News Update: Ben Affleck ‘prioritizing sobriety’ over his marriage with Jennifer Lopez…

The breakdown in Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marriage is thought to be partly down to the former’s problems with alcohol and his desire to stay sober.

Having been together when they were much younger, Affleck and JLo reconciled in 2022 and got married, a stage they didn’t quite manage to reach last time out.

Unfortunately for them, it seems to all be coming to an end again with their issues not being solved and the pair spending almost none of the summer together.

According to a friend of the actor who spoke to OK Magazine, the singer’s cocktail line, Delola, was one of the reasons the two former lovebirds drifted apart.

Affleck allegedly felt that Lopez’s decision to start a spritz business was “rubbing his face in it” after the Good Will Hunting star worked hard to become sober following stints in rehab.

“Ben had to fight to get his life back after overcoming alcohol. Knowing how he lost everything including the love of his family, knowing that he could possibly relapse, Jen decided to start her own spritzer line for more money, as if she did not have enough,” the friend of Affleck stated.

This was one of the things that broke the camel’s back. But Ben saved his sobriety.”

It seems very likely that this one issue alone has not led to the rumored divorce, but it it thought to be a major contributing factor.

According to a previous report from OK Magazine, a source said: “They finalized the divorce papers with her a month ago, but are waiting for the right time to drop them.

“At that time, they will release a joint statement that will say how they have much love for each other and how they fought to make it work, but couldn’t,” the source added. “Honestly, in the end they could not come to a compromise. What they had before is