Celebrities respond to relationship rifts in myriad ways, from propagating the termconscious uncouplingtosmoking cigs with Paul Mescal, but I have to say that Im particularly fond of Jennifer Lopezs response to her alleged marital strife with Ben Affleck: refusing to talk about it publicly (as she should),canceling her tour, and jetting off to Italy for a solo vacation.Nobody has ever been less bothered!
Obviously, the mere fact of being in Italy doesnt mean youre not still Going Through It on a personal level (for evidence, see the last season ofThe White Lotus, or, more anecdotally, the time I cried so consistently and loudly about a breakup during a trip to Rome in my early 20s that the proprietor of the Airbnb I was staying at quietly reduced the price of my room by half).
But personally, Im beyond thrilled to see J.Lo queening out by the sea in Positanoand all while clutching a Dior handbag, no less.
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Who says you have to stay in Los Angeles and rot in bed when relationship stuff isnt going so well?
(Granted, Lopez probably has minimal rot time, but Im sure she has her own hyper-famous version of lying in bed with unwashed hair for a week and watchingWhen Harry Met Sallyon repeat.)
Obviously, the easy filmic comparison to invoke in Lopezs situation isEat, Pray, Love, but since Lopezs solo trip doesnt appear to involve anycringe appropriation of Indonesian spirituality, Id prefer to liken it to another movie about a woman setting aside her less-than-fun pile of romantic trials and tribulations to enjoyla dolce vitain Italy:Under the Tuscan Sun.No, Lopez doesnt appear to be accidentally embarking on a gay tour of Tuscany, as Diane Lane does in the movie (which also stars Sandra Oh and Kate Walsh as one of the most iconic onscreen lesbian couples ever), but theres still time for that, right?
