5 Hot Stories: Ben Affleck Praises J. Lo, Teddi Mellencamp Divorce Details

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, Edwin Arroyave and Teddi Mellencamp.

Ben Affleck has nothing but love for Jennifer Lopez’s performance in his movie Unstoppable despite their divorce. During a recent interview with producing partner Matt Damon, Affleck, 52, gave shout-outs to the team behind the biographical sports drama based on wrestler Anthony Robles’ book of the same name — and heaped praise on his former spouse in particular. “Jennifer is spectacular,” Affleck told Entertainment Tonight, adding that he and Damon, with whom he founded the Artists Equity production company, are “really, really proud” of the upcoming film. Unstoppable stars Jharrel Jerome as Robles and Lopez, who filed for divorce from Affleck in August after two years of marriage, as the athlete’s mother, Judy. Keep up with more of Us Weekly’s top stories below:

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