Did Ben Affleck Make Jennifer Lopez Seem an Oversharer in ‘Greatest Love Story’?

The same year Jennifer Lopez released “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” — a documentary showing behind-the-scenes of the making of JLo’s musical album “This Is Me, Now” — she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, whom she has called “the love of her life” multiple times.

In the documentary, Ben Affleck appears visibly annoyed that his soon-to-be ex-wife shared private details of their love story, including a book he gifted her for Christmas. The book featured all the love letters and emails they exchanged since their first relationship, breakup, and rekindled romance in 2021.

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In “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” available on Prime Video since February 27, 2024, Jennifer tries to convince Ben that the story she is telling in the visual of “This Is Me, Now” is inspired by her journey but not entirely about her. Still, Affleck stated multiple times he did not want their relationship to keep feeding the tabloids. “I had a very firm sense of boundaries initially around the press while Jen, I don’t think, objected to it in the way I did. I very much did object to it,” he says.

According to Ben, some things are “sacred and special,” and “being in the making-of documentary about my personal life” wasn’t how he envisioned his future with Jennifer Lopez.

Fans revisiting “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” for clues about what led to their second split might be surprised to learn that Ben Affleck’s disapproval was reportedly staged.

Ben Affleck was allegedly on board with Jennifer sharing their love story. “The documentary was Ben’s idea for his company, Artists Equity,” a source told People. “Jennifer’s team didn’t want to do it since she was focused on the album and Amazon original video project.”

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These comments have shocked many, especially those who watched the documentary and labeled Jennifer Lopez an oversharer, which might have been the leading cause of her marriage failure.

A resurfaced documentary video shows Ben’s opposition, causing Lopez’s team to need to clarify some narratives. Affleck said in the doc, “Getting back together, I said, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media.’ Then I realized it’s not a fair thing to ask. It’s like you’re going to marry a boat captain, and you go, ‘Well, I don’t like the water.'”

Lopez knew Ben was not happy with “This Is Me, Now,” but did she just play along?

“I don’t think he’s very comfortable with me doing all of this,” she said at the time. “But he loves me, he knows I’m an artist, and he’s going to support me in every way he can because he knows he can’t stop me from making the music I made and writing the words that I wrote. That’s going to happen and he doesn’t want to stop me.”

Adding, “He wants to do that [for me], but that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable being the muse.”

Despite his “I don’t want this” narrative, a source told People that Affleck “insisted” and was highly involved in the documentary’s editing process. “He was the one who had control, pretty much,” the source said, claiming Affleck portrayed “a false narrative.”

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“He loved the movie and album, but when you look at the doc, it looks like he’s surprised by it and didn’t sign up for it,” the source said. “He was playing the role of a regular guy and meanwhile, he was the engine behind it.”

They continued, “He definitely took it away from the director so he could have the narrative he wanted out there.”

An insider told People that Ben Affleck had “erratic mood swings,” which led Jennifer Lopez to file for divorce. “They were trying to work through it, but when the mood swings and the big highs and big lows informed a toxicity that was pervasive, no one can help you — you have to help yourself,” the source said. “The world was rooting for them, but who he said he was and who he turned out to be were two different people.”

Now that the singer pulled the plug on her marriage, she requested a judge to restore her maiden name. Per USA TODAY, Lopez, who legally changed her name to Jennifer Lynn Affleck after her 2022 marriage to the actor, asked to be restored to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.

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Lopez, 55, and Affleck, 52, separated on April 26, but she waited until the second anniversary of their Georgia wedding ceremony to file for divorce pro per, meaning she did not seek legal representation. The pair married on July 16, 2022, in a Las Vegas wedding chapel. Lopez cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for her divorce.

A source close to Lopez told NBC News that she is waiving her claim to spousal support and requesting the judge deny Affleck any payments. Since they did not sign a prenuptial agreement, the money earned between them since their July 2022 marriage in Las Vegas is considered community property. Lopez listed her date of separation as April 26, 2024.

Ben Affleck might be in the middle of a divorce, but he is using his single life to spend quality time with his loved ones. After arriving in California from Connecticut, the star took his son and their friends to a movie theater in Marina Del Rey to watch “Alien Romulus.”