<p id=”par-1_67″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/jennifer-lopez/?swcfpc=1″>Jennifer Lopez</a> served <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/ben-affleck/?swcfpc=1″>Ben Affleck</a> divorce papers in August 2024, officially ending their marriage of two years. Bennifer fans were upset by Lopez and Affleck’s split, as they hoped the couple could work through their differences. Now, the exes have to figure out their holiday plans as Christmas approaches. Here’s what one source said about Lopez still planning on gifting <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ben-afflecks-lack-contact-jennifer-lopezs-kids-contradicts-open-door-policy-house.html/”>Affleck and his kids</a> “loads” of presents.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jennifer-lopez-allegedly-still-plans-on-gifting-ben-affleck-and-his-kids-loads-of-presents”>Jennifer Lopez allegedly still plans on gifting Ben Affleck and his kids ‘loads’ of presents</h2>
<p id=”par-2_52″>Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are no longer living together as they move through their divorce. However, the exes are still in contact and seemingly on good terms. Affleck complimented Lopez’s acting in <em>Unstoppable</em>, and Lopez, Affleck, and Jennifer Garner attended a school play for their kids together in December 2024. </p>
<p id=”par-3_67″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ben-affleck-jennifer-garners-kids-loved-celebrating-thanksgiving-family-j-lo-divorce-source-says.html/”>Affleck spent Thanksgiving day and evening with Garner</a> and his three children: Violet 19, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12. Sources noted that he’d likely spend Christmas with Garner as well, as their kids enjoy it when the family gets together for special occasions. However, a source told <a href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/j-lo-planning-holiday-celebration-with-ben-amid-divorce-excl/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch Weekly</a> that Lopez is “still planning to treat” Affleck and his kids “like family” for the holiday season.</p>
<p id=”par-4_44″>“Jen loves the holiday season and she always goes all out,” the source explained. “Even though she and Ben aren’t together, she’s still planning to treat him and his kids like family. That means loads of extravagant presents and big gatherings with home-cooked meals.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_72″>The insider added that Lopez doesn’t want the “pain of the divorce” change how she plans to go about Christmas. “She has so much love for Ben and his kids, and her kids feel the same way, so she really wants to have a celebration with all of them together,” they continued. “She wants to prove that they can consciously uncouple, and for her that means having a special holiday celebration together.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_20″>As for how Affleck feels, he allegedly now makes an effort to “be nicer and more agreeable” with Lopez. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ben-affleck-is-being-pulled-in-opposite-directions-for-christmas-a-source-says”>Ben Affleck is ‘being pulled in opposite directions’ for Christmas, a source says</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ben-Affleck-Jennifer-Lopez-1-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Ben Affleck in a camel coat and Jennifer Lopez in a blue coat walking hand in hand in December 2021″ class=”wp-image-3753774″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are seen at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Dec. 15, 2021 | RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_41″>Ben Affleck might have tough choices to make over the holiday season in 2024. While Jennifer Lopez allegedly wants him to spend Christmas with her and her kids, a source told <a href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/j-lo-blaming-jennifer-garner-for-ben-affleck-holiday-drama-excl/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch Weekly</a> that he’s “being pulled in opposite directions.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_55″>The source noted that Lopez tells Affleck how he should spend more time with her “because <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-wants-quality-time-ben-afflecks-kids-struggles-let-go-sources-allege.html/”>the blended family situation</a> is so new, and it’s vital that they all get off to a good start following the divorce ….” However, Garner is allegedly “pushing” Affleck to spend more time with her and their children. </p>
<p id=”par-9_10″>Ultimately, Affleck will likely follow the path of least resistance.</p>
<p id=”par-10_69″>“When push comes to shove he’s always going to choose the less stressful route,” the insider continued. “The fact is he does feel a lot of pressure when he’s with J.Lo there’s no sense of ease for him. He would love to get to that place one day, but he is not there now, and he’s not going to fake it, and that has her blaming Jen, not him.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jennifer-lopez-allegedly-wants-to-fight-for-her-blended-family-after-her-breakup-from-alex-rodriguez”>Jennifer Lopez allegedly wants to fight for her blended family after her breakup from Alex Rodriguez</h2>
<p id=”par-11_39″>Jennifer Lopez’s twins, Max and Emme Muñiz, 16, became very close to Alex Rodriguez’s daughters, Natasha, 20, and Ella, 16, during Lopez and Rodriguez’s romance. Sadly, after Rodriguez and Lopez split, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-ben-afflecks-kids-telling-not-give-marriage-source-says.html/”>Lopez’s kids felt</a> they lost their “best friends.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_40″>“There were many tears,” TMZ reported at the time, according to <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13764597/jlo-blended-family-ben-affleck-children-divorce.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a>. “The fact is, both families have blended as one, enjoying holidays and vacations together and all the other fun stuff kids do, so there’s a lot at stake.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_25″>Another source told <a href=”https://pagesix.com/2024/08/05/celebrity-news/jennifer-lopez-humiliated-amid-ben-affleck-split/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Page Six</a> that Lopez had trouble accepting the end of her marriage to Ben Affleck because of the blended family aspect. </p>
<p id=”par-14_26″>“There are five kids involved in this,” the source noted. “She knew they were going to blend families. She has not fully accepted it is over.”</p>
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