Are you keeping up with the drama of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck?"We're trying to keep up with you, but here's the latest on what's going on between the two: So, on Monday night, Lopez's L.A. in her new movie "Atlas."A.After skipping the premiere, Affleck also skipped the Mexico City premiere of the film last night. (Perhaps not surprisingly — if he could not make a premiere in the city where they live, why would he fly to another country?But as details become clear about why Affleck wasn't there on Monday night, the reason actually seems pretty understandable — he doesn't work

All the uproar over Lopez and Affleck's marital strife could be identified as starting at the Met Gala on May 5, 6, when Lopez was arrested. But Affleck was nowhere to be found— when he co-chaired the annual star-studded event. Well, the reason he wasn't on the Met seems to be the reason he wasn't at the premiere of Atlas: he's filming Accountant 2 and, as page 6 reports, Duty is called on both occasions.

After the missed Met Gala, rumors of tension between the couple began. It was reported that the pair lived separately, with Affleck reportedly choosing to stay in their Beverly 60 million Beverly Hills mansion less than 30 minutes away from the home, in reports of Affleck's home, and perhaps hunting for something more permanent. Later, Lopez was reportedly house hunting herself, but it is also reported that she was looking for investment real estate, and is not a home for herself. (See why you asked if you were catching up.

What seems obvious is that something is happening, but both seem to be trying to solve it. "Ben feels like Jen is struggling to feel satisfied, and that's one of the problems they face," said a source speaking to Entertainment Tonight.1 "Ben is one of the only people who feels comfortable enough to be honest and genuine to Jen. That's part of why Jen loves him, but it's also why she's mad at him."

They say, "She tries to play it so that the public doesn't care what she thinks about her, but their feedback affects her because she loves her fans so much." Ben and Jen are going through the usual problems and nothing scandalous is happening.

Another source recently told the same outlet, "Jen and Ben's relationship is not over yet, but they are staying in another house and tensions are rising. They are taking seconds to understand what each of them is experiencing and what they want. Both of them are very down."

People report that, in fact, the Lopez/Affleck coalition is "not in the best place at the moment," but the source added that "nothing has stopped their love.""The cause of the friction is that the charismatic Lopez and the more modest Affleck differ with their different personalities about what they should share about their personal lives (which was laid bare in Lopez's 2-month documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Affleck himself said he and his wife need to "take various steps to learn to compromise."

"She likes to open her heart to fans and the world," a music source said of Lopez. Affleck's "He is more introspective and private. This was difficult every day.

However, as the film's source added, Affleck did not want to be in the way of who Lopez is: "He always works so hard she does" but openness and promotion are not his way."Lopez can be frustrated that Affleck is not as "structured or generally disciplined" as Jennifer, they said. "This is not a bad thing. But it causes frustration.

Sources said it was too early to say what would happen to a couple married from 20 March 2022 after a 7-year rollercoaster love story. "There has always been a clash between their style and the way they handle the issue, but nothing has stopped their love for years."

On the red Carpet in Los Angeles on Monday night, Page Six reports that Lopez said she feels "sometimes misunderstood" while comparing herself to her character in Atlas. "We are so different because she doesn't wear her emotions," Lopez said. "She is so closed, and I am sometimes too much emotion.""

Lopez further tells me that she shares some similarities with her character, like the fact that she is "very strong and sure of what she feels," Lopez said. "And sometimes I felt very misunderstood. I can relate a bit to that as well.”