After divorcing her ex-husband, actor Ben Affleck, in August, Jennifer Lopez is now revealing how she overcomes “hardships” in her life, noting, “There are no coincidences… things happen for a reason.”
‘Unstoppable‘ star Jennifer Lopez, 55, recently spoke with the woman she plays in the biopic, Judy Robles, during a sit-down interview for British Vogue, published on Friday (December 20). While speaking about the film and their real lives, Jennifer Lopez gave insight into how she overcomes various “hardships,” like notably divorcing her ex-husband, actor Ben Affleck, 52.
The film is about Judy Robles and her son Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg. Despite this, his unbreakable spirit empowers him to defy the odds and pursue his dreams of being a wrestler, which he attains and even cements upon winning a 2011 NCAA wrestling title.
During an 8-minute interview clip, Jennifer Lopez asked Judy Robles, “What is the most difficult part in ‘Unstoppable‘ for you to watch?” Robles admitted, “Ooh. I think the parts with my ex. Truthfully, not the moments where it was the abusive parts. It was the moment in the kitchen where I reveal a tattoo and my son walks in.”
Choking up on her tears, Robles added, “That was hard because that was messy, but that was me and I wanted to keep trying. I knew I shouldn’t have been in that moment. I knew that he didn’t deserve another chance. I knew that he wasn’t going to change. And my son walks in and sees me laughing and happy and it broke his heart. That was the hardest scene for me to watch because there was so much reality.”
Lopez responded, “It’s a complicated moment in life that makes the story so triumphant. To see you sitting here today, ’cause we all make mistakes and we all do things that we wish we hadn’t when it comes to our kids, and I think that every mom in the world can look at that and see that you can come out the other end and become literally Dr. Judy.”
Lopez added, “And I understand why it’s difficult for you. And thank you for allowing us to do that, because I feel that very deeply. I’ve been in the same spot at times. Like, maybe I shouldn’t be giving this person a chance. Or maybe I should end this right now and then you go back. I don’t think there’s a woman on Earth who hasn’t been in that position, or even men.”
Later in the interview, Robles asked Lopez, “The film is about overcoming challenges. What can you share with our audience about how to deal with seemingly impossible challenges?” The singer and actress responded, “Wow! You know, you get hit with so many things in life and I think like Anthony said many times, we’re always wrestling with something.”
Jennifer Lopez, who recently divorced Ben Affleck, continued, “I think the way I overcome things is not by thinking of them as ‘happening to me,’ but ‘happening for me and ‘what is the lesson that needs to be learned in the moment?’ When I think of things in that way, and stay in kind of a more positive mindset about it, it’s easier to kind of embrace it for the lesson that it is. Because that’s really what our hardships are in life: What am I supposed to learn here?”
Lopez concluded, “There are no coincidences. This is not happening just randomly, it’s happening for a reason. What can I learn and how can I come out the other side better, stronger, more knowledgeable, and kind of evolve and grow from this point?”
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Prior to her new comments about overcoming “hardships,” in October 2024, Jennifer Lopez told Interview Magazine how she grew from her split with Ben Affleck and what lessons she finally learned after divorcing him. When asked if she regretted the pain she went through, she quipped, “Not one second.”
She added, “That doesn’t mean it didn’t almost take me out for good. It almost did. But now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘F**k, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, god. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it. You had to hit me really hard over the head with a f***ing sledgehammer. You dropped the house on me. Don’t have to do it again.’”
Jennifer Lopez eventually revealed that the lesson she learned from divorcing Ben Affleck was that she is “capable of joy and happiness” all by herself. She said, “When you sit in those feelings and go, ‘These things are not going to kill me,’ it’s like, actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself. Being in a relationship doesn’t define me. I can’t be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself. I used to say I’m a happy person, but was still looking for something for somebody else to fill. And it’s just like, ‘No, I’m actually good.’”
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