Ben Affleck was spotted enjoying some quality one on one time with his eldest daughter Violet amid his reunion with former fiancee Jennifer Lopez.
The 48-year-old actor stepped out to grab ice cream at Sweet Rose Creamery in Brentwood on Saturday, alongside Violet, 15, as they chatted while holding a sweet afternoon treat.
The sighting comes just days after it was reported that he and the Waiting For Tonight singer had spent additional time together in LA following their escape to Big Sky, Montana.
Daddy dearest: Ben Affleck, 48, grabs ice cream with eldest daughter Violet, 15, in Brentwood amid his blossoming relationship with Jennifer Lopez
The Hollywood heartthrob went relatively casual for the outing as he slipped his muscular frame into fitted grey jeans and a leather motorcycle jacket.
He went retro with his footwear as he sported green and white sneakers and kept his face hidden beneath a black face mask despite holding a mouthwatering chocolate ice cream cone.
And Violet looked to be shooting up to her six-foot-four father as she strolled beside him in a pair of overalls with a preppy black and white polkadot button down underneath.
The daddy-daughter duo were seen walking out of the shop and into his Mercedes before heading home with their frozen delicacies.
This week People reported that JLo had returned to Los Angeles to spend more time with the Good Will Hunting actor.
Midday treat: While his love life may be booming Affleck has made sure to continue to nurture the relationship with his kids
Cone-to-go: Despite holding a delicious looking chocolate ice cream cone he kept his mask on and seemed to take it to go
‘Jennifer was just in Los Angeles for a couple of days,’ a source told the publication. ‘She spent time with Ben. They have kept in touch every day since their Montana trip.’
As Lopez has home bases in Miami and New York they were said to be trying to navigate a long distance relationship, but she was said to be ‘very happy and excited about her future.’
‘It’s a tricky situation since they live so far from each other, but they both seem committed to making things work,’ the insider added.
And an Us Weekly report alleged that though they had ‘fallen for each other again in a very intense way,’ they didn’t want to attach labels.
‘Right now they’re going with the flow and making plans to meet up as often as possible, but there’s still some discussing to do. It’s very clear they’ve fallen for each other again in a very intense way, but they don’t want to jinx anything by attaching labels or putting themselves under too much pressure,’ the insider said.
Bright future: A People magazine source said that JLo had flown out to LA to spend more time with Affleck and though they were trying to navigate long distance she was said to be ‘very happy and excited about her future’; pictured May 8
The pair reportedly first connected while Lopez was in the Dominican Republic shooting Shotgun Wedding — a time that was marked by a lot of tension with Alex Rodriguez.
According to TMZ, Affleck reached out to her via email which sparked communication that continued throughout her split from the former New York Yankee.
The publication claimed he slid in with a compliment, penning an email to Jen about ‘how beautiful she looked,’ after photos of her on set in a tattered wedding dress emerged.
He is also reported to have said he wished he could have been in the Dominican Republic too, but was filming The Tender Bar in Boston with George Clooney.
After she and A-Rod announced their split saying they were ‘better off as friends,’ despite a four year relationship and a two year engagement, the pair gave things a shot.
Calling it quits: JLo and A-Rod called it quits on their two year engagement and four year relationship in April by penning a joint statement, but a source said that he was in a ‘world of pain’ after Lopez ran into Ben’s arms; pictured February 2020
The Gigli co-stars were seen meeting up in private in LA with SUVs taking them to and from places at similar times, and a week later they escaped to the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana.
Amid this rekindling — they were engaged in 2002 before they split in 2004 — A-Rod was said to be ‘in a world of pain,’ that she ran ‘back into Ben’s arms,’ but a new report by Page Six on Saturday said he’s ‘doing fine.’
Prior to Lopez Affleck enjoyed a whirlwind romance with Ana de Armas before they called it quits after less than a year of dating, though she had moved into his Pacific Palisades home.
He shares his three children Violet, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, nine, with Jennifer Garner. They were married from 2005 to 2018.
Brief romance: Prior to Lopez Affleck enjoyed a whirlwind romance with Ana de Armas before they called it quits after less than a year of dating, though she had moved into his Pacific Palisades home; pictured June 2020