Jane Fonda and other stars who warned Jennifer Lopez about Ben Affleck romance pre-divorce

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Jennifer Lopez about her second act with Ben Affleck.After the 55-year-old star filed for divorce from Affleck after two years of marriage on Tuesday, a conversation between Lopez and Jane Fonda has resurfaced.

In the Prime video documentary, “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” Fonda told Lopez, “I want you to know that — I don’t entirely know why — but I feel invested in you and Ben and I really, really, really want this to work.”Once upon a time, Fonda played the role of Lopez’s disapproving mother-in-law-to-be in the 2005 romantic comedy “Monster-in-Law;” however, in real life, she had some reservations about the rekindled romance.“However, this is my concern,” Fonda explained. “Like, it feels too much like you’re trying to prove something instead of just living it.

You know, every other photograph is the two of you kissing and the two of you hugging.” Lopez laughed off her longtime friend, reassuring the 86-year-old, “That’s just us living our life.”But the “On the Floor” singer still understood where Fonda was coming from.“She’s very protective of me,” Lopez shared, “and she felt like ‘You’re putting yourself out there to get beat up again.'”So protective, that ahead of filming her scenes as Sagittarius in “This Is Me … Now,” Fonda had a stern discussion with Lopez about Affleck’s behavior, including paparazzi pictures that showed the 52-year-old appearing sad alongside his wife at the 2023 Grammy Awards.“I get real scared,” the fitness guru started, “you know, with all that s – – t about the Grammys and he looked unhappy and I’m like, ‘Oh, my God, what’s happening?'”But Lopez quickly shook off her concerns, adding, “Nothing.