Jennifer Lopez made a provocative on-stage confession about her sex life shortly after her ex-husband Ben Affleck reportedly gave her a one-word nickname.
Lopez, 56, recently debuted two new tracks during her European tour, with lyrics that appear to take direct aim at her 52-year-old ex-husband, following their split in August 2024.
In 'Up All Night', the 59-year-old sings: “I’m up all night, dancing on somebody, living my best life / I bet you wish that you were by my side / I got tired of you breaking me down / Look at me now,” cited by Cosmopolitan.
And in another song titled 'Wreckage of You,' which premiered on stage in Pontevedra, Spain, she digs even deeper: “Thank you for the scars you left on my heart / For showing me that stars shine brighter in the dark / I won't fall apart because of who you are / And all your broken parts. Because of you, I am stronger, wiser / Better than I've ever been," according to Daily Mail.
Despite the apparent digs, sources have revealed that Affleck is unbothered by the new music.
“If this song or any others bash him, what can he do? It’s childish and not something he wants to entertain,” the outlet reported. “He isn’t going to let it hurt him, and he’s definitely not going to give it life by reacting.”
Still, insiders say the Gone Girl actor saw this coming. “He’s known her long enough and been given a nod on plenty of her music before, so he is more than aware that this was coming,” they added. “He knows that this is something she has to do for herself and for her artistry.”
The former couple's rollercoaster romance began in 2002, fizzled in 2004, and reignited nearly two decades later. After marrying in Las Vegas in 2022, they split again two years later.
Lopez and Affleck's relationship was often marked by clashing views on privacy and fame, as The Good Will Hunting star has long expressed a preference for keeping his personal life out of the spotlight.
He once told The Wall Street Journal that "some things are intimate” and should not be “shared with the rest of the world".
But the 'Let's Get Loud' singer took a different route, highlighting their romance in her album 'This Is Me... Now' and in her 2024 documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told, in which Affleck admitted he was “taken aback” by how openly she detailed their relationship.
Speaking to British GQ earlier this year, the father-of-two reflected: “My temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers… you don’t always have the same attitude towards these things.”
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The award-winning singer and actress' latest performances have made headlines far beyond the music.
While on stage at the Lucca Summer Festival in Italy, she delivered a candid monologue about her sexual preferences: “I have to be honest with you, sometimes I get in different moods at night. I don’t know about you but I do, and sometimes I like it hard.
"Other days, I am feeling a little romantic. You put on candles and soft music. On those days, I like it real slow. But there’s other days...maybe because it’s a new kind of time for me, maybe because it’s summertime and it’s hot outside, I feel a little more naughty. You ever get that feeling? Where you feel like being naughty? On those days, I like it real fast," she added.
That same week, she simulated risque acts on stage at the Cook Music Fest in Tenerife, straddling dancers, being lifted crotch-first onto a performer’s shoulders, and placing her hands between others’ legs - all while wearing a silver bodysuit.
Her bold persona drew criticism from conservative pundits like Megyn Kelly, who slammed the pop star on X, writing: “So she’s a soft porn star now. Great choices!”
However, others defended Lopez’s sexually confident stage presence. Brandy Smith, a licensed psychologist with Thriveworks, said Kelly’s comments seemed aimed at shaming, rather than empowering.
“There is likely some piece of it, conscious or not, connected to misogyny because it is suggesting that women should present themselves in a certain way and that a woman who does not present herself in a certain way is problematic,” she said.