Jennifer Lopez admits not everyone in her camp initially supported the idea to document her romance with husband Ben Affleck in her upcoming “This Is Me… Now” album and companion film.
“As artists, we have to follow our heart and this is me following my heart and doing something that maybe everybody didn’t think was the best idea, but I had to do it,” Lopez tells me.
Lopez is set to drop “This Is Me… Now,” a new album that marks the 20th anniversary of “This Is Me…Then,” on Feb. 16. The Dave Meyers-directed companion short film will be released at the same time by Amazon MGM Studios.
Sure, Lopez has some worries about putting her and Affleck’s life in the spotlight because “we both have PTSD” caused by the media scrutiny they endured back when they first dated, she said, “but we’re older now. We’re wiser. We also know what’s important, what’s really important in life, and it’s not so much what other people think. It’s about being true to who you are.”
Asked if the film is a scripted feature or doc, Lopez explained, “You have to see it and you’ll have to experience it to understand it. That’s why I call it a ‘musical experience.’ Because there’s music, you can see it, you can hear it and then you’ll get to live it.”
A recent teaser for the film included a clip of Lopez saying, “When I was a little girl, when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always… in love.”
It was almost a year ago when Lopez told me, at the premiere of her rom-com “Shotgun Wedding,” that she would love to act with Affleck again. They infamously co-starred in 2003’s “Gigli,” which bombed both with critics and at the box office. “We talk,” Lopez said at the time. “We love being together and working together so, yeah, you never know.”
Lopez and Affleck initially dated in the early 2000s. Bennifer, as they were often called, came to an end not long after they called off their wedding in 2003. The relationship was rekindled in 2021 before marrying in Las Vegas in 2022.
Lopez and Affleck’s most recent red carpet appearance took place on Dec. 5 in Hollywood when she was honored at Elle’s Women in Hollywood celebration.
Michael Bublé thanks God after his son’s cancer remisssion
Michael Bublé, a Canadian musician, is well-known for his captivating stage presence and sultry voice. But it makes sense that throughout the previous few years, he has prioritized his family.
The Bublé family was completely shocked to learn that their little son Noah had hepatoblastoma, a type of liver cancer, in 2016. The family was shocked to learn the unexpected news when Noah was just 3 years old.
Bublé instantly placed their lives and professions on hold, as did his wife, the Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato.
According to Bublé, “everyone in my world knew what my priority was,” People reported. Everybody experiences stuff. All you can hope for is that you discover something new about both yourself and the individuals you are with.
Bublé was “so unstable and vulnerable” at this trying time, so he decided to take a break from performing and recording. His spouse likewise took a career hiatus.
Thankfully, Noah was supposedly “on the mend” in February 2018 following treatment. After undergoing surgery and chemotherapy, he entered remission at the age of five last year.
Obviously, I’ve gone through a lot. My son had just entered remission when I recorded my last album [in 2018], and I wasn’t prepared to return,’ he said.
The cancer diagnosis of his son, according to Michael Bublé, changed him irrevocably.
“Life events that are significant and dramatic, like those that my wife and I have experienced, don’t pass through you unaffected.”
The Canadian celebrity has been extremely guarding his son’s privacy and won’t discuss any specifics of Noah’s care. However, he discussed his son’s sickness when he appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Cordon” in 2018.
Bublé thanked God for his 5-year-old son’s remission while crying as he said that Noah’s story “is too hard to talk about.”
“God, thank you, God, we just had the best doctors and we all moved and lived at [Children’s Hospital Los Angeles].”
Bublé went on, “I’m not okay. When it all began, my wife and I found the strength inside ourselves to pull through, get back up, and stay optimistic. And I cried when they said, “We did it, it’s good, he’s OK,” after the cancer had been removed and the chemotherapy had finished. I suddenly passed out.
He said, “My wife picks me up now.”
The father continued, shedding tears, talking about how much Noah loved superheroes like Spider-Man and Superman.
He declared, “They’re fake.” They don’t exist. You are a superpower. You are my hero. An authentic superhero, Bublé told his son.
Back in 2011, Michael and Luisana tied the knot. Two males, born in 2013 and 2016, and two daughters, born in 2018 & 2022, comprise their family of four children.
Family, according to the Canadian singer—who adores being a father—”is everything.”
Additionally, he offers one piece of guidance to all parents of small children.
“Enjoy each and every minute. Because of their sense of amazement, see the world through their eyes, Bublé told TODAY. “You’ll be looking for [that] feeling for the rest of your life if you miss it.”
Bublé is currently concentrating on his career as well. He released his eleventh studio album, “Higher,” earlier this year. In 2023, the four-time Grammy winner will embark on a tour through Great Britain.
“I’m excited to return to arenas throughout the United Kingdom – it promises to be an incredible arena show!” “I can’t wait for everyone to see it!” he exclaims.
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