Jennifer Lopez’s friends are worried as she is reportedly easing the pain of her divorce from Ben Affleck with alcohol. Those close to her are worried that the singer will fall into a dark abyss if she continues on this path. J.Lo recently posted on Instagram that she drank a glass of her alcohol brand, Delilah Margarita Cocktail. A source claimed that she needed liquid courage before meeting her ex-husband, Affleck.
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J.Lo is drinking amid divorce from Affleck
“The fact that she needed a drink in her stomach before her latest date with Ben explains it all. She seems to be self-medicating and unable to handle the raw reality of this divorce without some sort of stimulant,” the source told RadarOnline. They added, “She used to only drink socially but now it’s a huge part of her daily routine and the cocktails she makes are apparently deadly.”
The On The Floor singer and Affleck first broke up in 2004 after being engaged for two years and then rekindled their romance in 2021. The former couple got married in 2022, however, filed for divorce two years later, in August 2024.
The source told the outlet, “J.Lo wasn’t ready for this breakup. She really thought they would work through their issues, but Ben just gave up and walked away. He has completely devastated her.”
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J.Lo’s drinking has her friends worried
Lopez received a lot of criticism for her liquor line as she was known to be a teetotaler for a long time. Critics also criticized her for launching a liquor brand as her then-husband was struggling with alcohol addiction.
However, she previously explained, “I know a lot of people are talking about, ‘Oh, she doesn’t even drink alcohol. What is she doing with a cocktail line?’ That was true for a long time. I didn’t drink alcohol. Until a few years ago, as you can see from a lot of my photos over the last ten or maybe 15 years, I have been drinking cocktails occasionally. I enjoy a cocktail every once in a while.”
Since then, friends of the 55-year-old have been worried that her new “social” drinking habit could turn into a risky habit. “She is struggling a lot emotionally at the moment and the biggest concern among her friends is that she is using alcohol as a coping mechanism,” an insider told the media outlet. J.Lo says it’s the least she can do to have a few drinks to ease the stress, which is a reasonable thing to do – but it seems completely out of character for her.”
