Jennifer Lopez and Matt Damon stay good pals amid her divorce from Ben Affleck.
After posing for group footage collectively on the Unstoppable premiere on Friday, Sept. 6, on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant (TIFF), a supply tells PEOPLE that the singer is “very shut with Matt [Damon]” and “loved spending time” with him.
The 2 pals have been noticed at an Unstoppable afterparty engaged in a “deep dialog” following the film’s premiere, a supply beforehand instructed PEOPLE.
Lopez and Damon, 53, chatted for over 20 minutes on the afterparty, held at EPOCH Bar & Kitchen Terrace at The Ritz-Carlton.
The insider instructed PEOPLE that Lopez sat at a desk exterior with the actor’s spouse Luciana Damon and costar Don Cheadle when Damon joined them.
“Jen and Matt started speaking and had an extended, deep dialog,” the supply beforehand stated, noting that the 2 pals laughed and spoke extra critically, and for a number of minutes, they clasped arms as they spoke.
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Affleck, who’s a co-producer on Unstoppable, was noticeably absent. The movie was produced by Affleck and Damon’s manufacturing firm, Artists Fairness.
The brand new drama follows the real-life story of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and ultimately gained an NCAA nationwide championship in 2011. Lopez portrays Robles’ mom, Judy Robles, within the movie. She earned a standing ovation from the group because the credit rolled at TIFF.
On stage in the course of the Q&A after the screening, Lopez underscored how essential it was to do the story justice.
“I feel it was my job actually to assist her really feel protected,” she stated, “Each of them, Anthony and Judy, to really feel protected and type of put this in our arms and belief us with all the knowledge that they might give us and know that we would not misuse it in any approach, however solely use it to inform their story in the very best and most lovely approach that it deserved. As a result of it is likely one of the most lovely, most inspiring tales I feel I’ve ever seen on display.”
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The premiere was Lopez’s first main public look since she filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, on Aug. 20, after two years of marriage. On the identical day because the occasion, Affleck was seen stepping out in Los Angeles sporting a navy swimsuit and sun shades.
Sources beforehand instructed PEOPLE final month that Affleck wouldn’t attend the TIFF premiere, however Lopez and Damon meant to be there.
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Unstoppable is in choose theaters in December, and coming quickly to Prime Video.
