Ben Affleck’s Next Chapter: Insiders Reveal What’s Ahead for Ben in the Wake of His Marital Woes with Jennifer Lopez

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00:00In late June, Ben Affleck appeared on the Season 4 premiere of Kevin Hart's interview series,

00:05Hart to Hart.

00:06In the nearly hour-long sit-down, Affleck opened up about his wife, Jennifer Lopez,

00:11calling her level of fame effin' bananas,

00:14and revealed he much prefers life out of the spotlight, saying,

00:17"...I'm a little bit shy. I also don't like a lot of attention."

00:21In the following weeks, the fate of Affleck's two-year marriage to Jennifer appeared to be sealed.

00:26They put their massive 12-bedroom, $68 million Beverly Hills mansion on the market in mid-July,

00:31and Ben closed on a more modest $20.5 million home on July 24th,

00:36coincidentally the same day as Jennifer's 55th birthday,

00:39which she celebrated at her Hamptons home without the actor.

00:44Sources tell us that the actors have made peace with their split.

00:47Ben has been busy working on The Accountant 2 and a new Netflix thriller with pal Matt Damon.

00:53He is relieved and ready for a fresh start.

00:56The source tells us,

01:03Now, his purchase of his new five-bedroom pad,

01:05which is located close to the home of his ex-wife Jennifer Garner,

01:09was the final nail in the coffin.

01:11A Lopez source confirms that Affleck's actions caught the singer off-guard,

01:15but says she had her suspicions because he had been living in a rental.

01:19An Affleck source added that Ben moving into a new home was the closure of the relationship.

01:24Now, Us Weekly previously reported that their hectic work schedules took a toll on their marriage,

01:29and they don't have a lot of common ground, and the honeymoon phase has worn off.

01:34Another source says that neither of them wants this divorce to be dragged out and contentious.

01:39Ben and Jen are in agreement that they want it to be quick and seamless.

01:43Now, behind the scenes, they have been finalizing what that will look like if they pull the trigger.

01:49Their main goal is to remain amicable.

01:51The Affleck source adds that they are in communication, but it's limited.