FINALLY OUT:“He Was The One Who Had Control”: Ben Affleck Apparently “Encouraged” Jennifer Lopez To Make A Documentary Before Their Divorce

He insisted on the documentary, where it looked like he was hesitant and almost surprised by it, but that was a false narrative.”

It’s been a week since Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, and one of the most significant talking points of their breakup has proven to be J.Lo’s documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told.

In case you missed it, The Greatest Love Story Never Told premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Feb. 27 as part of the rollout for J.Lo’s ninth studio album, This Is Me… Now.

The documentary is not to be confused with her hour-long musical movie, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, which was released on Feb. 16 and is a narrative-driven, cinematic accompaniment to the album.

Over an hour and 26 minutes, the documentary gives viewers an inside look at Jennifer and Ben’s life as she works on her album and musical movie. However, numerous moments centered on their marriage and sparked concerns about how much J.Lo was willing to share about the relationship despite Ben’s desire to keep things private.

First, it’s worth noting that one of the main reasons Ben and J.Lo split in the 2000s was all the intense media scrutiny surrounding their relationship.

For example, in one instance, Ben is taken aback by Jennifer’s decision to show a group of aspiring musicians an extensive collection of private love letters he’d written to her over 20 years.

“He was the one who had control, pretty much,” an insider claimed, alleging that Ben “was very much in favor” of the highly personal project.

“He was a driving force for [J.Lo] to do the movie and the album,” they continued, “and then he insisted on the documentary, where it looked like he was hesitant and almost surprised by it, but that was a false narrative.”

In the same report, a subsequent source claimed that the documentary was “Ben’s idea” for his production company, Artists Equity, which he cofounded alongside Matt Damon in 2022.