JENNIFER LOPEZ & Netflix Banned All Ben Questions Before ‘Atlas’ Premieres
All Bennifer questions are off-limits, at least if you’re media covering Jennifer Lopez for her new movie — and reporters were warned about it before she arrived … TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Netflix alerted all the media outlets covering the Hollywood and Mexico City premieres for “Atlas” that no Ben Affleckand no personal queries were allowed.
We’re told they were also informed J Lo would only do group interviews with her costars Sterling K. Brown and Simu Liu by her side — the studio’s version of calling in backup.
This strategy seemed pretty obvious over the last few days — no one at the Hollywood premiere, earlier this week, raised the topic of Ben … even though, by that point, everyone knew he and J Lo were living apart.
That plan didn’t go as smoothly Wednesday night in Mexico.
As we reported, Jennifer reacted sharply when a reporter asked about her marriage during a panel discussion in Mexico City. She chastised the reporter with, “You know better.”
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Either he didn’t get the PR memo, or he decided to ignore it and simply do his job as a journalist.
For the general public, it’s easy to see why he would’ve asked the divorce question — it’s the biggest issue on everyone’s mind since we learned Ben is living in a Brentwood rental homeas Jen remains at their marital home in Bev Hills.
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They reunited for a play starring Ben’s kid Finand also hit up a school event for Jen’s child Emme.
Doesn’t mean everything’s hunky-dory between the 2, but it seems like they’re trying to keep everything cool between them.
Ben even playfully hid his left ring finger Wednesday from paparazzi … smiling as he dodged any further talk about whether he’s wearing his wedding ring.
Bottom line … don’t expect Jennifer to field any more relationship questions — unless another reporter crosses the PR line.