
Jennifer Lopez recalls 'brutal' criticism she and Ben Affleck endured: 'We were just too young to understand'
Fox News
Jennifer Lopez described the intense media scrutiny she and Ben Affleck endured during the early years of their romance.
"It’s funny because Ben and I were together, and we were so in love," the 52-year-old explained. "It was one of the happiest times of my life. But also, there was this other thing happening where we were being criticized, and it really destroyed our relationship from the inside out, because we were just too young to understand at that time what were really the most important things in life."
The outlet noted how the press mocked her Latin heritage. One outlet described how "Ben Affleck sleeps with the help," following her 2002 romantic comedy "Maid in Manhattan." While "South Park" called her a "mean-spirited b---h," Conan O’Brien said that he’d cast "our script intern" as Affleck and "our cleaning lady" as Lopez for a sketch.