Jennifer Lopez, who has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, shared a thoughtful message about relationships and overcoming challenges, saying she always strives to learn from the moment. She also reflected on the lessons she’s learned since embracing motherhood.
Speaking about her role as Judy Robles, the mother of former NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, in the film Unstoppable, Lopez explained how she faces life’s challenges while balancing her professional and personal life, reports E! Online. .
“I think the way I get over things is not by thinking it’s happening to me,” she explained, “but by thinking it’s happening to me. And, what a lesson that is.” Need to learn at this time?”
Lopez also discussed how motherhood shaped her performance in the film. “Being a mother and knowing what it means to give the best to your children and putting your best face forward for them at all times. But as a woman and in relationships and in life and struggling with your dreams and your Also having to have my own aspirations – and what that means and how that feels, I think that was the biggest thing for me.”
Her performance in Unstoppable has received praise, including from her ex-husband Ben Affleck. Ben Affleck said, “We really believe in the power of storytelling when the people involved are deeply connected to the story, Jennifer is fantastic,” E! Online reported.
In the film, Lopez’s character supports her son’s rise to success while dealing with her own struggles, a story Lopez finds deeply relatable. Lopez previously explained her role, saying, “I really wanted to understand Judy and make sure she felt safe with me. [while] Sharing details of my experience,” as reported by Page Six.
The singer-actress, who is also mother to 16-year-old twins Max and Emme from her previous marriage to Marc Anthony, noted the protective instincts she shares with her character. “When you talk to Judy’s kids, including Anthony, they say, ‘My mom is very positive, she’s very nice,’ but there was a completely different story that she was living, The one you hide from your kids,” Lopez shared with emphasis. Parents go to any extent to protect their children from their struggles.
Lopez officially filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024, citing irreconcilable differences, after two years of marriage.
