Jennifer Lopez did nothing to quell speculation about her marriage to Ben Affleck when she was confronted by a reporter Wednesday.
As reports circulated that the celebrity pair were headed for a split, one journalist dared to ask about it at a news conference for her new movie, Atlas, in Mexico City.
Is your divorce with Ben Affleck real? These rumors? the journalist asked, per People . What is the truth ... what is the truth of the situation?
Costar Simu Liu stepped in.
OK were not doing that, he said. Thank you so much, guys. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
You know better than that, Lopez politely scolded the reporter.
Dont come in here with that energy, please, Liu added.
The mass interview ended on a light note when Lopez joked to reporters in Spanish that no one asked a question in Spanish but OK. The crowd laughed as she walked out.
Lopez and Affleck rekindled their early-aughts romance to much fanfare, culminating in their 2022 marriage. But it doesnt look good for the couple amid mounting reports that all is not well .
Affleck did not attend the Los Angeles or Mexico City premieres of Atlas, People noted.
The sci-fi thriller begins streaming Friday on Netflix .
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