1 00:00:01,941 --> 00:00:04,524 (gentle music) 2 00:00:12,141 --> 00:00:13,851 - [Jennifer] You know, you just never know who you're gonna 3 00:00:13,851 --> 00:00:15,891 hit it off with or who that person's gonna be. 4 00:00:15,891 --> 00:00:18,021 And it's usually the most unlikely person 5 00:00:18,021 --> 00:00:20,541 or somebody you thought this will never happen. 6 00:00:20,541 --> 00:00:21,711 And... 7 00:00:21,711 --> 00:00:24,384 You know, life has a funny way of just happening. 8 00:00:25,226 --> 00:00:27,809 (mellow music) 9 00:00:33,801 --> 00:00:36,051 - [Narrator] You can't always get it right the first time. 10 00:00:36,051 --> 00:00:39,054 Just ask Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. 11 00:00:42,711 --> 00:00:46,521 When the high profile Hollywood Couple first split in 2004, 12 00:00:46,521 --> 00:00:48,351 it seemed like romance. 13 00:00:48,351 --> 00:00:52,404 Fast forward to 2021 and love is given a second chance. 14 00:00:56,018 --> 00:01:00,351 JLo and Ben were the "It Couple" of the early two thousands. 15 00:01:00,351 --> 00:01:02,721 After a whirlwind romance on a movie set, 16 00:01:02,721 --> 00:01:05,781 press fans all around the world were totally obsessed 17 00:01:05,781 --> 00:01:08,154 with the match seemingly made in heaven. 18 00:01:09,471 --> 00:01:12,051 And despite spending almost two decades apart, 19 00:01:12,051 --> 00:01:14,211 they've proved that love always wins. 20 00:01:14,211 --> 00:01:17,904 With a shocking but widely loved reunion in 2022. 21 00:01:22,071 --> 00:01:24,291 Made in Manhattan, married in Vegas, 22 00:01:24,291 --> 00:01:27,471 and living happily ever after in Beverly Hills,. 23 00:01:27,471 --> 00:01:30,231 Bennefer is back and better than ever. 24 00:01:31,376 --> 00:01:33,959 (upbeat music) 25 00:01:44,685 --> 00:01:47,268 (mellow music) 26 00:01:56,757 --> 00:01:59,661 In early 2021, there were rumblings of a reunion 27 00:01:59,661 --> 00:02:02,331 when Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were spotted 28 00:02:02,331 --> 00:02:05,181 secretly visiting each other on numerous occasions, 29 00:02:05,181 --> 00:02:06,564 trying to look casual. 30 00:02:08,391 --> 00:02:10,191 Two decades after one of Hollywood's 31 00:02:10,191 --> 00:02:12,261 most notable love stories began, 32 00:02:12,261 --> 00:02:13,911 it seemed like the former couple 33 00:02:13,911 --> 00:02:15,654 were reigniting their spark. 34 00:02:20,121 --> 00:02:22,611 They eventually went public with their rekindled romance 35 00:02:22,611 --> 00:02:24,624 on Instagram a few months later. 36 00:02:26,088 --> 00:02:28,851 JLo and Affleck had remained supportive of one another 37 00:02:28,851 --> 00:02:30,864 in the years following their split, 38 00:02:31,851 --> 00:02:34,104 always praising each other's achievements. 39 00:02:37,671 --> 00:02:41,151 Then in July, 2021, in an Instagram post, 40 00:02:41,151 --> 00:02:44,721 compiling a ton of images from her 52nd birthday, 41 00:02:44,721 --> 00:02:47,031 JLo ended the collection of cute pics 42 00:02:47,031 --> 00:02:50,571 with a photo of her kissing none other than Ben Affleck, 43 00:02:50,571 --> 00:02:52,644 sending fans into a frenzy. 44 00:02:53,612 --> 00:02:56,695 (mellow urban music) 45 00:03:01,860 --> 00:03:04,551 At the Venice Film Festival In September, 2021, 46 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:06,321 the duo returned to the red carpet 47 00:03:06,321 --> 00:03:08,394 for the first time since reuniting. 48 00:03:13,431 --> 00:03:16,191 The pair continued to look more loved up than ever 49 00:03:16,191 --> 00:03:19,074 in several more public appearances, hand in hand. 50 00:03:25,131 --> 00:03:27,271 But just how did they both rocket to fame 51 00:03:28,221 --> 00:03:30,084 and where did their romance begin? 52 00:03:37,442 --> 00:03:40,821 So many film stars have attempted to launch a career 53 00:03:40,821 --> 00:03:43,131 in music, and so many hit musicians 54 00:03:43,131 --> 00:03:45,294 have sought further success in the movies. 55 00:03:46,491 --> 00:03:48,231 Yet none of them has ever matched 56 00:03:48,231 --> 00:03:51,234 the monumental achievements of Jennifer Lopez. 57 00:03:55,251 --> 00:03:58,311 Three multimillion selling albums and counting. 58 00:03:58,311 --> 00:04:00,021 several major blockbusters, 59 00:04:00,021 --> 00:04:03,291 Hollywood pay packets breaking the $12 million mark 60 00:04:03,291 --> 00:04:05,361 and a Golden Globe nomination. 61 00:04:05,361 --> 00:04:09,084 Jennifer Lopez is truly an all-encompassing superstar. 62 00:04:12,411 --> 00:04:14,091 - Everything's a challenge. You know what I mean? 63 00:04:14,091 --> 00:04:15,591 From the time I started acting, 64 00:04:15,591 --> 00:04:18,351 I mean, actually when I started dancing first and singing, 65 00:04:18,351 --> 00:04:20,121 that was a challenge to get into the business, 66 00:04:20,121 --> 00:04:22,971 just to break in from living in the Bronx 67 00:04:22,971 --> 00:04:25,551 and not having any connections and not knowing anybody 68 00:04:25,551 --> 00:04:26,811 that was a challenge. 69 00:04:26,811 --> 00:04:29,241 Then breaking into television was a huge challenge. 70 00:04:29,241 --> 00:04:31,851 Getting my first video now, making my first album, 71 00:04:31,851 --> 00:04:34,011 doing my first movie, so it's all to me, 72 00:04:34,011 --> 00:04:36,441 just different things and different goals I have, 73 00:04:36,441 --> 00:04:38,814 and I'm just gonna, you know, keep on trying. 74 00:04:40,851 --> 00:04:42,471 - JLo began singing and dancing 75 00:04:42,471 --> 00:04:44,511 and taking lessons at the age of five. 76 00:04:44,511 --> 00:04:47,691 Her parents were very big on having a strong work ethic. 77 00:04:47,691 --> 00:04:49,101 They wanted them to speak English, 78 00:04:49,101 --> 00:04:51,321 because she grew up in a Spanish family, 79 00:04:51,321 --> 00:04:53,961 but they allowed the kids to go around the house 80 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:55,641 and do little shows and things like that. 81 00:04:55,641 --> 00:04:57,461 So that's really where JLo made her mark 82 00:04:57,461 --> 00:04:59,111 in the singing and dancing world. 83 00:05:01,281 --> 00:05:03,861 - I was the type of kid who used to cut up my t-shirts 84 00:05:03,861 --> 00:05:08,121 and make a skirt out of a pair of pants, 85 00:05:08,121 --> 00:05:10,041 and because I wanted it to match right. 86 00:05:10,041 --> 00:05:12,439 I mean, that just always been part of who I am. 87 00:05:12,439 --> 00:05:13,941 You know? (chuckles) 88 00:05:13,941 --> 00:05:16,191 - After high school, her parents really wanted her 89 00:05:16,191 --> 00:05:17,024 to go to college. 90 00:05:17,024 --> 00:05:20,541 She went for one semester to Baruch College in Manhattan. 91 00:05:20,541 --> 00:05:22,641 That lasted not very long, 92 00:05:22,641 --> 00:05:24,141 so she moved out of her parents' house, 93 00:05:24,141 --> 00:05:25,671 got an apartment in Manhattan, 94 00:05:25,671 --> 00:05:27,681 and that's where she started getting roles in musicals 95 00:05:27,681 --> 00:05:29,991 like "Oklahoma" and things like that. 96 00:05:29,991 --> 00:05:32,874 And she even went to Japan where she danced in a show. 97 00:05:35,031 --> 00:05:37,101 - [Narrator] She began auditioning for dance roles 98 00:05:37,101 --> 00:05:39,111 and was eventually selected as a dancer 99 00:05:39,111 --> 00:05:40,884 for various music videos. 100 00:05:41,901 --> 00:05:44,631 She scored her biggest break as a backing dancer 101 00:05:44,631 --> 00:05:49,191 in Janet Jackson's "That's the Way Love Goes" video in 1993. 102 00:05:49,191 --> 00:05:51,471 she was also selected as a backup dancer 103 00:05:51,471 --> 00:05:53,481 for New Kids On The Block. 104 00:05:53,481 --> 00:05:57,171 - In 1993, Jennifer Lopez had been a backup dancer 105 00:05:57,171 --> 00:05:58,491 for Janet Jackson. 106 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:02,421 And when Janet asked her to go on a longer extended tour, 107 00:06:02,421 --> 00:06:06,021 Lopez said no because she wanted to focus on her own thing 108 00:06:06,021 --> 00:06:08,821 and being taken seriously as a performer, actress, 109 00:06:08,821 --> 00:06:10,974 and singer in her own right. 110 00:06:12,471 --> 00:06:14,931 - [Narrator] She managed to land a role alongside Hollywood, 111 00:06:14,931 --> 00:06:17,721 A-listers, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, 112 00:06:17,721 --> 00:06:19,368 in the movie "Money Train". 113 00:06:21,051 --> 00:06:22,791 After the success of "Money Train", 114 00:06:22,791 --> 00:06:24,801 she acted alongside Robin Williams 115 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:27,771 in Francis Ford Coppola's comedy drama, "Jack". 116 00:06:27,771 --> 00:06:30,594 Propelling herself further up the A-list ladder. 117 00:06:31,431 --> 00:06:36,431 1997 was a big year for JLo, personally and professionally. 118 00:06:36,471 --> 00:06:39,441 First came a Golden Globe nomination for best actress 119 00:06:39,441 --> 00:06:41,568 for her role in the film "Selena". 120 00:06:43,111 --> 00:06:48,111 (Selena singing in Spanish) (crowd cheering) 121 00:07:12,111 --> 00:07:14,751 - I knew of Selena and I had heard her music 122 00:07:14,751 --> 00:07:16,611 and was an admirer of hers. 123 00:07:16,611 --> 00:07:18,981 I knew she was doing great things, 124 00:07:18,981 --> 00:07:21,591 but I had never been to a concert or anything. 125 00:07:21,591 --> 00:07:24,171 But it was definitely a role that I felt I could 126 00:07:24,171 --> 00:07:25,251 sink my teeth into. 127 00:07:25,251 --> 00:07:27,384 I mean, it was a good role. 128 00:07:28,641 --> 00:07:31,361 They don't come along like this every day. So... 129 00:07:32,931 --> 00:07:34,461 - [Interviewer] Selena was loved by hundreds 130 00:07:34,461 --> 00:07:35,781 of thousands of fans. 131 00:07:35,781 --> 00:07:38,481 Did you feel any pressure when deciding to take this part? 132 00:07:38,481 --> 00:07:40,041 Can you tell us about that? Was there any- 133 00:07:40,041 --> 00:07:41,901 - No, there was no question of whether or not 134 00:07:41,901 --> 00:07:42,734 I was gonna take it. 135 00:07:42,734 --> 00:07:44,993 If they were gonna give it to me, I was gonna do it. 136 00:07:44,993 --> 00:07:47,961 (chuckles) But of course there was a lot of pressure 137 00:07:47,961 --> 00:07:50,241 with whoever would've gotten it, 138 00:07:50,241 --> 00:07:55,241 because she was so beloved and because it was a huge job. 139 00:07:55,491 --> 00:07:57,021 There was a lot to do. 140 00:07:57,021 --> 00:07:59,331 She was very fresh in the public's mind, 141 00:07:59,331 --> 00:08:00,164 they remembered her. 142 00:08:00,164 --> 00:08:02,121 How do you do it without impersonating, 143 00:08:02,121 --> 00:08:04,731 trying to impersonate her or being a caricature, you know, 144 00:08:04,731 --> 00:08:05,991 you don't want to do any of that. 145 00:08:05,991 --> 00:08:08,231 You want to be a real person. And... 146 00:08:09,411 --> 00:08:10,701 That was the hard part. 147 00:08:10,701 --> 00:08:11,961 - [Interviewer] Right. The first scene. 148 00:08:11,961 --> 00:08:14,061 I mean, I know I trembled in my seat. 149 00:08:14,061 --> 00:08:15,741 I mean, it was amazing. 150 00:08:15,741 --> 00:08:17,661 - Yeah. - How did that feel? 151 00:08:17,661 --> 00:08:20,781 The fans just chanting "Selena, Selena, Selena." 152 00:08:20,781 --> 00:08:23,061 You coming into the Eastern Astrodome. 153 00:08:23,061 --> 00:08:24,171 Tell us about that. 154 00:08:24,171 --> 00:08:27,171 - It was wonderful because when I first came out, 155 00:08:27,171 --> 00:08:28,701 I didn't know how the fans were gonna accept me. 156 00:08:28,701 --> 00:08:31,041 And when I did come out, they were yelling "Selena", 157 00:08:31,041 --> 00:08:32,631 and they were yelling "Jennifer", 158 00:08:32,631 --> 00:08:34,821 which made me feel very at home. 159 00:08:34,821 --> 00:08:37,311 And that they did accept me in the role, 160 00:08:37,311 --> 00:08:40,731 and they were there to be supportive and positive. 161 00:08:40,731 --> 00:08:42,171 So that was a great feeling. 162 00:08:42,171 --> 00:08:46,041 And the way you feel when you watched that first scene, 163 00:08:46,041 --> 00:08:49,761 if you just multiply that by like 10,000, 164 00:08:49,761 --> 00:08:53,061 that's how I felt when I walked in there and then got off. 165 00:08:53,061 --> 00:08:54,651 And when I walked up the stairs 166 00:08:54,651 --> 00:08:56,301 and they turned the lights down, you know, 167 00:08:56,301 --> 00:08:59,711 that was all one take, and I got off there. 168 00:08:59,711 --> 00:09:02,064 It was pretty amazing. 169 00:09:03,621 --> 00:09:05,781 - [Narrator] Steven Soderbergh's film "Out of Sight", 170 00:09:05,781 --> 00:09:09,594 in 1998, truly highlighted JLO's potential. 171 00:09:10,461 --> 00:09:13,581 Starring alongside George Clooney, the film's success 172 00:09:13,581 --> 00:09:16,734 saw both stars suddenly being taken seriously. 173 00:09:18,111 --> 00:09:20,811 - [Interviewer] Karen Cisco, she's a tough girl, 174 00:09:20,811 --> 00:09:24,051 but has endearing qualities about her, which I enjoyed. 175 00:09:24,051 --> 00:09:26,871 Is that what attracted you to the role of Karen? 176 00:09:26,871 --> 00:09:30,411 - Yeah, I just think that it was a very good role, 177 00:09:30,411 --> 00:09:31,244 a strong woman's role. 178 00:09:31,244 --> 00:09:33,411 I'm not saying strong in the fact that's what 179 00:09:33,411 --> 00:09:35,155 her character was, but strong in the fact that 180 00:09:35,155 --> 00:09:37,911 she's part of the story here, you know what I mean? 181 00:09:37,911 --> 00:09:39,651 It's not just window dressing. 182 00:09:39,651 --> 00:09:41,361 And very appealing, of course, 183 00:09:41,361 --> 00:09:43,218 when you come across the role like that. 184 00:09:43,218 --> 00:09:45,471 - [Interviewer] Now your character and George Clooney's 185 00:09:45,471 --> 00:09:50,031 character are almost the different sides of the same coin. 186 00:09:50,031 --> 00:09:51,681 One kind of shows a different path 187 00:09:51,681 --> 00:09:53,596 and you're kind of the good path. 188 00:09:53,596 --> 00:09:54,861 Act like that a little bit. 189 00:09:54,861 --> 00:09:56,991 - Yeah. You know, it's like... 190 00:09:56,991 --> 00:09:58,491 That's one of the good things about the script. 191 00:09:58,491 --> 00:10:00,501 It's very gray. It's not black or white. 192 00:10:00,501 --> 00:10:01,488 It's like, good guys are bad guys 193 00:10:01,488 --> 00:10:04,011 and bad guys are good guys, and you know, 194 00:10:04,011 --> 00:10:05,691 someone's doing the right thing and somebody's not 195 00:10:05,691 --> 00:10:06,921 doing the right thing and the good guy 196 00:10:06,921 --> 00:10:08,091 kind of does something wrong. 197 00:10:08,091 --> 00:10:09,891 You know what I mean? And that's how real life is. 198 00:10:09,891 --> 00:10:11,714 And I think that's what makes this so interesting, 199 00:10:11,714 --> 00:10:14,271 is that you understand why these characters 200 00:10:14,271 --> 00:10:16,371 are doing what they're doing, and you could see yourself, 201 00:10:16,371 --> 00:10:18,351 you can relate, you can put yourself in their shoes 202 00:10:18,351 --> 00:10:20,801 and go, "Okay, I might have done the same thing." 203 00:10:22,311 --> 00:10:24,831 - [Narrator] Her debut album "On the 6" 204 00:10:24,831 --> 00:10:28,341 was released in June, 1999 and made the top 10 205 00:10:28,341 --> 00:10:29,754 on the US charts. 206 00:10:30,935 --> 00:10:34,251 - I would describe it as kind of like a Latin soul. 207 00:10:34,251 --> 00:10:38,151 It's kind of pop, but it's kind of like who I am. 208 00:10:38,151 --> 00:10:42,591 I grew up in New York, I'm Puerto Rican, so it's urban, 209 00:10:42,591 --> 00:10:45,261 but it definitely has a Latin influence and it's dance music 210 00:10:45,261 --> 00:10:46,701 and it's all those things. 211 00:10:46,701 --> 00:10:49,071 It's a hybrid of all of that kind of stuff. 212 00:10:49,071 --> 00:10:52,461 You'll understand when you hear it. (chuckles) 213 00:10:52,461 --> 00:10:54,441 - [Narrator] JLO's winning streak was evident 214 00:10:54,441 --> 00:10:56,751 with the album earning a Grammy nomination 215 00:10:56,751 --> 00:10:59,721 for best dance recording and two nominations 216 00:10:59,721 --> 00:11:02,571 at the Latin Grammy Awards also. 217 00:11:02,571 --> 00:11:05,301 JLO's debut single, "If You Had My Love", 218 00:11:05,301 --> 00:11:08,121 was released in May, 1999. 219 00:11:08,121 --> 00:11:11,151 Prior to the debut of her music, critics wondered why 220 00:11:11,151 --> 00:11:13,551 she would take the risk of launching a music career 221 00:11:13,551 --> 00:11:16,498 when she was already an established movie star. 222 00:11:16,498 --> 00:11:19,551 - "If You Had My Love" was released in May, 1999, 223 00:11:19,551 --> 00:11:23,091 and she created a record alongside Britney Spears, 224 00:11:23,091 --> 00:11:27,111 but they both topped the charts with their debut single, 225 00:11:27,111 --> 00:11:28,461 and that doesn't normally happen. 226 00:11:28,461 --> 00:11:30,831 You usually have to wait a little while or pay some dues, 227 00:11:30,831 --> 00:11:33,321 but that song did extremely well. 228 00:11:33,321 --> 00:11:34,671 A lot of music critics though, 229 00:11:34,671 --> 00:11:36,651 were a little skeptical about her music career 230 00:11:36,651 --> 00:11:39,261 because they didn't understand why this big actress 231 00:11:39,261 --> 00:11:40,971 wanted to do music. 232 00:11:40,971 --> 00:11:42,741 That was kind of unheard of at the time, 233 00:11:42,741 --> 00:11:44,645 but she proved them wrong. 234 00:11:44,645 --> 00:11:48,903 ♪ If you had my love and I gave you all my trust ♪ 235 00:11:48,903 --> 00:11:51,904 ♪ Would you comfort me ♪ 236 00:11:51,904 --> 00:11:54,797 ♪ Tell me baby ♪ 237 00:11:54,797 --> 00:11:59,797 ♪ And if somehow you knew that your love would ♪ 238 00:11:59,831 --> 00:12:02,578 - [Narrator] In 2001 while recording her second album, 239 00:12:02,578 --> 00:12:05,451 "J.Lo", she decided to tweak her image 240 00:12:05,451 --> 00:12:08,361 as she began to develop into a sex symbol. 241 00:12:08,361 --> 00:12:10,371 She changed her stage name to J.Lo, 242 00:12:10,371 --> 00:12:12,534 a nickname given to her by the fans. 243 00:12:14,511 --> 00:12:16,701 The album was a commercial success, 244 00:12:16,701 --> 00:12:20,571 debuting at number one on the United States Billboard 200. 245 00:12:20,571 --> 00:12:23,568 It featured the hit single "Love Don't Cost A Thing". 246 00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:26,841 - So in the video, "My Love Don't Cost A Thing", 247 00:12:26,841 --> 00:12:29,601 great to see this fun beach atmosphere. 248 00:12:29,601 --> 00:12:34,281 It's sexy and it has that famous image of her taking her 249 00:12:34,281 --> 00:12:36,861 top off at the end and throwing it towards the camera. 250 00:12:36,861 --> 00:12:40,581 And we also get a glimpse of her second husband, Chris Judd, 251 00:12:40,581 --> 00:12:42,594 he's her backup dancer in this video. 252 00:12:44,654 --> 00:12:46,976 ♪ Think I'm gonna spend your cash, I won't ♪ 253 00:12:46,976 --> 00:12:51,754 ♪ Even if you were broke my love don't cost a thing ♪ 254 00:12:51,754 --> 00:12:53,786 ♪ Think I wanna drive your Benz, I don't ♪ 255 00:12:53,786 --> 00:12:56,506 ♪ If I wanna floss I got my own ♪ 256 00:12:56,506 --> 00:13:01,506 ♪ Even if you were broke my love don't cost a thing ♪ 257 00:13:02,158 --> 00:13:06,081 - [Narrator] It was in 2001 when JLo met backing dancer, 258 00:13:06,081 --> 00:13:08,788 Chris Judd, while filming the video to her single 259 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:13,134 "Love Don't Cost A Thing", and the two married in late 2001. 260 00:13:14,721 --> 00:13:17,061 However, in true show biz fashion, 261 00:13:17,061 --> 00:13:19,161 the marriage lasted only a few months. 262 00:13:19,161 --> 00:13:22,281 And by 2003, the two were divorced. 263 00:13:22,281 --> 00:13:24,864 But true love was just around the corner. 264 00:13:27,891 --> 00:13:31,131 In 2002, JLo met Hollywood actor Ben Affleck 265 00:13:31,131 --> 00:13:35,271 on the set of the film "Gigli" and love soon blossomed. 266 00:13:35,271 --> 00:13:38,661 At the time, JLo was still married to her second husband 267 00:13:38,661 --> 00:13:41,241 and she and Affleck went public with their relationship 268 00:13:41,241 --> 00:13:43,821 soon after her divorce from Judd. 269 00:13:43,821 --> 00:13:46,701 The relationship spawned publicity off the scale 270 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:48,921 with the pair being renamed Bennefer 271 00:13:48,921 --> 00:13:51,321 and Affleck even appearing in her music video 272 00:13:51,321 --> 00:13:53,241 for the single "Jenny from The Block", 273 00:13:53,241 --> 00:13:55,558 which was taken from her third studio album. 274 00:13:55,558 --> 00:13:57,048 "This Is Me... Then". 275 00:13:58,701 --> 00:14:02,151 - So her third studio album, "This Is Me...Then" 276 00:14:02,151 --> 00:14:04,611 had a lot of love songs that were dedicated 277 00:14:04,611 --> 00:14:07,911 to her fiance, Ben Affleck. 278 00:14:07,911 --> 00:14:09,711 Now the two had become engaged. 279 00:14:09,711 --> 00:14:11,991 This was the famous engagement where he gave her 280 00:14:11,991 --> 00:14:15,411 a huge pink diamond, and that became all the rage. 281 00:14:15,411 --> 00:14:17,811 Everyone wanted pink diamonds for their engagement. 282 00:14:17,811 --> 00:14:19,941 But it also was the start of Bennefer. 283 00:14:19,941 --> 00:14:23,361 And it's one of the first times we saw celebrity names 284 00:14:23,361 --> 00:14:25,221 become a hybrid name together. 285 00:14:25,221 --> 00:14:28,341 The paparazzi followed them everywhere. 286 00:14:28,341 --> 00:14:30,741 Every single moment of their engagement 287 00:14:30,741 --> 00:14:32,091 of their life was chronicled. 288 00:14:32,091 --> 00:14:34,071 And this is where we saw kind of a... 289 00:14:34,071 --> 00:14:35,571 I dunno, a cleaned up Ben Affleck. 290 00:14:35,571 --> 00:14:38,361 He started wearing Gucci and all of Armani 291 00:14:38,361 --> 00:14:40,791 and being really dressed up and slicked back hair, 292 00:14:40,791 --> 00:14:43,794 a very different Ben Affleck than we're used to. 293 00:14:43,794 --> 00:14:45,981 - JLo has so many great songs. 294 00:14:45,981 --> 00:14:48,411 I mean, some of them are, are not as great as others, 295 00:14:48,411 --> 00:14:49,791 but they're all fun. 296 00:14:49,791 --> 00:14:53,661 Of course, the classic that will always be an anthem 297 00:14:53,661 --> 00:14:55,131 is "Jenny From The Block". 298 00:14:55,131 --> 00:14:56,781 And that is such an awesome song. 299 00:14:56,781 --> 00:14:59,751 So it shows her with these furs and nice cars 300 00:14:59,751 --> 00:15:01,551 and like the personal assistant, 301 00:15:01,551 --> 00:15:06,051 and yet she's just like totally gritty, totally street. 302 00:15:06,051 --> 00:15:08,391 It just shows you can have all these fabulous things, 303 00:15:08,391 --> 00:15:11,421 but you can still honestly never forget where you came from 304 00:15:11,421 --> 00:15:12,654 and what your roots are. 305 00:15:14,038 --> 00:15:17,811 - "Jenny From The Block" really chronicles the love story 306 00:15:17,811 --> 00:15:21,351 between Ben Affleck and JLo. 307 00:15:21,351 --> 00:15:22,881 She's just saying I'm a regular girl, 308 00:15:22,881 --> 00:15:24,524 but they're showing all these images of them 309 00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:28,491 out on the ocean in this big fancy boat or in hotel rooms 310 00:15:28,491 --> 00:15:30,262 and the paparazzi chasing them. 311 00:15:30,262 --> 00:15:32,542 ♪ Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got ♪ 312 00:15:32,542 --> 00:15:34,884 ♪ I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block ♪ 313 00:15:34,884 --> 00:15:36,743 ♪ Used to have a little now I have a lot ♪ 314 00:15:36,743 --> 00:15:39,794 ♪ No matter where I go I know where I came from, the Bronx ♪ 315 00:15:39,794 --> 00:15:41,892 ♪ Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got ♪ 316 00:15:41,892 --> 00:15:44,186 ♪ I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block ♪ 317 00:15:44,186 --> 00:15:46,615 ♪ Used to have a little now I have a lot ♪ 318 00:15:46,615 --> 00:15:48,983 ♪ No matter where I go I know where I came from ♪ 319 00:15:48,983 --> 00:15:51,316 ♪ The Bronx ♪ 320 00:15:55,011 --> 00:15:57,141 - [Narrator] Ben Affleck started acting professionally 321 00:15:57,141 --> 00:15:58,221 throughout his childhood, 322 00:15:58,221 --> 00:16:01,131 but his first real spotlight role was a high school bully 323 00:16:01,131 --> 00:16:03,148 in Richard Linklater's cult classic, 324 00:16:03,148 --> 00:16:06,381 "Dazed and Confused" in 1993. 325 00:16:06,381 --> 00:16:08,481 This projected him into the industry, 326 00:16:08,481 --> 00:16:12,471 and his first starring role came two years later in 1995 327 00:16:12,471 --> 00:16:16,188 as an aimless art student in the college drama "Glory Daze". 328 00:16:18,831 --> 00:16:23,091 A lead role in the romantic comedy "Chasing Amy" in 1997 329 00:16:23,091 --> 00:16:25,221 would become Ben Affleck's breakthrough, 330 00:16:25,221 --> 00:16:27,474 gaining him a lot of praise from critics. 331 00:16:30,321 --> 00:16:33,981 Also, in 1997, Affleck co-wrote and acted 332 00:16:33,981 --> 00:16:37,191 in "Goodwill Hunting" alongside Matt Damon. 333 00:16:37,191 --> 00:16:39,951 The screenplay originated in 1992 334 00:16:39,951 --> 00:16:42,921 when Damon wrote a 40 page script for a playwriting class 335 00:16:42,921 --> 00:16:44,541 at Harvard University. 336 00:16:44,541 --> 00:16:47,841 Affleck and Damon eventually won both the Golden Globe 337 00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:51,024 and the Academy Award for best original screenplay. 338 00:16:54,531 --> 00:16:56,361 - We've never taken ourselves very seriously 339 00:16:56,361 --> 00:16:58,311 or considered ourselves... 340 00:16:58,311 --> 00:17:00,231 You know, we know so many writers, so many people 341 00:17:00,231 --> 00:17:02,781 whose work we admire and whose work we respect. 342 00:17:02,781 --> 00:17:04,521 And I think it's real difficult 343 00:17:04,521 --> 00:17:06,921 to not feel like an imposter. 344 00:17:06,921 --> 00:17:09,441 We sort of feel like the Milli Vanilli of screenwriting, 345 00:17:09,441 --> 00:17:13,088 so we're trying to let it soak in a little bit. 346 00:17:14,792 --> 00:17:16,471 - I think more than anything that 347 00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:20,814 it was an exercise in frustration because, 348 00:17:21,891 --> 00:17:23,631 whether or not it actually comes to fruition, 349 00:17:23,631 --> 00:17:26,091 I think the act of sitting down and kind of taking control 350 00:17:26,091 --> 00:17:29,421 of your own life, the problem with being an actor is that, 351 00:17:29,421 --> 00:17:31,281 which means most of the time you're not gonna be working, 352 00:17:31,281 --> 00:17:33,021 and you're gonna be trying to be working. 353 00:17:33,021 --> 00:17:35,061 And it's really, really difficult 354 00:17:35,061 --> 00:17:38,781 to feel like you own your own life. 355 00:17:38,781 --> 00:17:40,851 And so just the act of sitting down writing 356 00:17:40,851 --> 00:17:43,581 was something we could kind of do on our own time 357 00:17:43,581 --> 00:17:45,062 and feel like we were. 358 00:17:45,062 --> 00:17:48,171 There was an outlet for this kind of creative energy 359 00:17:48,171 --> 00:17:50,871 that we felt like we had, but nobody really want- 360 00:17:50,871 --> 00:17:53,391 - And we never would've thought really that it was possible. 361 00:17:53,391 --> 00:17:55,941 I mean, even 15 years ago, you didn't think of 362 00:17:55,941 --> 00:17:59,211 independent movies as something that you could do. 363 00:17:59,211 --> 00:18:01,791 So Matt and I thought that we could really make the movie 364 00:18:01,791 --> 00:18:04,371 by just raising a little bit of money and making it 365 00:18:04,371 --> 00:18:07,251 because guys like Kevin Smith and Rick Linklater 366 00:18:07,251 --> 00:18:10,371 and Spike Lee and all these like, and Quentin Tarantino 367 00:18:10,371 --> 00:18:12,201 and all these great innovators kind of 368 00:18:12,201 --> 00:18:15,141 went out and made monies inexpensively, the Coens, 369 00:18:15,141 --> 00:18:17,448 then you thought, "Oh, well you can make a movie", 370 00:18:17,448 --> 00:18:19,431 and you don't ha, because we never thought that anyone 371 00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:20,751 would buy it or that it would actually go through 372 00:18:20,751 --> 00:18:23,754 the Hollywood sort of channels, much less, you know, 373 00:18:25,371 --> 00:18:28,494 end up winning Academy Awards for God's sake. 374 00:18:30,838 --> 00:18:33,381 - "Armageddon" released in 1998, 375 00:18:33,381 --> 00:18:35,811 established Affleck as a viable leading man 376 00:18:35,811 --> 00:18:37,858 for Hollywood studio films. 377 00:18:37,858 --> 00:18:39,831 "Goodwill Hunting" had not yet been released 378 00:18:39,831 --> 00:18:41,391 during the casting process. 379 00:18:41,391 --> 00:18:43,071 And after Affleck's screen test, 380 00:18:43,071 --> 00:18:45,984 director Michael Bay dismissed him as a geek. 381 00:18:47,421 --> 00:18:49,461 Producer, Jerry Bruckheimer convinced him 382 00:18:49,461 --> 00:18:52,371 that Affleck would be a star, but he had to lose weight, 383 00:18:52,371 --> 00:18:54,621 become tanned, and get his teeth capped 384 00:18:54,621 --> 00:18:56,301 before filming began. 385 00:18:56,301 --> 00:18:58,911 The film where he starred opposite Bruce Willis 386 00:18:58,911 --> 00:19:01,521 as a blue collar driller, tasked by NASA 387 00:19:01,521 --> 00:19:03,891 with stopping an asteroid from colliding with Earth 388 00:19:03,891 --> 00:19:05,604 was a box office success. 389 00:19:07,461 --> 00:19:09,291 - As long as it says Harry Stamper Oil on the rig, 390 00:19:09,291 --> 00:19:11,571 you will not disobey my rules. You got that? 391 00:19:11,571 --> 00:19:12,621 - Yeah, I do got it. 392 00:19:12,621 --> 00:19:15,146 - Right now I need to hear five words from you. 393 00:19:15,146 --> 00:19:16,535 - Uh. 394 00:19:16,535 --> 00:19:17,391 - I'll... 395 00:19:17,391 --> 00:19:19,341 Never do that again. - Never do do that again. 396 00:19:19,341 --> 00:19:21,951 I'm a fool. That was idiotic. I mean, that was stupid. 397 00:19:21,951 --> 00:19:23,571 I'm an idiot. I know what names on the sign. 398 00:19:23,571 --> 00:19:25,256 I'm not, I can't- - What's going on here? 399 00:19:25,256 --> 00:19:26,525 - What's going on? Well, I mean. 400 00:19:26,525 --> 00:19:27,358 You know, I screwed up. 401 00:19:27,358 --> 00:19:29,024 I'm a little edgy. - How long you worked for me? 402 00:19:29,024 --> 00:19:30,801 - Five wonderful years. 403 00:19:30,801 --> 00:19:33,291 - In five years you have never apologized to me 404 00:19:33,291 --> 00:19:34,124 this quickly. 405 00:19:34,124 --> 00:19:35,628 Something's going on here. I'm gonna find out what it is. 406 00:19:35,628 --> 00:19:36,771 - No, no, no, no. 407 00:19:36,771 --> 00:19:38,415 Well, I'm turning over- 408 00:19:38,415 --> 00:19:41,001 (mellow music) 409 00:19:41,001 --> 00:19:44,181 - [Narrator] Later, in 1998, Affleck had a supporting role 410 00:19:44,181 --> 00:19:47,308 as an arrogant English actor in the period romantic comedy, 411 00:19:47,308 --> 00:19:48,591 "Shakespeare In Love". 412 00:19:48,591 --> 00:19:51,478 Starring his then girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltro. 413 00:19:51,478 --> 00:19:54,261 "Shakespeare In Love" won seven Academy Awards, 414 00:19:54,261 --> 00:19:55,791 including Best Picture, 415 00:19:55,791 --> 00:19:58,101 while the cast won the Screen Actor's Guild Award 416 00:19:58,101 --> 00:20:00,635 for outstanding performance by a cast. 417 00:20:00,635 --> 00:20:03,218 (mellow music) 418 00:20:07,521 --> 00:20:09,771 Affleck reunited with director Michael Bay 419 00:20:09,771 --> 00:20:11,061 for the critically derided 420 00:20:11,061 --> 00:20:13,971 war drama "Pearl Harbor" in 2001. 421 00:20:13,971 --> 00:20:16,731 A.O. Scott of the New York Times felt Affleck 422 00:20:16,731 --> 00:20:19,461 and Kate Beckinsale do what they can with their lines 423 00:20:19,461 --> 00:20:22,854 and glow with the satiny shine of real movie stars. 424 00:20:22,854 --> 00:20:25,437 (mellow music) 425 00:20:28,281 --> 00:20:30,861 Ben Affleck became more involved with television 426 00:20:30,861 --> 00:20:33,741 and film production in the early 2000's. 427 00:20:33,741 --> 00:20:36,761 He and Damon had set up Pearl Street Films in 1998, 428 00:20:36,761 --> 00:20:38,901 named after the street that ran between 429 00:20:38,901 --> 00:20:40,134 their childhood homes. 430 00:20:43,461 --> 00:20:45,291 While Affleck had been a tabloid figure 431 00:20:45,291 --> 00:20:46,641 for much of his career, 432 00:20:46,641 --> 00:20:50,331 he was the subject of increased media attention in 2003, 433 00:20:50,331 --> 00:20:53,061 because of his relationship with Jennifer Lopez. 434 00:20:53,061 --> 00:20:55,461 By the end of the year, Affleck had become, 435 00:20:55,461 --> 00:20:59,178 in the words of GQ, "the world's most overexposed actor". 436 00:21:00,545 --> 00:21:04,041 JLo and Ben Affleck got engaged in November of 2002, 437 00:21:04,041 --> 00:21:06,891 with Affleck giving her a $2.5 million, 438 00:21:06,891 --> 00:21:09,204 6.1 carat, pink diamond ring. 439 00:21:11,091 --> 00:21:14,211 - She's had great success in the music industry, 440 00:21:14,211 --> 00:21:16,851 but her film career was not going well, 441 00:21:16,851 --> 00:21:18,591 especially the film "Gigli", 442 00:21:18,591 --> 00:21:22,101 which she starred in with Ben Affleck, her fiance. 443 00:21:22,101 --> 00:21:26,961 The movie cost about $54 million to produce 444 00:21:26,961 --> 00:21:30,201 it only earned $7 million worldwide. 445 00:21:30,201 --> 00:21:33,171 Huge bomb, huge stinker for both of them. 446 00:21:33,171 --> 00:21:35,091 But they also had another film coming out, 447 00:21:35,091 --> 00:21:37,371 which came out early in 2004 448 00:21:37,371 --> 00:21:38,871 and it was called "Jersey Girl". 449 00:21:38,871 --> 00:21:41,061 Now JLo only had a small role, and in fact, 450 00:21:41,061 --> 00:21:43,641 here's a spoiler, she dies at the beginning, 451 00:21:43,641 --> 00:21:45,918 but the film costs about $35 million to make 452 00:21:45,918 --> 00:21:48,021 and only made 36 million worldwide. 453 00:21:48,021 --> 00:21:50,601 So everyone was saying, stop making movies together 454 00:21:50,601 --> 00:21:53,301 'cause these are terrible, terrible movies 455 00:21:53,301 --> 00:21:55,701 and you guys don't look good on screen together. 456 00:21:59,031 --> 00:22:00,561 - [Narrator] Just days before the wedding, 457 00:22:00,561 --> 00:22:02,811 the couple made a joint statement announcing 458 00:22:02,811 --> 00:22:04,281 the postponement of their wedding 459 00:22:04,281 --> 00:22:06,651 due to excessive media attention. 460 00:22:06,651 --> 00:22:09,261 Unfortunately, this news went from bad to worse, 461 00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:12,084 with the couple announcing their split in 2004. 462 00:22:15,951 --> 00:22:19,671 Jennifer Lopez hit the headlines once again in 2004 463 00:22:19,671 --> 00:22:22,941 when she secretly married salsa star, Marc Anthony. 464 00:22:22,941 --> 00:22:25,521 They had briefly dated in the late 1990s 465 00:22:25,521 --> 00:22:27,774 before his first marriage and her second. 466 00:22:28,971 --> 00:22:31,731 - Well, Ben Affleck and JLo did not last. 467 00:22:31,731 --> 00:22:34,551 They broke up in January, 2004. 468 00:22:34,551 --> 00:22:35,841 Very public breakup. 469 00:22:35,841 --> 00:22:38,091 They said it was the paparazzi and all the media coverage 470 00:22:38,091 --> 00:22:41,291 of their relationship but there were other things going on. 471 00:22:41,291 --> 00:22:44,571 People spotted Ben Affleck in strip clubs 472 00:22:44,571 --> 00:22:47,481 and things were going on there and she wasn't happy. 473 00:22:47,481 --> 00:22:49,840 So their marriage never happened. 474 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,451 So in January, she's all brokenhearted and sad 475 00:22:53,451 --> 00:22:56,481 and a friend of hers swoops in to rescue her. 476 00:22:56,481 --> 00:22:58,701 And it's singer, Marc Anthony. 477 00:22:58,701 --> 00:23:00,501 He just helps her with her broken heart. 478 00:23:00,501 --> 00:23:01,611 And before you know it, 479 00:23:01,611 --> 00:23:03,471 she's married and it's only June. 480 00:23:03,471 --> 00:23:06,444 Same year, and she's got her third husband. 481 00:23:07,881 --> 00:23:10,431 - It was about a hot five minutes later 482 00:23:10,431 --> 00:23:13,101 that Jennifer was spotted with Marc. 483 00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:15,711 I literally think she and Ben Affleck broke up 484 00:23:15,711 --> 00:23:18,771 and she got on the next plane to Marc Anthony. 485 00:23:18,771 --> 00:23:22,521 Marc and Jennifer had been friends for a long time. 486 00:23:22,521 --> 00:23:25,071 Their relationship had been platonic and then they had 487 00:23:25,071 --> 00:23:27,771 briefly dated and then it was platonic again. 488 00:23:27,771 --> 00:23:31,551 But Marc, I think, was kind of always in love with her. 489 00:23:31,551 --> 00:23:34,881 I think Marc was the guy who is in the background, 490 00:23:34,881 --> 00:23:38,211 who you know adores you and thinks you're just 491 00:23:38,211 --> 00:23:39,501 God's gift to this earth. 492 00:23:39,501 --> 00:23:43,011 And after Ben Affleck kind of broke her heart, 493 00:23:43,011 --> 00:23:47,031 I think Jennifer was looking for that kind of reassurance 494 00:23:47,031 --> 00:23:48,741 and Marc represented that. 495 00:23:48,741 --> 00:23:51,681 The other thing is, Marc represented Jennifer's roots. 496 00:23:51,681 --> 00:23:53,421 They both speak Spanish. 497 00:23:53,421 --> 00:23:57,111 She sung lots of songs in Spanish. She loves singing. 498 00:23:57,111 --> 00:23:59,121 And I think she connected with Marc 499 00:23:59,121 --> 00:24:01,941 in a way that she wouldn't have done with Ben Affleck. 500 00:24:01,941 --> 00:24:05,541 And Marc felt familiar. Marc felt like home. 501 00:24:05,541 --> 00:24:08,271 Marc felt like he embodied something that was very much 502 00:24:08,271 --> 00:24:10,851 a part of her culture growing up as a Latina. 503 00:24:10,851 --> 00:24:13,431 And Marc and Jennifer seemed to make sense. 504 00:24:13,431 --> 00:24:15,651 So they very quickly got together 505 00:24:15,651 --> 00:24:17,301 and they very quickly got married. 506 00:24:17,301 --> 00:24:20,871 In fact, Marc's divorce was only finalized from Dayanara 507 00:24:20,871 --> 00:24:24,984 like a few days before he actually married Jennifer Lopez. 508 00:24:26,070 --> 00:24:29,871 (mellow urban music) 509 00:24:29,871 --> 00:24:32,091 - [Narrator] After a year away from the music scene. 510 00:24:32,091 --> 00:24:36,861 JLo released her fourth studio album "Rebirth" in 2005. 511 00:24:36,861 --> 00:24:39,021 - For her, this was kind of a fresh start. 512 00:24:39,021 --> 00:24:40,851 She had gone through a rough couple years 513 00:24:40,851 --> 00:24:42,831 with her breakup with Ben Affleck. 514 00:24:42,831 --> 00:24:44,871 The movie career wasn't going well 515 00:24:44,871 --> 00:24:47,031 and she had a new marriage with Marc Anthony. 516 00:24:47,031 --> 00:24:48,621 So I think she just felt like this was 517 00:24:48,621 --> 00:24:49,851 a fresh start for her. 518 00:24:49,851 --> 00:24:51,381 And she didn't have a bunch of love songs 519 00:24:51,381 --> 00:24:52,941 to Ben Affleck on this album. 520 00:24:52,941 --> 00:24:55,311 She just kept a few simple references 521 00:24:55,311 --> 00:24:58,251 to her current husband, but she was really happy 522 00:24:58,251 --> 00:25:00,681 with where the album was. 523 00:25:00,681 --> 00:25:02,751 - [Narrator] Although debuting and peaking at number two 524 00:25:02,751 --> 00:25:05,754 in the U.S. the album quickly fell off the charts. 525 00:25:07,761 --> 00:25:10,668 The album featured the successful single "Get Right". 526 00:25:12,051 --> 00:25:15,951 - In the music video, "Get Right" JLo plays multiple roles. 527 00:25:15,951 --> 00:25:17,451 You'll see her as a bartender, 528 00:25:17,451 --> 00:25:19,251 you'll see her as the go-go dancer. 529 00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:23,151 You even see her as the young working mom, a club goer. 530 00:25:23,151 --> 00:25:24,831 It's just really kind of fun where she just 531 00:25:24,831 --> 00:25:27,741 is playing multiple roles throughout the entire song. 532 00:25:27,741 --> 00:25:30,051 And we do get to see another one of those famous 533 00:25:30,051 --> 00:25:31,551 JLo dance breaks that just, 534 00:25:31,551 --> 00:25:34,268 she kills it right there in the middle of the song. 535 00:25:34,268 --> 00:25:35,101 ♪ Right by my side ♪ 536 00:25:35,101 --> 00:25:37,068 ♪ Take whatever you want baby let's ride ♪ 537 00:25:37,068 --> 00:25:39,497 ♪ And whatever you won't do, let me decide ♪ 538 00:25:39,497 --> 00:25:42,847 ♪ Just put your name on the dotted line ♪ 539 00:25:42,847 --> 00:25:44,767 ♪ I'm about to sign you up we can get right ♪ 540 00:25:44,767 --> 00:25:48,236 ♪ Before the night is up, we can get right ♪ 541 00:25:48,236 --> 00:25:52,153 ♪ Get right, oh, oh, get right ♪ 542 00:25:55,191 --> 00:25:56,751 - [Narrator] She followed up her discography 543 00:25:56,751 --> 00:25:58,558 with her first full Spanish album, 544 00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:01,941 "Como Ama una Mujer", in 2007. 545 00:26:01,941 --> 00:26:03,921 Husband Marc Anthony produced the album 546 00:26:03,921 --> 00:26:05,751 and it reached the number one spot, 547 00:26:05,751 --> 00:26:07,281 putting JLo back on track 548 00:26:07,281 --> 00:26:09,531 with her previous musical successes. 549 00:26:09,531 --> 00:26:13,071 - For JLo's fifth Studio album, "Como Ama una Mujer". 550 00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:15,081 You know, this was a Spanish language album 551 00:26:15,081 --> 00:26:19,371 and it was the top selling Spanish language album ever. 552 00:26:19,371 --> 00:26:23,121 For that very first week it had extremely strong sales. 553 00:26:23,121 --> 00:26:24,441 The critics weren't as kind though. 554 00:26:24,441 --> 00:26:26,451 'Cause they said, we can really kind of hear 555 00:26:26,451 --> 00:26:29,121 her vocal quality and it's kind of weak and stuff like that. 556 00:26:29,121 --> 00:26:31,721 But that didn't stop the fans from buying the album. 557 00:26:32,721 --> 00:26:35,871 - [Narrator] In 2005, JLo starred alongside Jane Fonda 558 00:26:35,871 --> 00:26:38,301 in the romantic comedy "Monster In-Law". 559 00:26:38,301 --> 00:26:41,991 She received $15 million for her role in the film. 560 00:26:41,991 --> 00:26:44,301 With a production budget of $43 million, 561 00:26:44,301 --> 00:26:49,301 the film went on to gross a total of $115 million worldwide. 562 00:26:49,494 --> 00:26:51,471 - I dunno why people like seeing women fight. 563 00:26:51,471 --> 00:26:54,561 I don't understand it at all myself, but they like that. 564 00:26:54,561 --> 00:26:56,331 No, but me and Jane had a good time. 565 00:26:56,331 --> 00:26:57,839 This what? 566 00:26:57,839 --> 00:26:58,672 - [Reporter] I think it's the hair pulling. 567 00:26:58,672 --> 00:26:59,505 - The hair pulling? 568 00:26:59,505 --> 00:27:00,821 The slapping. - Any advice more for 569 00:27:00,821 --> 00:27:03,501 daughter in-laws, how they should they behave the best? 570 00:27:03,501 --> 00:27:06,411 - Daughter-in-laws? How should they behave the best? 571 00:27:06,411 --> 00:27:08,091 God, just be polite. 572 00:27:08,091 --> 00:27:11,070 Be polite. Act like your mama taught you some manners. 573 00:27:11,070 --> 00:27:12,078 You know what I mean? 574 00:27:12,078 --> 00:27:14,151 - [Reporter] Is this experience any similar to you 575 00:27:14,151 --> 00:27:16,461 dealing with mother-in-law in general? 576 00:27:16,461 --> 00:27:17,738 Any mother-in-law? 577 00:27:17,738 --> 00:27:19,281 - No, thank God. 578 00:27:19,281 --> 00:27:20,114 No. 579 00:27:20,114 --> 00:27:21,561 This is a quite, 580 00:27:21,561 --> 00:27:25,221 hopefully very rare experience for anybody. 581 00:27:25,221 --> 00:27:26,961 Although the person who did write the script, 582 00:27:26,961 --> 00:27:28,971 the first girl, Anya said that she did have 583 00:27:28,971 --> 00:27:31,791 a similar experience and that's why she wrote the script. 584 00:27:31,791 --> 00:27:34,191 So I guess it's out there. I haven't had it though. 585 00:27:34,191 --> 00:27:35,024 I've been lucky. 586 00:27:35,938 --> 00:27:39,237 (mellow music) 587 00:27:39,237 --> 00:27:41,541 - [Narrator] On November 7th, 2007, 588 00:27:41,541 --> 00:27:44,117 during the final night of their co-headlining tour, 589 00:27:44,117 --> 00:27:46,341 JLo and Marc Anthony confirmed 590 00:27:46,341 --> 00:27:48,921 they were expecting their first child. 591 00:27:48,921 --> 00:27:51,171 The announcement ended months of speculation 592 00:27:51,171 --> 00:27:52,314 over the pregnancy. 593 00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:55,401 - Well, it was a shock that I was having twins. 594 00:27:55,401 --> 00:27:57,261 I didn't expect, I didn't even think I was pregnant 595 00:27:57,261 --> 00:27:58,401 to be very honest. 596 00:27:58,401 --> 00:27:59,811 I was like, "Mm, no. 597 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,611 It's hasn't happened for me for so long. 598 00:28:01,611 --> 00:28:03,651 I don't know why it would happen now." 599 00:28:03,651 --> 00:28:06,081 And my husband felt like, "No, you're pregnant. 600 00:28:06,081 --> 00:28:07,909 You're pregnant." - He had a sense, did he? 601 00:28:07,909 --> 00:28:11,241 - Yeah, and we went to the doctor and she checked me 602 00:28:11,241 --> 00:28:13,251 and she was just like, "Oh, you're having twins." 603 00:28:13,251 --> 00:28:15,141 And I was like, "What?" (chuckles) 604 00:28:15,141 --> 00:28:16,401 Of course I am. 605 00:28:16,401 --> 00:28:18,861 Of course I'm having twins. 606 00:28:18,861 --> 00:28:21,741 - [Narrator] JLo gave birth to a son, Maximilian David, 607 00:28:21,741 --> 00:28:24,321 and a daughter, Emme Maribel in Long Island, 608 00:28:24,321 --> 00:28:27,944 New York on February 22nd, 2008. 609 00:28:29,151 --> 00:28:31,521 - Well, it's funny because you know, 610 00:28:31,521 --> 00:28:33,561 they are not growing up the way I grew up. 611 00:28:33,561 --> 00:28:36,261 It's a very different (chuckles) kind of existence for them. 612 00:28:36,261 --> 00:28:38,751 I grew up in the Bronx, both my parents worked 613 00:28:38,751 --> 00:28:41,751 their butts off and me and Marc work our butts off too. 614 00:28:41,751 --> 00:28:44,451 But you know, we have a little bit more than they had. 615 00:28:44,451 --> 00:28:46,838 A lot more than we had when we were growing up. 616 00:28:46,838 --> 00:28:48,831 And so my kids have a different perspective 617 00:28:48,831 --> 00:28:49,791 and I realize that. 618 00:28:49,791 --> 00:28:51,411 They're gonna have a different perspective on life. 619 00:28:51,411 --> 00:28:53,261 And I think one of the most important things to teach them 620 00:28:53,261 --> 00:28:55,251 is that they need to make their own way. 621 00:28:55,251 --> 00:28:57,201 They have to work very hard and they have to care 622 00:28:57,201 --> 00:28:58,761 about the world around them. 623 00:28:58,761 --> 00:29:01,191 And I hope by doing things like this, 624 00:29:01,191 --> 00:29:03,351 that they'll remember from a very young age that that 625 00:29:03,351 --> 00:29:05,924 was something that was always very important to Marc and I. 626 00:29:08,620 --> 00:29:09,501 - [Narrator] In April, 2010, 627 00:29:09,501 --> 00:29:12,861 JLo starred in the romantic comedy, "The Backup Plan", 628 00:29:12,861 --> 00:29:15,384 her first film role in over three years. 629 00:29:18,081 --> 00:29:19,747 - I didn't see you. - I saw you see me. 630 00:29:19,747 --> 00:29:20,691 - Forget it. I'll get out. 631 00:29:20,691 --> 00:29:22,071 But not because you're right, 632 00:29:22,071 --> 00:29:25,330 but because I'm in a terrific mood and you're ruining it. 633 00:29:25,330 --> 00:29:26,241 - Who's that guy? 634 00:29:26,241 --> 00:29:27,321 He's hot. 635 00:29:27,321 --> 00:29:29,481 - Hi. Did you follow me? 636 00:29:29,481 --> 00:29:30,907 - Follow you? 637 00:29:30,907 --> 00:29:33,240 (RnB music) 638 00:29:34,521 --> 00:29:36,171 Okay, now this is getting weird. 639 00:29:36,171 --> 00:29:38,811 - I know we keep running into each other. It's crazy. 640 00:29:38,811 --> 00:29:39,861 What are you doing tonight? 641 00:29:39,861 --> 00:29:40,911 - You gonna see him again? 642 00:29:40,911 --> 00:29:41,893 - Think so. 643 00:29:41,893 --> 00:29:43,577 I'll call you. - I'll wait by- 644 00:29:43,577 --> 00:29:47,541 - [Narrator] Having received a modest $77 million worldwide, 645 00:29:47,541 --> 00:29:50,061 the film received mediocre reviews. 646 00:29:50,061 --> 00:29:51,321 - I had a lot of fun with this movie. 647 00:29:51,321 --> 00:29:52,881 You know, I love comedy. 648 00:29:52,881 --> 00:29:54,501 You can have a lot of fun on a set, 649 00:29:54,501 --> 00:29:56,588 when you're doing a comedy every day. 650 00:29:56,588 --> 00:29:58,941 And working for Alex is amazing, 651 00:29:58,941 --> 00:30:00,498 he was a lot of fun to play with. 652 00:30:00,498 --> 00:30:02,451 - [Reporter] And the film's called "The Backup Plan". 653 00:30:02,451 --> 00:30:03,351 - Yes. - Obviously you are 654 00:30:03,351 --> 00:30:06,321 a businesswoman, entrepreneur, singer, actress. 655 00:30:06,321 --> 00:30:07,611 Did you have a backup plan? 656 00:30:07,611 --> 00:30:09,621 - I really didn't. I really didn't. 657 00:30:09,621 --> 00:30:11,566 I don't think you can in this business. 658 00:30:11,566 --> 00:30:12,399 If you wanna be in this business, 659 00:30:12,399 --> 00:30:15,441 it's so competitive that you have to really be focused 660 00:30:15,441 --> 00:30:17,721 and you can't have like, oh, I'll fall back 661 00:30:17,721 --> 00:30:18,831 on this or whatever. You can't. 662 00:30:18,831 --> 00:30:19,664 You just have to go, 663 00:30:19,664 --> 00:30:21,111 "No, this is what I'm gonna do." 664 00:30:21,111 --> 00:30:22,851 - [Narrator] And how much of the character was you 665 00:30:22,851 --> 00:30:25,401 just actually being yourself and remembering being pregnant 666 00:30:25,401 --> 00:30:26,746 and how much of it was acting? 667 00:30:26,746 --> 00:30:28,495 - It was acting. It was acting. 668 00:30:28,495 --> 00:30:30,228 (JLo laughing) - It was all acting. 669 00:30:30,228 --> 00:30:31,851 - No, it wasn't me being myself. 670 00:30:31,851 --> 00:30:34,941 I think Zoe and I are very different in many ways. 671 00:30:34,941 --> 00:30:38,391 She was kind of a loner. I'm so not a loner. (chuckles) 672 00:30:38,391 --> 00:30:40,761 I love being around my family and friends and stuff. 673 00:30:40,761 --> 00:30:44,781 And she was also emotionally very different than I was. 674 00:30:44,781 --> 00:30:45,741 But it was fun. 675 00:30:45,741 --> 00:30:47,181 - [Reporter] And how has having children, 676 00:30:47,181 --> 00:30:48,741 how has it changed your life? 677 00:30:48,741 --> 00:30:51,831 - Oh God. I mean, it just changes you as a person. 678 00:30:51,831 --> 00:30:55,131 You know? Your whole perspective on life is different 679 00:30:55,131 --> 00:30:57,651 because now your heart has opened up in a way 680 00:30:57,651 --> 00:30:59,841 that you never knew it could. 681 00:30:59,841 --> 00:31:02,211 And it just changes you, changes you. 682 00:31:02,211 --> 00:31:04,011 I mean, there's a scene in the movie, 683 00:31:04,011 --> 00:31:06,322 a couple scenes where I was like eating and pigging out. 684 00:31:06,322 --> 00:31:07,458 They didn't put 'em in in the first cut. 685 00:31:07,458 --> 00:31:09,351 And I was like, "Listen you guys, 686 00:31:09,351 --> 00:31:11,481 this is very important for women. 687 00:31:11,481 --> 00:31:13,071 They need to see me pigging out, 688 00:31:13,071 --> 00:31:14,841 this is what happens when you're pregnant." 689 00:31:14,841 --> 00:31:17,601 You get really sleepy, you get really hungry, you have gas, 690 00:31:17,601 --> 00:31:18,561 okay, it's all right. 691 00:31:18,561 --> 00:31:20,241 They're gonna laugh, trust me. 692 00:31:20,241 --> 00:31:23,661 So yeah, we were very, me and the writer who's also a woman 693 00:31:23,661 --> 00:31:25,791 and had just gotten through her own pregnancy, 694 00:31:25,791 --> 00:31:27,621 we were very adamant about those things. 695 00:31:27,621 --> 00:31:29,721 - [Reporter] And obviously Zoe in the end, 696 00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:30,554 she can have it all. 697 00:31:30,554 --> 00:31:33,231 She can have the family and the man and work. 698 00:31:33,231 --> 00:31:34,821 I mean, how do you balance work 699 00:31:34,821 --> 00:31:36,621 and looking after your children? 700 00:31:36,621 --> 00:31:38,781 - I mean it's a tough balancing act. 701 00:31:38,781 --> 00:31:39,981 It really is. 702 00:31:39,981 --> 00:31:43,101 I wouldn't say that my life is easier, it's harder now, 703 00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:44,451 but it's just, it's better. 704 00:31:45,531 --> 00:31:47,691 Life is just more beautiful now. 705 00:31:47,691 --> 00:31:49,821 - [Reporter] And you say you love making comedy. 706 00:31:49,821 --> 00:31:51,621 What was the most fun scene in this? 707 00:31:52,651 --> 00:31:54,531 - The most fun scene was probably the water birth scene. 708 00:31:54,531 --> 00:31:57,561 And I don't wanna give too much away, but you'll laugh. 709 00:31:57,561 --> 00:31:59,011 Trust me, you're gonna laugh. 710 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,501 (mellow music) 711 00:32:03,501 --> 00:32:05,961 - [Narrator] In June, 2010, following the departure 712 00:32:05,961 --> 00:32:08,121 of Ellen DeGeneres from "American Idol", 713 00:32:08,121 --> 00:32:10,551 it was reported that Jennifer Lopez was in talks 714 00:32:10,551 --> 00:32:13,041 to join Season 10's judging panel. 715 00:32:13,041 --> 00:32:15,231 During the same time J Lo and Anthony 716 00:32:15,231 --> 00:32:17,751 were being considered for a role on the "X factor" 717 00:32:17,751 --> 00:32:20,544 for their appeal to Latin and international markets. 718 00:32:22,611 --> 00:32:25,011 - When Jennifer Lopez said yes to "American Idol", 719 00:32:25,011 --> 00:32:29,901 she was in her forties, she had had a couple of films 720 00:32:29,901 --> 00:32:32,211 that didn't do that well at the box office. 721 00:32:32,211 --> 00:32:34,131 And I think she saw it as an opportunity 722 00:32:34,131 --> 00:32:36,381 to kind of revitalize her career. 723 00:32:36,381 --> 00:32:39,531 Well, a lot of people didn't think it was going to, 724 00:32:39,531 --> 00:32:42,561 but in fact, Jennifer was completely right about it. 725 00:32:42,561 --> 00:32:44,991 She added so much to the show. 726 00:32:44,991 --> 00:32:48,022 She was the perfect judge who sat alongside 727 00:32:48,022 --> 00:32:49,701 people like Keith Urban. 728 00:32:49,701 --> 00:32:52,521 She has that emotive, emotional quality 729 00:32:52,521 --> 00:32:54,561 where she would tear up when she heard 730 00:32:54,561 --> 00:32:56,511 somebody sing something beautifully. 731 00:32:56,511 --> 00:32:59,061 She was funny. She's naturally funny. 732 00:32:59,061 --> 00:33:00,591 And she was a perfect judge 733 00:33:00,591 --> 00:33:02,691 and she did a fantastic job on the show. 734 00:33:02,691 --> 00:33:04,581 It not only revitalized her career, 735 00:33:04,581 --> 00:33:06,381 but it also revitalized the program. 736 00:33:07,341 --> 00:33:10,191 - [Narrator] After her debut on the show in 2011, 737 00:33:10,191 --> 00:33:13,281 JLo released her comeback single "On The Floor". 738 00:33:13,281 --> 00:33:15,291 - This was a great comeback single for her 739 00:33:15,291 --> 00:33:17,361 'cause she hadn't had that massive success 740 00:33:17,361 --> 00:33:19,191 she had had earlier in the decade. 741 00:33:19,191 --> 00:33:22,671 So for her, this was a great way to remind fans, 742 00:33:22,671 --> 00:33:25,370 I'm an artist and let me show you what I've got. 743 00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:28,523 ♪ If you go hard, you gotta get on the floor ♪ 744 00:33:28,523 --> 00:33:32,283 ♪ If you're a party freak then step on the floor ♪ 745 00:33:32,283 --> 00:33:35,112 ♪ If you're an animal then tear up the floor ♪ 746 00:33:35,112 --> 00:33:36,872 ♪ Break a sweat on the floor ♪ 747 00:33:36,872 --> 00:33:40,032 ♪ Yeah we work on the floor ♪ 748 00:33:40,032 --> 00:33:43,482 ♪ Don't stop, keep it moving, put your drinks up ♪ 749 00:33:43,482 --> 00:33:47,032 ♪ Pick your body up and drop it on the floor ♪ 750 00:33:47,032 --> 00:33:51,501 ♪ Let the rhythm change your world on the floor ♪ 751 00:33:51,501 --> 00:33:53,751 - [Narrator] The song topped the charts across the globe 752 00:33:53,751 --> 00:33:56,964 becoming one of the most successful singles of the year. 753 00:33:58,131 --> 00:34:02,721 From 2011 through 2016, JLo graced the "American Idol" 754 00:34:02,721 --> 00:34:05,511 judging table with a positive and supportive attitude 755 00:34:05,511 --> 00:34:06,804 towards contestants. 756 00:34:07,851 --> 00:34:10,431 It was seen as the remaking of her career. 757 00:34:10,431 --> 00:34:12,771 A steady gig that saw her through her divorce 758 00:34:12,771 --> 00:34:14,571 from Marc Anthony. 759 00:34:14,571 --> 00:34:16,701 - You know, after I did "American Idol", 760 00:34:16,701 --> 00:34:20,239 and before that, you're so guarded as an artist, 761 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,151 you don't know how much to give, how much to reveal. 762 00:34:23,151 --> 00:34:24,861 You reveal a little bit through your music, 763 00:34:24,861 --> 00:34:26,511 through the characters you play. 764 00:34:26,511 --> 00:34:29,991 But once I did Idol and I really let people in 765 00:34:29,991 --> 00:34:33,141 to see who I really was as a person, 766 00:34:33,141 --> 00:34:35,691 since then I realized that that has its benefits to it. 767 00:34:35,691 --> 00:34:37,191 It also... 768 00:34:37,191 --> 00:34:40,011 There's nothing wrong with showing your vulnerabilities 769 00:34:40,011 --> 00:34:42,041 and who you really are. And... 770 00:34:43,161 --> 00:34:44,001 I don't know. 771 00:34:44,001 --> 00:34:45,291 I don't regret it. 772 00:34:45,291 --> 00:34:48,744 I always do what feels right in the moment. I follow my gut. 773 00:34:50,421 --> 00:34:52,341 - [Narrator] For months, there had been rumors 774 00:34:52,341 --> 00:34:55,551 circulating in the showbiz world about the impending breakup 775 00:34:55,551 --> 00:34:56,841 of JLo and Anthony. 776 00:34:56,841 --> 00:34:59,991 In 2011, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony 777 00:34:59,991 --> 00:35:01,581 officially announced their split, 778 00:35:01,581 --> 00:35:05,388 with Anthony filing for divorce in April, 2012. 779 00:35:05,388 --> 00:35:07,971 (mellow music) 780 00:35:08,811 --> 00:35:10,611 After a successful few months, 781 00:35:10,611 --> 00:35:13,911 JLo was back to doing what she does best. 782 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:16,941 She released her eighth studio album, "A.K.A.", 783 00:35:16,941 --> 00:35:21,171 it was released on June 13th, 2014 by Capital Records. 784 00:35:21,171 --> 00:35:23,751 experiencing weak sales. 785 00:35:23,751 --> 00:35:25,551 The album produced three singles, 786 00:35:25,551 --> 00:35:29,751 including "Booty" featuring Pit Bull and Rapper Iggy Azalia. 787 00:35:29,751 --> 00:35:33,831 - In June, 2014, JLo released her latest album, "A.K.A.", 788 00:35:33,831 --> 00:35:36,771 which was based off of all of her travels around the world 789 00:35:36,771 --> 00:35:39,561 from her last tour, really had inspired her. 790 00:35:39,561 --> 00:35:42,741 And she had this fantastic single off the album 791 00:35:42,741 --> 00:35:44,751 with Iggy Azalia called "Booty". 792 00:35:44,751 --> 00:35:46,701 And if you have seen the video, 793 00:35:46,701 --> 00:35:47,931 you know what I'm talking about. 794 00:35:47,931 --> 00:35:50,038 It's a lot of oiled booty. 795 00:35:50,038 --> 00:35:52,191 - [Narrator] "Booty" debuted inside the top 20 796 00:35:52,191 --> 00:35:53,511 in the United States, 797 00:35:53,511 --> 00:35:57,021 making it her second highest debut on the billboard Hot 100 798 00:35:57,021 --> 00:35:59,388 after her infamous single "On The Floor". 799 00:36:00,711 --> 00:36:03,651 Her successful acting roles continued as she starred 800 00:36:03,651 --> 00:36:06,621 in the NBC Crime Drama Series "Shades of Blue" 801 00:36:06,621 --> 00:36:08,511 as Detective Harley Santos, 802 00:36:08,511 --> 00:36:11,511 a single mother and police detective who goes undercover 803 00:36:11,511 --> 00:36:15,471 for the FBI in order to investigate her own squad. 804 00:36:15,471 --> 00:36:18,741 JLo also worked as an executive producer for the show, 805 00:36:18,741 --> 00:36:20,691 which had three successful series 806 00:36:20,691 --> 00:36:23,454 and premiered in January, 2016. 807 00:36:24,602 --> 00:36:26,271 - I think the most fun part of playing Harley 808 00:36:26,271 --> 00:36:29,211 is she's so unlike, she's so much tougher than I am 809 00:36:29,211 --> 00:36:30,801 in real life. (chuckles) 810 00:36:30,801 --> 00:36:34,491 And so steely and so like in control of her emotions, 811 00:36:34,491 --> 00:36:38,934 whereas I really am not, most of the time. (chuckles) 812 00:36:39,861 --> 00:36:42,501 We have similarities, but I think just, you know, 813 00:36:42,501 --> 00:36:44,424 her kind of not care attitude. 814 00:36:46,311 --> 00:36:50,331 I wish I didn't care as much sometimes. (chuckles) 815 00:36:50,331 --> 00:36:53,631 - [Narrator] In May, 2015, Jennifer Lopez announced her 816 00:36:53,631 --> 00:36:55,941 Las Vegas residency concert show, 817 00:36:55,941 --> 00:36:59,721 which commenced on January 20th, 2016. 818 00:36:59,721 --> 00:37:02,421 She signed a three year contract at Planet Hollywood 819 00:37:02,421 --> 00:37:07,071 Zappos Theater, which saw her perform 120 shows. 820 00:37:07,071 --> 00:37:10,401 - It was amazing to see JLO's Residency in Las Vegas 821 00:37:10,401 --> 00:37:14,181 do so well, because in a career that has had so many 822 00:37:14,181 --> 00:37:18,081 amazing highs, it really shows just how powerful 823 00:37:18,081 --> 00:37:22,851 and popular with so many different audiences she is. 824 00:37:22,851 --> 00:37:24,351 And again, it was a triumph 825 00:37:24,351 --> 00:37:26,151 and it was something that I think shows, again, 826 00:37:26,151 --> 00:37:27,921 she's not just this great actress, 827 00:37:27,921 --> 00:37:30,594 but she's an amazing overall entertainer. 828 00:37:31,761 --> 00:37:33,741 - [Narrator] Having a residency in Las Vegas 829 00:37:33,741 --> 00:37:37,611 really solidified Jennifer Lopez as a music sensation. 830 00:37:37,611 --> 00:37:41,631 The residency concluded on September 29th, 2018, 831 00:37:41,631 --> 00:37:44,871 having grossed over $100 million in ticket sales 832 00:37:44,871 --> 00:37:46,791 during its three year run. 833 00:37:46,791 --> 00:37:48,951 - She was so great in Las Vegas, 834 00:37:48,951 --> 00:37:52,371 she did something like 120 shows over three years, 835 00:37:52,371 --> 00:37:55,101 and every single night she put the same hard work 836 00:37:55,101 --> 00:37:58,011 and dedication into making it a fantastic evening. 837 00:37:58,011 --> 00:37:59,661 In my career as a reporter, 838 00:37:59,661 --> 00:38:01,970 I've known lots of people who have either worked with her 839 00:38:01,970 --> 00:38:05,691 or spent time with her, and everyone says the same thing. 840 00:38:05,691 --> 00:38:09,111 She's the hardest working person in showbiz. 841 00:38:09,111 --> 00:38:10,581 She's incredibly disciplined. 842 00:38:10,581 --> 00:38:13,011 I know someone who was in business meetings with her, 843 00:38:13,011 --> 00:38:16,071 where they would literally come in with a certain snack 844 00:38:16,071 --> 00:38:18,981 at a exact time of day because that's when she would eat 845 00:38:18,981 --> 00:38:22,101 her boiled eggs or carrot sticks or whatever it was. 846 00:38:22,101 --> 00:38:24,801 She is so regimented and disciplined about her eating 847 00:38:24,801 --> 00:38:27,411 and her exercise and her work. 848 00:38:27,411 --> 00:38:30,771 She never misses a rehearsal. She never misses a workout. 849 00:38:30,771 --> 00:38:34,731 Her work ethic is the stuff of legends. 850 00:38:34,731 --> 00:38:37,701 I think there's a raw talent and a hard work ethic, 851 00:38:37,701 --> 00:38:39,681 and you cannot fault her for that. 852 00:38:39,681 --> 00:38:42,951 - [Narrator] March, 2017 saw romance bloom once again 853 00:38:42,951 --> 00:38:44,511 for Jennifer Lopez. 854 00:38:44,511 --> 00:38:46,581 She confirmed her relationship with former 855 00:38:46,581 --> 00:38:49,371 professional baseball player, Alex Rodriguez, 856 00:38:49,371 --> 00:38:52,551 posting loved up photos to her Instagram page. 857 00:38:52,551 --> 00:38:54,051 In October of the same year. 858 00:38:54,051 --> 00:38:56,121 The pair made plans to move in together, 859 00:38:56,121 --> 00:38:58,611 proving their relationship was serious. 860 00:38:58,611 --> 00:39:01,971 - The reason she and Arod are such a perfect couple 861 00:39:01,971 --> 00:39:06,681 is that Arod has the same kind of hardworking, 862 00:39:06,681 --> 00:39:11,034 athletic discipline part of his ethos that Jennifer does. 863 00:39:12,261 --> 00:39:14,061 - [Narrator] In April, 2018, 864 00:39:14,061 --> 00:39:16,221 Jennifer Lopez was named one of "Times" 865 00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:19,071 100 most influential people in the world, 866 00:39:19,071 --> 00:39:21,351 proving that she has maintained her popularity 867 00:39:21,351 --> 00:39:22,581 over the years. 868 00:39:22,581 --> 00:39:26,841 With earnings of $47 million between June, 2017 869 00:39:26,841 --> 00:39:29,871 and June, 2018, Forbes listed JLo 870 00:39:29,871 --> 00:39:32,484 as the sixth highest paid woman in music. 871 00:39:34,761 --> 00:39:38,511 In February, 2019 JLo announced that she would embark 872 00:39:38,511 --> 00:39:41,451 on her first concert tour in nearly seven years 873 00:39:41,451 --> 00:39:44,271 to celebrate her upcoming 50th birthday. 874 00:39:44,271 --> 00:39:45,831 Titled "It's My Party", 875 00:39:45,831 --> 00:39:48,561 the International Tour ran from June to August, 876 00:39:48,561 --> 00:39:53,561 grossing an estimated $54.7 million from 38 shows. 877 00:39:55,911 --> 00:39:58,431 - I try to take care of myself. 878 00:39:58,431 --> 00:40:00,051 It's not easy for anybody. 879 00:40:00,051 --> 00:40:02,811 I think as you get older, you think about it 880 00:40:02,811 --> 00:40:06,188 and you go, okay, I wanna maintain a youthful quality. 881 00:40:06,188 --> 00:40:09,321 I wanna be able to run around with my kids. 882 00:40:09,321 --> 00:40:10,671 You know, all of those things. 883 00:40:10,671 --> 00:40:12,381 And you have to work at it. 884 00:40:12,381 --> 00:40:16,074 I do work out and I do try to eat right and, you know. 885 00:40:16,911 --> 00:40:19,911 I don't always want to, but I do. 886 00:40:19,911 --> 00:40:23,241 I force myself at times, and I think that's what it takes. 887 00:40:23,241 --> 00:40:26,451 You have to put in the hard work. Nothing comes easy. 888 00:40:26,451 --> 00:40:29,038 If you see anybody doing something and then you're like, 889 00:40:29,038 --> 00:40:30,171 "Wow, look at that." 890 00:40:30,171 --> 00:40:32,451 It's because they're working hard, for sure. 891 00:40:32,451 --> 00:40:35,361 And not always because they want to. (chuckles) 892 00:40:35,361 --> 00:40:36,898 'Cause I know I don't. 893 00:40:36,898 --> 00:40:40,221 (mellow music) 894 00:40:40,221 --> 00:40:41,151 - [Narrator] The following month, 895 00:40:41,151 --> 00:40:44,061 while on their beach vacation in The Bahamas in March, 896 00:40:44,061 --> 00:40:46,554 Alex Rodriguez asked JLo to marry him. 897 00:40:49,581 --> 00:40:52,821 Naturally, the two documented the engagement on Instagram 898 00:40:52,821 --> 00:40:55,851 where fans are treated to picturesque shots of the proposal 899 00:40:55,851 --> 00:40:57,504 and the stunning diamond ring. 900 00:41:01,671 --> 00:41:04,401 Jennifer Lopez made an impactful return to acting 901 00:41:04,401 --> 00:41:05,601 in the film "Hustlers", 902 00:41:05,601 --> 00:41:08,181 for which she also served as an executive producer 903 00:41:08,181 --> 00:41:11,045 alongside director Lorene Scafaria. 904 00:41:11,045 --> 00:41:13,041 (mellow music) 905 00:41:13,041 --> 00:41:15,531 - The thing about JLo and "Hustlers" is that 906 00:41:15,531 --> 00:41:18,921 she was completely running circles around all of 907 00:41:18,921 --> 00:41:21,501 the other women in the movie with her acting chops. 908 00:41:21,501 --> 00:41:24,801 And it was fascinating because even though she is 909 00:41:24,801 --> 00:41:27,111 20 years older than some of her co-stars, 910 00:41:27,111 --> 00:41:29,331 she seemed as a peer to them. 911 00:41:29,331 --> 00:41:31,371 It wasn't like she was trying to play younger. 912 00:41:31,371 --> 00:41:34,551 It wasn't like she was trying to be the matriarch. 913 00:41:34,551 --> 00:41:35,721 She just was natural. 914 00:41:35,721 --> 00:41:37,941 And that's what I think is so appealing about JLo. 915 00:41:37,941 --> 00:41:41,211 And I think why she got such great acclaim for "Hustlers" 916 00:41:41,211 --> 00:41:44,421 is because she's kind of this ageless enigma. 917 00:41:44,421 --> 00:41:47,241 Like, she's just sexy and cool regardless. 918 00:41:47,241 --> 00:41:48,951 There's a scene at the end of Hustlers where she's 919 00:41:48,951 --> 00:41:51,621 walking down the road and she has like a crop top 920 00:41:51,621 --> 00:41:53,841 and like a puffy coat on. 921 00:41:53,841 --> 00:41:55,671 And you know, my mind is going, 922 00:41:55,671 --> 00:41:57,201 I know she's 50 years old, 923 00:41:57,201 --> 00:41:59,601 but it doesn't look like she's trying to dress young. 924 00:41:59,601 --> 00:42:04,011 It doesn't look like she's trying to be something she's not. 925 00:42:04,011 --> 00:42:06,201 It's just who she is and it works for her. 926 00:42:06,201 --> 00:42:09,321 So it's a really good kind of, as a role model too, 927 00:42:09,321 --> 00:42:11,721 for women, if you're being your authentic self, 928 00:42:11,721 --> 00:42:14,091 you can dress however you want, be whoever you want. 929 00:42:14,091 --> 00:42:15,834 And that's JLo to a t. 930 00:42:16,671 --> 00:42:19,041 - [Narrator] The film is inspired by a true story 931 00:42:19,041 --> 00:42:21,021 following a group of Manhattan strippers 932 00:42:21,021 --> 00:42:23,211 who con wealthy men for their money. 933 00:42:23,211 --> 00:42:24,741 - [Reporter] And especially for a movie like "Hustlers". 934 00:42:24,741 --> 00:42:26,001 - Yeah. - It's all about girl power. 935 00:42:26,001 --> 00:42:27,921 - I know. I mean, you know, 936 00:42:27,921 --> 00:42:29,331 being involved with a movie like this, 937 00:42:29,331 --> 00:42:30,441 producing a movie like this, 938 00:42:30,441 --> 00:42:33,241 starring in a movie like this is like a dream come true. 939 00:42:34,101 --> 00:42:36,861 We all feel so incredibly proud 940 00:42:36,861 --> 00:42:39,921 to have got this movie made and to have so many women 941 00:42:39,921 --> 00:42:43,611 working in the key positions of producer, director, stars. 942 00:42:43,611 --> 00:42:44,871 It's an amazing thing. 943 00:42:44,871 --> 00:42:48,861 And the movie itself, Lorene a fantastic job 944 00:42:48,861 --> 00:42:51,761 and so did everybody, so I'm excited for people to see it. 945 00:42:53,661 --> 00:42:56,001 - [Narrator] JLo's portrayal of a manipulative stripper 946 00:42:56,001 --> 00:42:57,711 garnered acclaim from critics, 947 00:42:57,711 --> 00:42:59,991 with some deeming it the best acting performance 948 00:42:59,991 --> 00:43:02,721 of her career, which was Oscar worthy. 949 00:43:02,721 --> 00:43:05,421 The film also gave JLo her highest opening weekend 950 00:43:05,421 --> 00:43:07,191 at the box office. 951 00:43:07,191 --> 00:43:09,771 She garnered nominations for best supporting actress 952 00:43:09,771 --> 00:43:12,801 at the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, 953 00:43:12,801 --> 00:43:16,251 Critics Choice Movie Awards, and Independent Spirit awards. 954 00:43:16,251 --> 00:43:18,861 The success of "Hustlers" was regarded by various 955 00:43:18,861 --> 00:43:22,344 media outlets as a symbolic comeback for Jennifer Lopez. 956 00:43:23,601 --> 00:43:27,411 In September, 2019 it was revealed that Jennifer Lopez 957 00:43:27,411 --> 00:43:31,611 would co headline the Super Bowl 2020 alongside Shakira. 958 00:43:31,611 --> 00:43:34,521 The women made history as the first Latina artists 959 00:43:34,521 --> 00:43:37,041 to headline the Super Bowl halftime show. 960 00:43:37,041 --> 00:43:40,551 - Two Latinas doing this at this time in this country 961 00:43:40,551 --> 00:43:45,051 at this time, it's just very empowering for us and for me, 962 00:43:45,051 --> 00:43:48,291 I'm very proud to be able to help set 963 00:43:48,291 --> 00:43:50,391 and push forth that message. 964 00:43:50,391 --> 00:43:51,261 - [Narrator] The show combined 965 00:43:51,261 --> 00:43:53,961 both singers Best and Beloved hits alongside 966 00:43:53,961 --> 00:43:57,054 an indomitable display of hip shaking and hair flipping. 967 00:43:58,131 --> 00:44:01,281 - When we finished the first run through, you know, 968 00:44:01,281 --> 00:44:03,051 Shakira looked at me, she was like, that was amazing. 969 00:44:03,051 --> 00:44:05,487 And I was like, no, you were amazing. 970 00:44:05,487 --> 00:44:07,581 And I think it was very, she was like, 971 00:44:07,581 --> 00:44:09,231 it's different what we do, and I said, well, 972 00:44:09,231 --> 00:44:12,081 it's very Shakira and it's very Jennifer. 973 00:44:12,081 --> 00:44:13,731 And I think that's what you're gonna get 974 00:44:13,731 --> 00:44:14,751 from the performance. 975 00:44:14,751 --> 00:44:16,941 - Your show and my show feel very different, 976 00:44:16,941 --> 00:44:18,141 but very complementary. 977 00:44:18,141 --> 00:44:19,851 They complement each other. 978 00:44:19,851 --> 00:44:23,331 And I think that we've been working so hard the past weeks 979 00:44:23,331 --> 00:44:25,341 to make sure that everything is as good, 980 00:44:25,341 --> 00:44:30,341 as good as we can feel that it is. 981 00:44:30,621 --> 00:44:35,451 And so everybody can enjoy this Sunday, 982 00:44:35,451 --> 00:44:37,491 enjoy a great show 983 00:44:37,491 --> 00:44:39,939 and we hope that it will be a great show. 984 00:44:39,939 --> 00:44:42,522 (mellow music) 985 00:44:45,141 --> 00:44:46,701 - [Narrator] After his split from JLo, 986 00:44:46,701 --> 00:44:48,951 Ben Affleck also quickly moved on. 987 00:44:48,951 --> 00:44:52,071 He married actress Jennifer Garner in 2005 988 00:44:52,071 --> 00:44:53,781 and the new Hollywood couple welcomed 989 00:44:53,781 --> 00:44:56,031 three children together over the years. 990 00:44:56,031 --> 00:44:58,311 Daughters Violet and Sarafina Affleck 991 00:44:58,311 --> 00:45:00,084 and son Samuel Affleck. 992 00:45:02,061 --> 00:45:04,491 Ben Affleck began his acting career comeback 993 00:45:04,491 --> 00:45:07,101 with his highly acclaimed performance as Superman actor 994 00:45:07,101 --> 00:45:10,281 George Reeves in the noir biopic "Hollywood land". 995 00:45:10,281 --> 00:45:13,371 He was awarded the Volpe Cup at the Venice Film Festival 996 00:45:13,371 --> 00:45:15,231 and was nominated for a Golden Globe 997 00:45:15,231 --> 00:45:16,794 for Best Supporting Actor. 998 00:45:17,991 --> 00:45:18,921 - I was really eager to. 999 00:45:18,921 --> 00:45:21,051 I had a sense that whoever was lucky enough 1000 00:45:21,051 --> 00:45:25,401 to play the part would have a, you know, 1001 00:45:25,401 --> 00:45:28,521 a real opportunity on their hands 'cause it was pretty rich 1002 00:45:28,521 --> 00:45:30,411 in terms of what you're able to do with it. 1003 00:45:30,411 --> 00:45:31,701 You know, a lot of movies, you know, 1004 00:45:31,701 --> 00:45:34,641 sort of rush past character and stuff and, you know, 1005 00:45:34,641 --> 00:45:37,491 have to blast through to keep the plot going, 1006 00:45:37,491 --> 00:45:41,481 whereas this really took time to sort of examine the nuances 1007 00:45:41,481 --> 00:45:43,791 of the guy and a lot of different sides of him. 1008 00:45:43,791 --> 00:45:44,624 So it was nice. 1009 00:45:44,624 --> 00:45:46,611 You know, I've had a kind of interesting career 1010 00:45:46,611 --> 00:45:49,131 because I've done a lot of different kinds of things 1011 00:45:49,131 --> 00:45:51,471 and I've done some stuff that's kind of character 1012 00:45:51,471 --> 00:45:53,271 interesting supporting roles like this. 1013 00:45:53,271 --> 00:45:58,271 And I've done some sort of larger, more like bloated action, 1014 00:45:58,731 --> 00:46:01,401 you know, big movies like that and kind of, you know, 1015 00:46:01,401 --> 00:46:04,221 look on balance, these are much more interesting. 1016 00:46:04,221 --> 00:46:06,051 You do much better in the pocketbook 1017 00:46:06,051 --> 00:46:07,221 doing the other kind of movies. 1018 00:46:07,221 --> 00:46:08,054 But it's, you know, 1019 00:46:08,054 --> 00:46:10,251 I've seen it kind of from both sides. 1020 00:46:10,251 --> 00:46:12,429 That isn't really the way in which I feel like 1021 00:46:12,429 --> 00:46:14,181 I've experienced being typecast. 1022 00:46:14,181 --> 00:46:17,079 I think typecasting now has more to do with people's 1023 00:46:17,079 --> 00:46:20,391 familiarity with you through gossip magazines 1024 00:46:20,391 --> 00:46:22,199 and entertainment television shows where they have 1025 00:46:22,199 --> 00:46:26,841 a sense of familiarity with actors that sometimes prevents 1026 00:46:26,841 --> 00:46:29,541 them from kind of well seeing the actor 1027 00:46:29,541 --> 00:46:31,101 as the character they're playing. 1028 00:46:31,101 --> 00:46:33,291 I think you do better to stay out of that 1029 00:46:33,291 --> 00:46:35,001 as much as you possibly can. 1030 00:46:35,001 --> 00:46:36,681 Although that's not something 1031 00:46:36,681 --> 00:46:39,264 I've succeeded at doing very well. 1032 00:46:40,881 --> 00:46:42,201 - Ben Affleck soon began 1033 00:46:42,201 --> 00:46:44,841 on his next directorial project "Argo" 1034 00:46:44,841 --> 00:46:47,094 in 2012 for Warner Brothers. 1035 00:46:48,321 --> 00:46:52,341 - I just feel so incredibly honored to be nominated 1036 00:46:52,341 --> 00:46:55,131 as a producer for this movie, to be here at the big party. 1037 00:46:55,131 --> 00:46:57,081 You know, it's tremendous. 1038 00:46:57,081 --> 00:47:00,111 I mean, we got seven nominations, including Best Picture. 1039 00:47:00,111 --> 00:47:02,061 I'm elated by that. 1040 00:47:02,061 --> 00:47:03,741 Truly, genuinely thrilled. 1041 00:47:03,741 --> 00:47:06,741 And like I said, there are nine amazing movies, 1042 00:47:06,741 --> 00:47:07,761 any of which could win, 1043 00:47:07,761 --> 00:47:10,911 any of which would deserve to win if they did. 1044 00:47:10,911 --> 00:47:12,741 So I don't get into worrying too much 1045 00:47:12,741 --> 00:47:14,901 about who got what and didn't get what. 1046 00:47:14,901 --> 00:47:16,521 I mean, you know, I've had many, many, 1047 00:47:16,521 --> 00:47:19,644 many, many, many, many years watching from home. 1048 00:47:21,442 --> 00:47:22,971 I thought I was excited about making the movie. 1049 00:47:22,971 --> 00:47:24,801 These guys had a script. I really liked that. 1050 00:47:24,801 --> 00:47:27,111 I called 'em up, said, I got a a take for it, you know, 1051 00:47:27,111 --> 00:47:28,431 will you put me on the movie? 1052 00:47:28,431 --> 00:47:31,881 And I wanted to do the movie and I wanted to work with them. 1053 00:47:31,881 --> 00:47:33,921 That's what I thought would happen. 1054 00:47:33,921 --> 00:47:35,361 You know, I wanted to work on something quality. 1055 00:47:35,361 --> 00:47:36,194 I did the movie. 1056 00:47:36,194 --> 00:47:37,221 We all worked really hard. 1057 00:47:37,221 --> 00:47:38,661 I hoped that people would like it. 1058 00:47:38,661 --> 00:47:42,291 I didn't take a more meta, you know, 1059 00:47:42,291 --> 00:47:44,234 approach to it than that. I was excited to make it. 1060 00:47:44,234 --> 00:47:46,281 I was excited to work with these guys, the cast we had. 1061 00:47:46,281 --> 00:47:48,381 And, you know, I was willing to let the chips 1062 00:47:48,381 --> 00:47:49,371 kind of fall where they may 1063 00:47:49,371 --> 00:47:50,991 as long as we thought we had done something 1064 00:47:50,991 --> 00:47:52,714 that we were interested in. 1065 00:47:55,532 --> 00:47:58,131 - [Narrator] In 2014, he pushed back production 1066 00:47:58,131 --> 00:48:00,021 on his own directorial project 1067 00:48:00,021 --> 00:48:02,331 to star as a husband accused of murder 1068 00:48:02,331 --> 00:48:05,841 in David Fincher's psychological thriller, "Gone Girl". 1069 00:48:05,841 --> 00:48:08,121 Fincher cast him partly because he understood 1070 00:48:08,121 --> 00:48:11,484 what it felt like to be misrepresented by tabloid media. 1071 00:48:14,541 --> 00:48:18,471 Sadly, in 2015, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner 1072 00:48:18,471 --> 00:48:22,341 publicly announced their separation in June, 2015, 1073 00:48:22,341 --> 00:48:24,711 with Affleck continuing to live in a guest house 1074 00:48:24,711 --> 00:48:28,251 at the family home until mid 2017. 1075 00:48:28,251 --> 00:48:31,641 They jointly filed for divorce in April, 2017, 1076 00:48:31,641 --> 00:48:34,731 seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children. 1077 00:48:34,731 --> 00:48:37,704 And it was finalized in October, 2018. 1078 00:48:41,571 --> 00:48:44,481 Given Affleck's growing reputation as a filmmaker, 1079 00:48:44,481 --> 00:48:48,658 his decision to star as Batman in the 2016 superhero film, 1080 00:48:48,658 --> 00:48:51,291 "Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice" 1081 00:48:51,291 --> 00:48:54,081 was regarded as a bewildering choice. 1082 00:48:54,081 --> 00:48:55,461 Although the casting announcement 1083 00:48:55,461 --> 00:48:58,731 was met with intense fan backlash, Affleck's performance 1084 00:48:58,731 --> 00:49:00,954 ultimately earned a positive reception. 1085 00:49:04,881 --> 00:49:05,714 - Breathe it in. 1086 00:49:09,051 --> 00:49:10,164 That's fear. 1087 00:49:13,431 --> 00:49:14,414 You're not brave. 1088 00:49:19,044 --> 00:49:20,211 Men are brave. 1089 00:49:31,731 --> 00:49:33,621 - [Narrator] Affleck reprised his role as Batman 1090 00:49:33,621 --> 00:49:36,561 later that year, making a brief cameo appearance 1091 00:49:36,561 --> 00:49:39,024 in "Suicide Squad" in 2016. 1092 00:49:41,481 --> 00:49:44,458 He starred as an autistic accountant in the action thriller, 1093 00:49:44,458 --> 00:49:46,821 "The Accountant" in 2016, 1094 00:49:46,821 --> 00:49:49,434 which was an unexpected commercial success. 1095 00:49:50,830 --> 00:49:54,951 - There was a need to do research around autism 1096 00:49:54,951 --> 00:49:56,901 so that we got that right and we wanted to make 1097 00:49:56,901 --> 00:49:58,161 a fun movie that people would like 1098 00:49:58,161 --> 00:49:58,994 and that was entertaining. 1099 00:49:58,994 --> 00:50:01,761 But it had to be rooted in, you know, 1100 00:50:01,761 --> 00:50:04,251 in something true that was recognizable to people. 1101 00:50:04,251 --> 00:50:05,481 I just got a letter from a friend of mine 1102 00:50:05,481 --> 00:50:06,791 whose son's autistic, and he said, you know, 1103 00:50:06,791 --> 00:50:10,041 if my son turns out to be an assassin, I'll be thrilled. 1104 00:50:10,041 --> 00:50:12,174 So I took that as high praise. 1105 00:50:13,881 --> 00:50:15,231 - [Narrator] Ben Affleck's starring role 1106 00:50:15,231 --> 00:50:17,578 as a recovering alcoholic in the sports drama 1107 00:50:17,578 --> 00:50:20,841 "The Way Back" in 2020 was widely praised. 1108 00:50:20,841 --> 00:50:23,694 The themes of the movie were close to home for Affleck. 1109 00:50:25,011 --> 00:50:27,021 - Life, you know, ebbs and flows. 1110 00:50:27,021 --> 00:50:29,601 There are natural difficulties. 1111 00:50:29,601 --> 00:50:32,064 I had this like, kind of, 1112 00:50:33,771 --> 00:50:37,111 I don't know what very early success as a very young man 1113 00:50:38,331 --> 00:50:40,341 which is difficult to manage, I think at any age, 1114 00:50:40,341 --> 00:50:41,541 but particularly when you're young. 1115 00:50:41,541 --> 00:50:43,401 And I had some stuff work and some stuff didn't. 1116 00:50:43,401 --> 00:50:45,141 And I ran afoul of the press a little bit 1117 00:50:45,141 --> 00:50:47,691 and became overexposed causing me to kind of turn around 1118 00:50:47,691 --> 00:50:49,671 and question and maybe I was being a little bit hyperbolic 1119 00:50:49,671 --> 00:50:52,041 for effect in the speech, but causing me to question like, 1120 00:50:52,041 --> 00:50:53,511 what do I wanna do in this industry? 1121 00:50:53,511 --> 00:50:54,741 Do I have anything to offer? 1122 00:50:54,741 --> 00:50:57,261 what should I be doing? How can I best express myself? 1123 00:50:57,261 --> 00:50:59,001 And that was around the time that I took up directing. 1124 00:50:59,001 --> 00:51:01,851 And I really viewed this as connected to that decision 1125 00:51:01,851 --> 00:51:03,621 because that decision was about, 1126 00:51:03,621 --> 00:51:05,601 you know, was really fraught with can I do it? 1127 00:51:05,601 --> 00:51:07,671 Can I make it, can I really direct movies and be a director? 1128 00:51:07,671 --> 00:51:11,331 And to be at the DGA to be honored with an award by the DGA 1129 00:51:11,331 --> 00:51:12,771 is definitely more than I ever imagined 1130 00:51:12,771 --> 00:51:14,948 on the first day of shooting of "Gone Baby, Gone". 1131 00:51:22,281 --> 00:51:23,991 - [Narrator] After J Lo ended her engagement 1132 00:51:23,991 --> 00:51:26,001 to Alex Rodriguez and Ben Affleck 1133 00:51:26,001 --> 00:51:27,651 had split from Ana de Armas, 1134 00:51:27,651 --> 00:51:31,401 the two were spotted hanging out again in 2021. 1135 00:51:31,401 --> 00:51:33,351 However, sources claimed that the pair 1136 00:51:33,351 --> 00:51:35,961 being spotted together was purely platonic, 1137 00:51:35,961 --> 00:51:38,184 claiming they had never not been friends. 1138 00:51:45,051 --> 00:51:48,201 Then after nearly two decades after they first split, 1139 00:51:48,201 --> 00:51:49,971 J Lo and Ben Affleck were spotted, 1140 00:51:49,971 --> 00:51:52,644 heading off for a week long vacation to Montana. 1141 00:51:54,231 --> 00:51:55,491 Following the vacation, 1142 00:51:55,491 --> 00:51:58,191 the singer flew out to Los Angeles to spend more time 1143 00:51:58,191 --> 00:51:59,721 with her former fiance 1144 00:51:59,721 --> 00:52:02,721 determined not to let distance affect their reunion. 1145 00:52:02,721 --> 00:52:04,791 The press and their fans were going crazy 1146 00:52:04,791 --> 00:52:07,311 over the constantly appearing images of the couple 1147 00:52:07,311 --> 00:52:08,664 being spotted together. 1148 00:52:11,961 --> 00:52:14,781 Weeks later, Affleck also reportedly took a flight 1149 00:52:14,781 --> 00:52:16,701 to J LO's residence in Miami 1150 00:52:16,701 --> 00:52:19,521 to spend more cozy quality time with her. 1151 00:52:19,521 --> 00:52:21,801 The pair quickly began spending all their free time 1152 00:52:21,801 --> 00:52:25,074 together, blending their children into one big family. 1153 00:52:27,621 --> 00:52:30,589 Then in April, 2022, in an exclusive video 1154 00:52:30,589 --> 00:52:33,261 published in her personal fan newsletter, 1155 00:52:33,261 --> 00:52:35,871 JLo announced that she and Affleck had gotten engaged 1156 00:52:35,871 --> 00:52:37,461 a year after reuniting. 1157 00:52:37,461 --> 00:52:40,161 He proposed to her while she was taking a bubble bath. 1158 00:52:41,451 --> 00:52:44,001 The video featured J Lo beaming as she showed off 1159 00:52:44,001 --> 00:52:47,664 her new engagement ring, an emerald cut pale green diamond. 1160 00:52:49,491 --> 00:52:52,671 Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot in a surprise 1161 00:52:52,671 --> 00:52:56,781 Las Vegas wedding at midnight on July 17th, 2022, 1162 00:52:56,781 --> 00:53:00,231 the singer confirmed the news in her newsletter "On the Jlo" 1163 00:53:00,231 --> 00:53:02,541 saying that a low-key ceremony in a chapel 1164 00:53:02,541 --> 00:53:05,061 was exactly what the two wanted. 1165 00:53:05,061 --> 00:53:08,271 After their surprise nuptials the pair jetted off to Paris 1166 00:53:08,271 --> 00:53:11,601 for a sunny summer holiday and brought along their kids. 1167 00:53:11,601 --> 00:53:14,781 They hosted a star studded second private wedding ceremony 1168 00:53:14,781 --> 00:53:16,551 in August, 2022, 1169 00:53:16,551 --> 00:53:19,254 and embarked on his second honeymoon trip to Italy. 1170 00:53:26,031 --> 00:53:28,468 Ahead of the release of her forthcoming album, 1171 00:53:28,468 --> 00:53:29,841 "This is Me Now", 1172 00:53:29,841 --> 00:53:31,881 and in honor of the 20th anniversary 1173 00:53:31,881 --> 00:53:34,971 of her third studio album, "This Is Me Then", 1174 00:53:34,971 --> 00:53:37,671 J Lo sat down with Zane Lo for Apple music 1175 00:53:37,671 --> 00:53:40,371 to talk about her latest musical venture. 1176 00:53:40,371 --> 00:53:41,751 During their conversation, 1177 00:53:41,751 --> 00:53:44,061 she opened up about how Affleck inspired her 1178 00:53:44,061 --> 00:53:47,121 to get into the recording studio in both instances, 1179 00:53:47,121 --> 00:53:49,044 20 years ago and now. 1180 00:53:50,457 --> 00:53:53,040 (upbeat music) 1181 00:53:54,446 --> 00:53:55,875 ♪ Boy ♪ 1182 00:53:55,875 --> 00:53:58,572 ♪ We're gonna get joy together ♪ 1183 00:53:58,572 --> 00:54:00,730 ♪ Let's go ♪ 1184 00:54:00,730 --> 00:54:02,980 ♪ Oh oh oh ♪ 1185 00:54:07,481 --> 00:54:09,771 - [Narrator] In 2021, Affleck appeared 1186 00:54:09,771 --> 00:54:11,451 as a substitute father figure 1187 00:54:11,451 --> 00:54:14,628 in George Clooney's coming of Age drama, "The Tender Bar". 1188 00:54:16,075 --> 00:54:17,781 - A friend of mine, Clay Duval, who's an actor, 1189 00:54:17,781 --> 00:54:18,681 who's in "Argo", 1190 00:54:18,681 --> 00:54:20,961 gave me the book a long time ago, a long time ago. 1191 00:54:20,961 --> 00:54:22,731 But, and I read it, I really liked it. 1192 00:54:22,731 --> 00:54:24,858 And then I didn't even know George was adapting it 1193 00:54:24,858 --> 00:54:26,691 and I got an email from him. 1194 00:54:26,691 --> 00:54:27,891 It was actually out of the country saying, 1195 00:54:27,891 --> 00:54:29,031 Hey, do you wanna come do this? 1196 00:54:29,031 --> 00:54:31,911 I was like, this has sort of fell from the heavens. 1197 00:54:31,911 --> 00:54:33,711 You know, it's this amazing part. 1198 00:54:33,711 --> 00:54:38,061 He kept on touting his multiple Sexiest Man Alive Awards. 1199 00:54:38,061 --> 00:54:42,981 He thinks it's an award, but he's really a wonderful guy 1200 00:54:42,981 --> 00:54:45,291 and a storyteller at highest order, 1201 00:54:45,291 --> 00:54:47,451 and a brilliant director, particularly for actors. 1202 00:54:47,451 --> 00:54:48,861 It was like, it was a gift, you know, 1203 00:54:48,861 --> 00:54:52,731 he really was so generous in the way he helped me with this. 1204 00:54:52,731 --> 00:54:54,951 The performance and the advice he had 1205 00:54:54,951 --> 00:54:58,674 and the experience itself was really wonderful. 1206 00:55:00,501 --> 00:55:02,541 - [Narrator] For the role Affleck was nominated 1207 00:55:02,541 --> 00:55:05,631 for the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award 1208 00:55:05,631 --> 00:55:07,224 for Best Supporting Actor. 1209 00:55:08,091 --> 00:55:09,651 He also had a supporting role 1210 00:55:09,651 --> 00:55:11,898 in Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel". 1211 00:55:19,821 --> 00:55:22,791 This same year, J Lo starred opposite Owen Wilson 1212 00:55:22,791 --> 00:55:25,461 and Maluma in the romantic comedy "Marry Me", 1213 00:55:25,461 --> 00:55:28,131 released in February, 2022. 1214 00:55:28,131 --> 00:55:31,611 The film grossed over $50 million at the box office 1215 00:55:31,611 --> 00:55:34,101 while becoming the most streamed day and date film 1216 00:55:34,101 --> 00:55:36,081 on Peacock and received generally 1217 00:55:36,081 --> 00:55:37,944 mixed reviews from critics. 1218 00:55:40,221 --> 00:55:43,971 - This is something I know intimately, you know, 1219 00:55:43,971 --> 00:55:46,701 a lot of actresses, could play something like this. 1220 00:55:46,701 --> 00:55:49,341 But knowing it in the way that I do, 1221 00:55:49,341 --> 00:55:52,911 I think really helped me play this role 1222 00:55:52,911 --> 00:55:55,401 in a very authentic and real way. 1223 00:55:55,401 --> 00:56:00,401 Because in every moment I knew exactly all of the scenes. 1224 00:56:00,471 --> 00:56:02,361 Like, this is what is happening here, 1225 00:56:02,361 --> 00:56:03,531 this is what it's like. 1226 00:56:03,531 --> 00:56:05,601 No, that's not how I would say it. 1227 00:56:05,601 --> 00:56:07,431 That's not how it would go. 1228 00:56:07,431 --> 00:56:11,521 So I was able to really input on the script in that way 1229 00:56:12,471 --> 00:56:14,694 to make every little detail right. 1230 00:56:18,981 --> 00:56:20,871 - [Narrator] Since their romantic reunion, 1231 00:56:20,871 --> 00:56:22,671 the couple has been publicly supporting 1232 00:56:22,671 --> 00:56:24,654 each other's career milestones. 1233 00:56:26,281 --> 00:56:28,864 (mellow music)