Ben Affleck helped former fiancee Jennifer Lopez decide what to do when her marriage hit the rocks.
The 38-year-old actor whose engagement to the singer-and-actress ended in January 2004 allegedly received an email from J.Lo’s mother Guadalupe Lopez asking him to help her daughter when she was contemplating whether to stay with her spouse Marc Anthony.
“Guadalupe reached out to Ben over email. She wanted advice for Jennifer,” a source said.
“She always liked and trusted him. [Ben] replied back on email, wished her well and offered what he could.”
Three days after receiving an email from Ben who has daughters Violet, five, and two-year-old Seraphina with wife Jennifer Garner J.Lo announced the end of her marriage.
However, friends insist the American Idol judge who has three-year-old twins Max and Emme with Marc is better off without the singer-and-actor.
“It was a very bad marriage, and Jennifer got the courage to end things. Marc was a terrible husband,” said the source.
“Jennifer actually has low self-esteem. And Marc really played into that insecurity. That’s why she put up with his abuse for such a long time.”