Jennifer Lopez’s Alcohol Business ‘Devastated’ Ben Affleck, Source Reveals

Ben Affleck has a history of alcohol addiction that has affected his personal and professional life. He’s been candid about his stints in rehab in the past, and since dating and marrying Jennifer Lopez in 2022, fans haven’t heard much about his sobriety. In 2023, Lopez launched a cocktail company that may have angered Affleck. Here’s what a source said about how the brand “devastated” Affleck and could influence the couple’s decision to divorce.

Jennifer Lopez’s Cocktail Brand May Be Part of the Cause of Her Divorce from Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez loves the Hollywood business and she continues to please her fans in 2024. While Ben Affleck prefers to stay out of the spotlight, Lopez continues to make music and plans to tour. In 2023, she launched a new cocktail brand, Delola, which has her fans talking.

“Delola is designed to set you free,” the company’s website states. “Our world-class, ready-to-drink craft cocktails are carefully crafted with premium alcohol, natural botanicals, are lower in calories* and are gluten-free. With Delola, you can have fun without the effort.”

Unfortunately, the brand didn’t sit well with Affleck. Affleck has been open about his alcoholism in the past, having spent several days in rehab. Alcohol also took a toll on his relationship with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, who staged an intervention for him at one point. A friend of Affleck’s said the actor was “devastated” by Delola.

“Ben had to fight to get his life back together after overcoming alcoholism,” a friend of Affleck’s said, according to Yahoo. “Knowing he had lost everything, including the love of his family, knowing he could relapse, Jen decided to start her own spritzer line to make more money, as if she didn’t have enough.”

Insiders added that the brand and Lopez’s “obsession with fame” led to their desire to divorce.

Ben Affleck Stays Sober Despite Marital Troubles, Source Says

Ben Affleck hasn’t touched alcohol in years. Although he and Jennifer Lopez are having marital problems that appear to be headed for divorce in 2024, it seems unlikely that Affleck will fall back into his old ways.

“He’s really grateful to be sober and I don’t think he’ll be making a mistake again any time soon,” a source told The Sun. “But he still carries the weight of the world on his shoulders every day, and Jennifer doesn’t, despite her recent bad luck with her tour and new music. She’s not being a pain in the ass, at least not with the people closest to her.”

Affleck also has the support of his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, who lives nearby. Garner stood by Affleck for years as he battled his alcohol addiction. He was photographed with her several times as the media took notice of his marital problems with Lopez.

He once clarified that he did not blame his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, for his alcoholism.

Ben Affleck felt “trapped” in his marriage to Jennifer Garner. While he still loves and respects his ex-wife, he wasn’t happy with their life together. In 2023, Affleck told The Hollywood Reporter that he didn’t blame Jennifer Garner for his alcoholism, despite how the media portrayed it.

“I was trying to say, ‘Hey, look, I drank too much, and the less happy you are, whether it’s at work or in your marriage, it’s just that the harder your life gets, the more you do things that aren’t healthy to fill a void, the more you’re going to start doing those kinds of things,'” Affleck explained. “I think I was pretty clear about that. It was the New York Post that deliberately misinterpreted the story for clickbait, and then everybody picked up on it, and no matter how many times I said, ‘I don’t feel that way. I’m telling you, I don’t blame my ex-wife for my drinking.’ So, yeah. It’s tough.”

How to get help: In the United States, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Helpline 1-800-662-4357.

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