Ben Affleck has sparked curiosity after wearing a wedding ring in Los Angeles, especially given his highly publicized divorce from Jennifer Lopez. However, fans shouldn\u2019t jump to conclusions just yet.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old actor and director was recently spotted wearing the ring while on set for his new Netflix project, Animals<\/em>, where he plays a married man running for mayor. Production insiders confirmed that the ring is simply part of his costume for the role, not a sign of his personal life.<\/p>\n According to sources close to People<\/em>, Affleck is not only acting but also producing the film. One insider shared, \u201cHe\u2019s both acting and producing. He\u2019s always great to work with\u2026 Filming just kicked off, but it\u2019s been great so far. Ben\u2019s been in a great mood and super fun to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n Affleck is taking on triple duties with Animals<\/em> as he writes, directs, and stars in the film\u2014marking his first project in all three roles since Air<\/em> in 2023. He stars alongside Kerry Washington, who plays his on-screen wife. The film also features a star-studded supporting cast, including Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz, Christopher Woodley, and Ray Fisher.<\/p>\n Production for Animals<\/em> began on March 7, and sources have revealed that Affleck has been in high spirits throughout the shoot. The film is being produced by Artists Equity, the production company co-founded by Affleck and longtime friend Matt Damon. Damon was initially set to star in the film but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey<\/em>. Despite his absence, production has been running smoothly.<\/p>\n While Netflix hasn\u2019t officially announced the plot or release date for Animals<\/em>, it will be Affleck\u2019s second film with the streaming service. This fall, he and Damon will also appear together in RIP<\/em>, a crime drama about corrupt Miami police discovering millions in drug money.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez is keeping busy with her own project. The 55-year-old actress and singer is currently filming Office Romance<\/em> in New Jersey. She\u2019s reportedly enjoying the East Coast experience and looking forward to the movie\u2019s release.<\/p>\n Despite the legal drama surrounding their recent divorce, it seems both Affleck and Lopez are focusing on their work and staying busy in their respective careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ben Affleck has sparked curiosity after wearing a wedding ring in Los Angeles, especially given his highly publicized divorce from\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":68222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1876],"class_list":["post-68221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-ben-affleck"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}