Jennifer Lopez "Really Happy" for Ex Ben Affleck: Golden Globes Win Was a "Nice Moment"

Star chats with Ellen DeGeneres about running into Ben and Diddy on Sunday, but won't say what she thinks about Nicki and Mariah on American Idol

By Natalie Finn Jan 16, 2013 1:00 PMTags
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Jennifer Lopez was so close to two of her ex-boyfriends at the Golden Globes, she could've passed them the salt—but did she feel awkward? Nah.

"We run in the same circles," she reminded Ellen DeGeneres, in an interview airing tomorrow on Ellen, of how not unusual it is for her to cross paths with Sean "Diddy" Combs and, to a lesser extent, Ben Affleck.

But count Lopez among the many who gave Affleck a standing ovation when he won Best Director for Argo.

"It was a great movie," Lopez said. "And, we [her and Affleck] got you know, a lot of...They were really hard on us in the press when we dated back in the day, on movies and things like that.

"So, it was a nice moment. It was a nice to see him have that moment. I was really happy for him."

Believe us, J.Lo, it's been nice for all of us to see that Gigli wasn't the end for either of you.

As for Lopez, she didn't elaborate when DeGeneres (also an ex-American Idol judge) asked if she thought Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey would be at least "interesting to watch" on Idol this season.

"I don't know," Lopez said demurely. 

"No comment?" DeGeneres asked.

"I think I shall not," Lopez replied.