Jennifer Lopez Shares 'Grateful' Thanksgiving Post as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Spend Holiday Together in L.A.

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez celebrates Thanksgiving.Photo:Jennifer Lopez/Instagram

Jennifer Lopez/Instagram

Jennifer Lopezis grateful for her fans this Thanksgiving.In the early hours of Friday, Nov. 29, the singer and actress, 55, posed with a large turkey in the kitchen for aThanksgivingsnap shared onInstagram, which showed her smiling while looking off camera.In the photo, Lopez wore a floral embroidered sweater, statement earrings and her hair in a high ponytail.“I hope everybody had a beautiful and Happy Thanksgiving. I am so incredibly grateful for all of you. 🧡,” she captioned the image.This year marks Lopez’s first Thanksgiving sinceshe filed for divorcefromBen Affleck, 52, in August after two years of marriage. The documents listed their separation date as April 26, 2024.Affleck spent Thanksgiving with his ex-wifeJennifer Garner, 52, as the pair were pictured volunteering and serving meals to the homeless community in Los Angeles atThe Midnight Missionannual Thanksgiving Street Fair.Every Thanksgiving, the non-profit organization “hosts a celebration for thousands of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Skid Row,” thewebsitestates, adding that the event includes a holiday meal and live entertainment.“They truly enjoy giving back to their community and cherishing quality time together as a family,” a source told PEOPLE of Affleck and Garner’s outing.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.John Shearer/GettyThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Affleck and Garner — whosplit in 2015 after 10 years of marriagebefore finalizing their divorce three years later — appeared to be in good spirits as they posed with the non-profit’s CEO, David Prentice, for a photo shared onInstagram.The exes — whoshare kidsViolet Anne, 18, Seraphina Rose, 15, and Samuel, 12, together — donned matching Midnight Mission aprons in the snap.Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.Jeff Vespa/VF14/WireImageTheir outing came aftera source told PEOPLEthis week that Affleck was planning on taking a break from filming his upcoming movieRIPwith palMatt Damonover the holidays, so he could spend some quality time with his children.The insider said, “He’s very happy with life. He enjoys working. He’ll spend Thanksgiving with his kids.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Earlier this month,a source told PEOPLEthat Lopez still keeps in touch with Affleck’s children amid their divorce.“Jennifer is doing well. She doesn’t dwell on the past,” the insider said of theAtlasstar. “She’s so grateful for everything that she has. The divorce is still being worked out.”The source added, “Jennifer keeps in touch with the Affleck kids. Her whole family loves them. She wants them to know that they can always reach out if they need anything at all.”

Jennifer Lopezis grateful for her fans this Thanksgiving.

In the early hours of Friday, Nov. 29, the singer and actress, 55, posed with a large turkey in the kitchen for aThanksgivingsnap shared onInstagram, which showed her smiling while looking off camera.

In the photo, Lopez wore a floral embroidered sweater, statement earrings and her hair in a high ponytail.

“I hope everybody had a beautiful and Happy Thanksgiving. I am so incredibly grateful for all of you. 🧡,” she captioned the image.

This year marks Lopez’s first Thanksgiving sinceshe filed for divorcefromBen Affleck, 52, in August after two years of marriage. The documents listed their separation date as April 26, 2024.

Affleck spent Thanksgiving with his ex-wifeJennifer Garner, 52, as the pair were pictured volunteering and serving meals to the homeless community in Los Angeles atThe Midnight Missionannual Thanksgiving Street Fair.

Every Thanksgiving, the non-profit organization “hosts a celebration for thousands of individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Skid Row,” thewebsitestates, adding that the event includes a holiday meal and live entertainment.

“They truly enjoy giving back to their community and cherishing quality time together as a family,” a source told PEOPLE of Affleck and Garner’s outing.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.John Shearer/Getty

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Affleck and Garner — whosplit in 2015 after 10 years of marriagebefore finalizing their divorce three years later — appeared to be in good spirits as they posed with the non-profit’s CEO, David Prentice, for a photo shared onInstagram.

The exes — whoshare kidsViolet Anne, 18, Seraphina Rose, 15, and Samuel, 12, together — donned matching Midnight Mission aprons in the snap.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.Jeff Vespa/VF14/WireImage

Their outing came aftera source told PEOPLEthis week that Affleck was planning on taking a break from filming his upcoming movieRIPwith palMatt Damonover the holidays, so he could spend some quality time with his children.

The insider said, “He’s very happy with life. He enjoys working. He’ll spend Thanksgiving with his kids.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

Earlier this month,a source told PEOPLEthat Lopez still keeps in touch with Affleck’s children amid their divorce.

“Jennifer is doing well. She doesn’t dwell on the past,” the insider said of theAtlasstar. “She’s so grateful for everything that she has. The divorce is still being worked out.”

The source added, “Jennifer keeps in touch with the Affleck kids. Her whole family loves them. She wants them to know that they can always reach out if they need anything at all.”

source: people.com