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Social Media Reacts As Jennifer Lopez Says Her Exes Are ‘Dead’ To Her In A New Interview With Howard Stern Following Her Red Carpet Reunion With Ben Affleck: ‘That’s A Bit Crazy’

October 21, 2025 by Maria Pierides

 
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Jennifer Lopez has been mocked for many different things over the years – including her music, her movies, and the things she says in interviews!

And the “I’m Real” singer, 56, is once again being ridiculed, this time for a comment she made about her love life during a new interview with Howard Stern. Keep reading to find out what she said, and why fans are calling her out for it…

Jennifer Lopez Talks To Howard Stern About Her Exes

Appearing on The Howard Stern Show for the very first time, the mom-of-two covered a wide range of topics, which unsurprisingly included her infamous, headline-grabbing love life.

During their conversation, the Kiss of the Spider Woman actress bluntly declared that once a relationship ends, she cuts all ties with her exes, describing them as being “dead” to her. But do we believe her?!

“Are you one of those people where it’s hard to check up on a boyfriend, like you have to check up?” Stern, 71, asked the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer.  “No, no,” she responded, before adding with a laugh: “Once I’m done, you’re dead to me. I’m going to get in trouble!”

Jennifer Lopez May Want Ben Affleck Back For A Third Time

However, this comment didn't sit right with fans, as she has gone back to several of her exes, including Marc Anthony – the father of her 17-year-old twins Max and Emme – and of course, Ben Affleck, who she got back together with and married in 2022 after they broke off their engagement in 2003.

And insiders predict she may go back to him for a third time if she has her way, as she and the Gone Girl actor reportedly hit it off on the Kiss of the Spider Woman red carpet. An insider told the National Enquirer: "J-Lo had a wonderful time with Ben and says he's as sexy and wonderful as ever."

"In her mind they're destined to be together again, plain and simple. She's believed that all along and now she's even more convinced that it's a case of when, not if, it's going to happen," they added.

Fan Comments

Of course, social media didn't let Lopez's highly-inaccurate "dead to me" comment slide. "That's a bit crazy, considering she went back to both Marc Anthony and Ben Affleck," one fan recalled on a YouTube video about the interview.

"How can she say that? When she 'WAS' once DONE with Ben A. and got back together?!? She's contradicting herself," observed a second, as a third concurred: "It's good that she keeps talking about them it's like lying to herself constantly."

"She doesn't mean what she says," slammed a fourth, adding: "She doesn't walk her talk. Her actions in the past with Ben for example."

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