Posted 10 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownJennifer Lopez Says The Ben Affleck Divorce Is "The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Me"Points for keeping things honest.by Larry FitzmauriceBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink It's been more than a year since Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's whirlwind romantic reunion - and, eventually, marriage - ended in divorce. John Shearer / Getty Images for The Recording Academy Since the split, we've bore witness to a slow drip of information from both parties about the divorce and its aftermath. Ben addressed the situation publicly back in March, while sources claimed that J.
Lo was "hurt" by the divorce that same month. Emma McIntyre / WireImage During a recent interview on CBS News Sunday Morning, Jennifer directly addressed the entire situation and how it made her feel - and given previous reporting, her words may be a bit surprising. View this video on YouTube CBS / Via youtube.com In the interview, J.
Lo referred to the split, as well as what she'd learned from it, as "the best thing that ever happened to me." "Because it changed me," she explained. "It helped me grow in a way that I needed to grow." Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images Jennifer also revealed that, despite the personal revelations, she still found herself occasionally struggling with the fallout while working on the upcoming film Kiss of the Spider Woman. Roadside Attractions / Everett Collection "It was a really tough time," she said. "Every moment on set, every moment I was doing this role, I was so happy, and then it was like, back home, it was not great. And it was just like, 'How do I work inside of this?'" Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2 / Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images You can watch the entire interview here.