Jennifer Lopez Claims First Ben Affleck Breakup Felt Like Near-Death Torture!

Jennifer Lopez enjoys married life with hubby Ben Affleck. But the songstress still remembers the pain of their first breakup. And in a new interview, Lopez spilled on her heartbreak. 

Discover how Jennifer compared splitting from Ben for the first time to a brush with death. And learn what else Lopez revealed about her relationship with Affleck. Get all the details below. 

Jennifer Lopez Says First Split From Ben Affleck Felt Like Death!

Breaking up with now-husband Ben Affleck years ago remains a milestone for Jennifer Lopez. And while their split sparked gossip among celeb watchers, it felt painfully personal for Lopez. As a result, the singer compared the pain to dying, according to Page Six.

Talking with Apple Music 1, Jennifer recalled her romance ups and downs. And while Lopez loves her renewed romance with Affleck, she described the pain of their first breakup. That took place in 2004, with the end of their first engagement.

“It was so painful after we broke up,” shared the 53-year-old songstress. And she noted, “Once we called off that wedding 20 years ago, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life. I honestly felt like I was going to die.”

Jennifer Lopez Shares Her ‘Happy Ending’

However, the singer did offer up a fairy tale style happy conclusion to her initial story of woe. But first, Lopez recalled the years of struggling to recover from breaking up with Affleck. And Jennifer remembered, “It sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn’t get it right.”

But Lopez also feels ready to celebrate her happy ending. And she shared, “20 years later, it does have a happy ending. It has the most ‘would never happen in Hollywood’ ending.”

And now that Jennifer and Ben, 50, successfully rekindled their love more than 15 years after that first split, Lopez feels ready to celebrate with new music. But Jennifer’s new album takes its cues from the past. Because she titled it “This Is Me … Now.” And the title offers an update to her release in 2002, “This Is Me… Then.”

This is Me … Now #ThisIsMeNow #ThisIsMeThenAndNow#20yearsofTHISISMETHEN#HappyAnniversary #ThisIsMeThen pic.twitter.com/POrGmpVCZq

— jlo (@JLo) November 25, 2022

Jennifer Lopez Describes Meaning Of Her New Album

The music focuses on how Lopez felt when she reunited with Affleck. And as the two made their decision to tie the knot, Jennifer felt that love had become real. As a result, the singer believes that her new album captures “this moment in time when I was reunited with the love of my life and we decided we were going to be together forever.”

And the ultimate message of Jennifer’s new album focuses on believing in true love. “The whole message of the album is, ‘This love exists. This is a real love,'” explained Lopez. “Now I think what the message of [the album] is — if you have, like me at times, lost hope, almost given up, don’t. True love does exist and some things do last forever and that’s real. I want to put that message out into the world and that does take a lot of vulnerability.”

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