Jennifer Lopez calls out Craig Melvin for asking…
No one messes with Jenny from the Block.
Jennifer Lopez called out Craig Melvin after he requested the Grammy-nominated singer about her divorce from Ben Affleck during an interview with the “Today” show on Monday, Oct. 6.
“In the middle of filming this elaborate, beautiful musical, your divorce was also finalized with Ben,” Melvin, 46, said while discussing Lopez’s latest movie, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
Craig Melvin and Jennifer Lopez during the “Today” show on Oct. 6, 2025. Today
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck before their break up in August 2024. jlo/Instagram
“There you go!” Lopez, 56, fired back. “Look at this guy!”
The “Today” host, however, clarified that he only introduced the subject up because Affleck, 53, helped produce the Bill Condon-directed musical drama.
“But then I read that your ex is an executive producer on the film,” he said.
Craig Melvin asking Jennifer Lopez about her divorce from Ben Affleck during the “Today” show on Oct. 6, 2025. Today
Jennifer Lopez selling her new film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” on the “Today” show on Oct. 6, 2025. Today
Lopez went on to giggle about the scenario before acknowledging her ex-husband’s position in producing “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
“If it wasn’t for Ben, the movie wouldn’t have gotten made,” the hitmaker shared. “And I will always give him that credit.”
“And yeah, things happen, you have to keep going,” she added concerning their break up.
Jennifer Lopez during an interview with the “Today” show on Oct. 6, 2025. Today
Jennifer Lopez during an interview on the “Today” show on Oct. 6, 2025. Today
Although Lopez didn’t elaborate additional about her and the “Good Will Hunting” star’s divorce, she did acknowledge how the new film helped her navigate through a troublesome second in her life.
“It’s funny, the movie is about escapism. It’s about how movies and art save us in the hardest times of our lives,” she explained. “Doing this project was such a dream come true for me that it really got me through to kind of survive a moment that was difficult in my personal life as well.”
As for what’s next for the pop icon, Lopez said she “took some time off” after filming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “now we’re back.”
Jennifer Lopez in “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Kiss of a Spiderwoman
Jennifer Lopez in her new film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Kiss of a Spiderwoman
“I’m really excited for everybody to see this film,” she shared. “It’s a beautiful film about love.”
“And it sounds like it might have helped save you,” Melvin added, before Lopez replied, “It did, it did!”
Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in the spring of 2021, years after breaking off their first engagement in 2004.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez celebrating tying the knot in August 2022. jlo/Instagram
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez with her twins, Emme and Max. jlo/Instagram
The pair went on to tie the knot in 2022 — but the union didn’t last.
The “Selena” star pulled the plug on their marriage in August 2024 after they quietly parted methods earlier that yr.
Lopez and the “Justice League” actor settled their divorce in January 2025, and it was finalized one month later.
J.Lo beforehand opened up about filming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” amid her break up from Affleck during a sitdown with “CBS News Sunday Morning” last month.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez before their break up in August 2024. jlo/Instagram
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez out and about in New York City on March 29, 2024. GC Images
“It was a really tough time,” she told host Lee Cowan. “Every moment on set, every moment I was doing this role, I was so happy, and then it was like, back home, it was not great.”
“And it was just like, oh, you know, ‘How do I reconcile this?’” Lopez added.
Affleck, meanwhile, praised his ex following their break up.
Jennifer Lopez shares twins Emme and Max with her ex, Marc Anthony. jlo/Instagram
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a blended household. LXXVI/Splash News / SplashNews.com
“For the record, Jennifer Lopez is spectacular, great to my kids, great ongoing relationship with them,” he said in April. “I love her kids. They’re wonderful.”
“She’s an enormously important, tremendous person of a lot of integrity who I adore and am grateful to,” Affleck added.
The actor star shares three children, Samuel, 13, Seraphina, 16, and Violet, 19, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, while Lopez shares twins Emme and Max, 17, with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
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