Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s ‘Friends With Benefits’ Arrangement Years After Their Shocking Divorce — ‘She’s in Control This Time’

Love-crazed Jennifer Lopez is playing a risky game by getting into a “friends with benefits” arrangement with ex-husband Ben Affleck, and pals of the superstar are terrified she’s going to be left heartbroken once again, RadarOnline can reveal.

Although Lopez, 56, and Affleck, 53, finalized their divorce earlier this year after splitting in 2024, the physical spark never went away, and Bennifer 3.0 is playing out much differently than their two other tries at romance.

Jen is infatuated by Ben. It’s like an addiction she has admitted she can’t break. As strong as she’s tried to be over the last few months, she can’t seem to cut him off and continues running back into his arms,” an insider claimed about the exes.

“They’ve tried to stay cordial for the sake of the kids, and now things have turned romantic again.”

Sparks flew when Lopez and Affleck had a cozy red carpet encounter at the red carpet premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman, which starred the actress while the Oscar winner served as a producer.

While the project may have succeeded in bringing the former lovebirds back together, it tanked at the box office.

She’s fallen back into this bizarre place where they’re more like friends with benefits, but it’s clear there are still such strong feelings there, and Jen is doing everything she can to put walls up to protect herself from getting hurt again,” the source spilled about the Waiting for Tonight singer.

Lopez is playing it cool and casual with the new arrangement to keep herself from getting too emotionally tied up with Affleck.

“She has created a series of boundaries in what she’s calling their ‘new relationship rule book,’ which includes no sleepovers, no date nights, restricting him from dating anyone else, and banning him from texting her — given that’s when communication between them becomes toxic,” the insider revealed.