Ben Affleck once admitted that he was 'disturbed' by then-wife Jennifer Lopez's admiration for Kevin Costner in a recently resurfaced interview. Affleck made the comment during a March 2023 appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, which was recorded when the couple was still going strong.
![[According to People, Affleck revealed that the Monster In Law star was 'drawn to the romance between' the two characters played by Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly on the show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/15/94479751-14321759-According_to_People_Affleck_revealed_that_the_Monster_In_Law_sta-m-236_1737731676752.jpg)
The two split in August 2024, after Lopez filed for divorce. Since their breakup, the Jenny From The Block hitmaker has been seen with filmmaker Costner, as they were spotted enjoying drinks at the bar together at the iconic western apparel store Kemo Sabe in Aspen this holiday season.
![[The pair were previously engaged in 2002 and reconciled later in 2021 after their respective splits]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/15/94479785-14321759-image-a-238_1737731698158.jpg)
However, a source later claimed that the Yellowstone actor 'is not seriously involved with anyone and not necessarily looking for anything more than that right now.'. But interestingly enough, it looks like ex-husband Affleck may have predicted their meetup, as he spilled on Lopez's fascination with the TV show Yellowstone, which Costner stars in.
![[Lopez's sighting with Costner comes after his Howard Stern interview last June, where he debunked a rumor that he was romantically involved with songstress Jewel]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/15/94479743-14321759-image-a-239_1737731705991.jpg)
According to People, Affleck revealed that the Monster In Law star was 'drawn to the romance between' the two characters played by Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly on the show. 'Jen showed me a clip off of Instagram of a monologue [Reilly] has in the car with the kid about the ways to become rich,' Affleck shared at the time. 'And then [Jen] was like, "I love the story of these two.".
![[Just over a year after Affleck made the podcast appearance, the couple went their separate ways]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/16/94479765-14321759-Just_over_a_year_after_Affleck_made_the_podcast_appearance_the_c-a-61_1737734495351.jpg)
Ben Affleck once admitted that he was 'disturbed' by then-wife Jennifer Lopez's love for Kevin Costner in a recently resurfaced interview. According to People, Affleck revealed that the Monster In Law star was 'drawn to the romance between' the two characters played by Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly on the show.
