Jennifer Lopez discloses why Ben Affleck is not comfortable 'being the muse' in her revealing documentary
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In Jennifer Lopez's new documentary 'The Greatest Love Story Never Told', the singer shared that her husband Ben Affleck was not comfortable with her doing the revealing project.
However, she decided to go ahead anyway because "He loves me. He knows I'm an artist. He's going to support in every way he can, because he knows you can't stop me from making the music I made and writing the words I wrote."
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"That's going to happen. He doesn't want to stop me... but that doesn't mean he's kind of comfortable being the muse," she added.
Ben Affleck says the new revealing documentary was 'an adjustment' for him
In the documentary, Affleck shared his thoughts about the making of the project detailing the highs, lows, and everything in between that occurred in their relationship.
"Jen was really inspired by this experience, which is how artists do their work... I certainly do the same things, but things that are private, I have always felt, are sacred and special because, in part, they're private, so this was something of an adjustment for me," he said.
Jennifer Lopez shares how falling in love with Ben Affleck inspired her music
The 54-year-old actress stated that the resurgence of love in her life served as a catalyst in creating her new album, 'This Is Me... Now', and later a musical experience of the same title.
In the documentary detailing the making of her musical project, Lopez is seen telling a crowd, "20 years ago, I fell in love with the love of my life, and, during that time I was making an album called 'This Is Me...Then.' I hadn't made an album since then."
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"Eighteen years later, we got back together and I was very inspired," she added.
She then went into the studio where she pulled out a book her husband gave her on their first Christmas after they got back together, according to ET.
"It is every letter and every email that we wrote to each other from 20 years ago to today," Lopez shared.
"[He called it] The Greatest Love Story Never Told by Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 2001 to 2021... and Counting," she added.
Lopez shared that the book "became like our Bible" in the studio with collaborators frequently referencing it during the album's production.
The 'Batman' star recalls asking his wife, "I was like, 'You've been showing all the musicians all these letters?'" and Lopez replied, "And they were like, 'Yeah, we call you Pen Affleck.' And I was like, 'Oh my God.'"
