On Friday, Jennifer Lopez will release her most intimate work yet: her album, this is me nowAnd what accompanies it Amazon Prime Musical Movie. The project captures her search for love and growth during her time in-between dating Affleck, and the musical offers candid details about their reunion.
Lopez spoke to diverse In an interview released this morning about their breakup in the early 2000s and what Affleck, the more private of the two, thought about the project. Affleck is a co-writer on the film and plays a small role in it as well.
When Lopez and Affleck first ended their engagement in January 2004, Lopez admitted that all the public commentary surrounding their relationship was the nail in the coffin. “Our relationship collapsed under the weight of the pressure,” Lopez said. “We lost our sense of ourselves, and we had to break up because we didn't know how to survive it. I had to discover myself, and he had to discover himself.”
Lopez spoke more about her side of the matter, saying, “I've been on this journey, and I've been trying to figure this out.” [what healthy love looks like for her]. I feel like now because Ben and I have rediscovered each other — and now that we're married — I have something to offer. This is the specific work that will close this chapter so I can move on to the next part of my life.
She later commented on doubts that she had already finished focusing her projects on love, admitting that this final chapter was her “most challenging” yet. “It's funny,” she said. “It's like, OK, now I'm in a healthier, more loving, good relationship. I've gotten to this place where I feel complete, to be more present in the relationship. But what is that? I have to live that, and that's more challenging than the last 20 years.”
Regarding Affleck's point about this is me nowWhich includes an album, a film and a documentary, The greatest love story never told, It is scheduled to be released on February 27, “He realized that this was a surreal, surreal journey that we were on,” Lopez said.
She also shared the advice her director husband told her, as she was initially financing the project herself. “Ben said, ‘You’re going to write it, and then you’re going to film it,’” Lopez recalls with a smile. “When you're done, you'll do a rough cut, see what you need, and reshoot for three days.” Then I said: “I can't do it, I don't have any money anymore!” But, he said, “You'll reshoot for a few days, then you'll come back to it and edit it.” It will tell your story.
Affleck watched the final part of the film last year. He said: I made a movie. for you. You made a great movie. “I did it,” she shared, her eyes misting over diverse. “Honestly, I don't care what happens right now. This is the biggest kind of praise I can get.”
She addressed the fact that people are likely to have mixed opinions about the project, and recognizes that it won't be for everyone: “I think when you put out any project, you get to a point in your life where you don't do it.” “For everyone in the world to have the best opinion of them,” she said. “But I think this is a beautiful project. The message is strong and the message is right. I think it's a real piece of art, and I'm very proud of it.”
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