Jennifer Lopez reflects on post-divorce summer, says she is 'happy, and free' one year after Ben Affleck split

Jennifer Lopez’s summer of 2025 has been nothing short of a high-fashion, high-energy celebration during a whirlwind of European tour stops, birthday milestones, and self-love. As she brought her 'Up All Night: Live in 2025' tour to a glamorous close in Sardinia, Italy, on August 12, the 56-year-old icon reflected on this last year. 

The performer told fans it had been “the most beautiful, happy, and free summer,” a striking contrast to the heartbreak she endured last year. “Last night was our final show of the summer, and I want to thank every single one of you who came out,” she wrote on Instagram. “And my only wish is that you feel as joyful as you made me feel every night. I love you.”

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Over the past few months, JLo has transformed post-divorce heartache into a sold-out success with her first global tour in six years, delivering dance anthems and a rotation of daring stage looks. But for the Sardinia finale, she nodded to her “Jenny From the Block” roots in a spiky-shouldered jacket and a glittering New York baseball cap encrusted with rhinestones.

Before the tour even began, JLo hinted at her optimistic mindset, telling People ahead of hosting the American Music Awards. “It seems like a perfect summer to celebrate being free and being happy. Just everything in my life right now just feels really healthy and good, and I’m ready to get out there and make people sing and dance and have a good time. That’s always my goal."

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JLo's successful summer came exactly one year after she and Ben Affleck finalized their divorce in January, ending two years of marriage. In a conversation with Access Hollywood at the AMAs, she revealed she was keeping romance off her radar. 

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“I told [Tiffany Haddish], ‘Girl, I’m not looking for no man. I’m happy right now, I’m not trying to ruin it, okay?’” She doubled down on Instagram, quoting Céline Dion, “In the words of the great Céline Dion, ‘I do it for mah-self’.”

Speaking to Interview magazine, JLo admitted, “This summer, I had to be like, ‘I need to go off and be on my own. I want to prove to myself that I can do that.’ It feels lonely, unfamiliar, scary. It feels sad. It feels desperate. But when you sit in those feelings… actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself.”

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She added, “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 somebody else to fill [that void]. Here’s the thing: There’s no new bar because I’m not looking for anybody. How’s that?”

But what is Ben Affleck's perspective?

The actor, for his part, has also spoken warmly about Lopez since their split. In a March 2025 GQ interview, he emphasized there was “no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue… just a story about people trying to figure out their lives and relationships.” 

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He praised JLo and said, “I love and support this person. I believe in them. They’re great. I want people to see that.” The actor, who appeared in Lopez’s documentary 'The Greatest Love Story Never Told,' explained their differences. “You don’t marry a ship captain and then say, ‘Well, I don’t like going out in the water.’ You’ve got to own what you knew going into any relationship.”