“Ben Affleck is holding on” despite Jennifer Lopez divorce

During her keynote speech at the DNC on Wednesday, Mindy Kaling sent a message to Ben Affleck amid his divorce from Jennifer Lopez.

THE Mindy Project The alumna saw her moment to show her support for the actor by hailing the “amazing” delegation from her home state: “I love you, Massachusetts; everyone always hates us, but they just don’t get it!” she remarked.

After listing some of her favorite places in the state, including the Red Sox and NBA star Jayson Tatum, Kaling said, “Ben Affleck, hold on!” She then added that Dunkin Donuts, the Massachusetts-born chain that happens to be Affleck’s favorite, is “the best coffee in the world.”

Kaling’s comment comes a day after Lopez filed for divorce from the actor on their second wedding anniversary. The actress said her split from Affleck occurred on April 26, seemingly confirming rumors that the couple split earlier this spring.

Fans noticed something was wrong after Lopez attended the premiere of her Netflix movie Atlas The couple went solo and were not accompanied by Affleck at the Met Gala while he was co-chairing. The former couple also listed their Beverly Hills home for sale in June, and rumors swirled that Affleck would move into temporary accommodation in Brentwood.

Affleck and Lopez rekindled their romance in 2021, nearly two decades after ending their engagement in 2024. A year into their new relationship, they tied the knot in a surprise and intimate ceremony in Las Vegas. Although the couple has maintained in various interviews that they are madly in love, there were signs of friction in their marriage.

In Lopez’s Amazon Prime documentary The Greatest Love Story Ever ToldAffleck admitted that he didn’t feel comfortable having their relationship in the spotlight. “When we got back together, I was like, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media,'” Affleck said. “Then I realized that’s not a fair thing to ask for. It’s like if you were going to marry a boat captain and you were like, ‘Well, I don’t like the water.'”

Lopez noted that despite Affleck expressing discomfort with her writing about their love life in his latest album, It’s me… nowShe had no intention of changing her approach to her art. “He loves me, he knows I’m an artist, and he’s going to support me in any way he can, because he knows you can’t stop me from making the music that I’ve made,” she said. “He doesn’t want to stop me. But that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable being a muse.”