs and big lows informed a toxicity that was pervasive, no one can help you — you have to help yourself.”“But I would not be so bold to say there isn’t love — of course there is,” the source noted. “The world was rooting for them, but who he said he was and who he turned out to be were two different people.”The Post has not heard back from reps from Affleck or Lopez.
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