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JLo’s love for Ben Affleck, his kids and the holiday season could lead to blended family special celebrations after all
Jennifer Lopez is reportedly determined not to let her divorce from Ben Affleck sabotage the affectionate ties she and her kids share with his children.
As Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck stand knee-deep in divorce proceedings, they’ve been struck with their first major family holiday. Tabloid reports repeatedly continue to emphasise how the Marry Me singer-actress shares immense love for the Oscar winner’s kids despite their personally estranged ties.
HT.com previously reported that Affleck, who’s currently working with his best buddy Matt Damon on their upcoming crime thriller RIP, is taking his days off in the spirit of the Turkey Day festivities. A source told PEOPLE that the chirpier-than-ever Hollywood actor is enjoying his work, but the “family man” side to his personality will be back to celebrate Thanksgiving with his kids.
Also read | Inside Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez’s 1st Thanksgiving apart since divorce filing
Lopez, on the other hand, is also known to go all out during the holiday season, surrounded by family and friends. At this time of the year, she reportedly has major plans to reunite with Ben and his children and break bread by blending their families together. It’s no shocker as the famous exes were pictured at a September brunch together with four of their children. Despite revealing the April 26 separation date from Affleck in her personally filed divorce papers, the “On the Floor” songbird even took the Air actor’s eldest child, Violet, shopping in the Hamptons in July.
What does Jennifer Lopez have planned for the holiday season amid Ben Affleck divorce?
“Jen loves the holiday season and she always goes all out,” a source told InTouchWeekly, as per a Thursday report. The insider spilling alleged details of a JLo-Ben Affleck reunion dug into how ‘Jenny from the Block’ is “determined not to let the pain of the divorce dictate her actions.” By prioritising peace and maintaining the “friendly exes” status with The Accountant star, she presumably hopes to strike a dynamic similar to his amicable relationship with Jennifer Garner despite their preceding 2015 split.
“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,” the insider added.
“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. She wants to prove that they can consciously uncouple and for her that means having a special holiday celebration together.”
Is Ben Affleck in for the big holiday reunion?
The source asserted that the Good Will Hunting star is “on board” with the idea as he “has been making a big effort to be nicer and more agreeable with” Lopez. She has continued to be “so wonderful to his kids since they split up,” and that has supposedly helped her score “huge points” with him.
The insider also alleged that JLo’s warm approach towards Ben’s kids has “really softened his heart towards her.”
Although on their separate paths now, Affleck is believed to have returned to his “family man” roots thanks to his decades-old romance with his Gigli co-star. In a separate PEOPLE report, a source affirmed, “Family is very important to both of them, and together they were family people – and the connection doesn’t end.”
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Wicked’s millions-worth box office Thanksgiving prompts Ted Lasso star’s The Wizard of Oz inspo confession
Amid Wicked Thanksgiving box office success, Brett Goldstein went into great detail about how Ted Lasso heavily borrows from The Wizard of Oz.
The simultaneous ‘Glicked’ movie showings, along with Moana 2’s cinematic premiere, are poised to make way for “one of the biggest Thanksgivings at the box office in modern times,” Variety reported on Wednesday. The Cynthia Erivo–Ariana Grande starrer epic musical Wicked defied gravity with record weekday box office returns as the Universal flick landed at $16.6 million. The November 26 results shot 5% over the Monday milestone of $15.8 million, bringing in the second-best November Tuesday after Frozen 2.
While the movie continues to earn mindboggling audience traction, the world has sunk itself back into classic obsession over all things Elphaba, Glinda and The Wizard of Oz. Amid the fantastical resurgence of the beloved saga, Apple TV+ breakout Ted Lasso’s fans have also revisited the Jason Sudeikis magnum opus. Drawing parallels with the L Frank Baum classic, especially with the titular coach’s home state as Kansas, viewers speculated if they’d indeed been taken on a walk down the yellow brick road.
Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein confirms The Wizard of Oz foundation
To their pleasant surprise, writer and Roy Kent star Brett Goldstein came clean about the hit series being a retelling of The Wizard of Oz.
“Oh yeah, there’s loads and loads of The Wizard of Oz in Ted Lasso,” Goldstein told Entertainment Weekly. Giving fans even more satisfaction, Goldstein even went as far as clarifying certain elements that had been borrowed from the classic and how the show’s characters were basically modern representations of the book’s icons.
“The pinball machine is the one that’s always ‘Ted has to go home. There’s no place like home.’ And then, there’s no place like Richmond F.C. Yes, that’s all Wizard of Oz.”
Listing out some of the main characters, including his own, he began, “I’m the Tin Man.” Sudeikis Ted’s is correspondingly Dorothy, Hannah Waddhingham’s Rebecca the Lion, and Phil Dunster’s Jamie Tartt the Scarecrow.”
Where’s the Ted Lasso pipeline headed?
Some serious talks surrounding the Apple TV show’s continuation after Ted’s Kansas return in Season 4 have surfaced online in the past few months. Although Sudeikis previously admitted that the Ted Lasso universe from the viewpoint of his character leading the action was over, fans have held out hope that more would follow. Consequently, this led to some virtual exchange of ideas around potential spinoffs exploring other characters as the main piece.
In August 2024, Variety reported that Ted Lasso Season 4’s journey was close to being greenlit. No official word has followed since.
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