Jennifer Lopez is concentrated on work and continues to be residing individually from husband Ben Affleck amid their marital strife.
The 54-year-old A-lister – whose newest movie Atlas has topped Netflix charts – and her 51-year-old husband have been on the heart of break up rumors just lately and she or he like many others has thrown herself into her profession as a technique to move the time.
In line with a supply for Folks on Wednesday: ‘They’re nonetheless residing individually.
‘She’s again in L.A. for tour rehearsals. She appears okay. She’s very targeted on work.’
Jennifer Lopez is concentrated on work and continues to be residing individually from husband Ben Affleck amid their marital strife
In the meantime a number of the star’s exhausting work is paying off as her newest flick Atlas has debuted on the prime of the English movies record on streaming big Netflix regardless of poor critiques
In the meantime a number of the star’s exhausting work is paying off as her newest flick Atlas has debuted on the prime of the English movies record on streaming big Netflix regardless of poor critiques.
To this point, the movie has earned a less-than-stellar 17 per cent on the 69 essential critiques tabulated by Rotten Tomatoes – although the positioning has additionally calculated a considerably extra beneficiant Viewers Rating of 51 per cent.
Some would possibly see it as yet one more loss in a speedy succession of losses for the beleaguered performer – whose This Is Me… Now tour is at present struggling amid low ticket gross sales.
But the movie continues to be one of many top-watched on Netflix, hovering to the primary spot within the streaming website’s charts quickly after its launch over the weekend – a place that it has held ever since.
The plot follows J.Lo’s Atlas Sheperd, a beleaguered scientist who travels to a distant planet to defeat an AI-bot named Harlan (Simu Liu), who’d beforehand been behind a mass-extermination assault on Earth.
Atlas additional grew up with Harlan – who’d been introduced into her childhood house by her scientist mom – weaving a facet of non-public vengeance into the mission.
Whereas Atlas has since harbored a lifelong mistrust of AI, she’s finally put within the place of getting to ally with an AI-powered bodysuit.
In permitting the AI, named Smith, to sync up along with her mind – she simply might have a shot at surviving the desolate alien panorama – and at taking down Harlan.
The motion movie is being panned by critics who declare the film is riddled with cliches
The movie observe’s J.Lo’s scientist character Atlas as she makes an attempt to carry down a malevolent AI entity named Harlan, performed by Simo Liu
Whereas a couple of praised the Jenny from the Block singer’s stable performing in addition to the film’s visible results, that wasn’t sufficient to impress the overwhelming majority of critics, who lampooned the weak dialogue and cliched storyline.
‘The film reveals nothing new in what’s a really previous story of man’s touch-and-go relationship with know-how. It not so boldly goes the place “Star Trek” has gone many instances earlier than,’ wrote The New York Submit’s Johnny Oleksinski.
Regardless of the unfavourable critiques, the film has jumped to the highest spot in Netflix’s record of most-watched films
‘Nothing you have by no means seen earlier than,’ echoed Shawn Edwards of Fox 4 Kansas Metropolis.
‘What was Jennifer Lopez considering when she agreed to star on this absurdly formulaic sci-fi motion journey? Did she even hassle to learn the cliched, spinoff script?’ questioned Susan Granger of SSG Syndicate.
In the meantime on Twitter, viewers have been simply as scathing.
‘I remorse to say that Atlas was abysmal,’ wrote one particular person. ‘Good actors, lovely units and creature designs… heavy-handed writing rife with butler-maid dialog. UGH. A fast journey to the script physician may have made it ROCK.’
I hate to say it, however Netflix’s “Atlas” is perhaps the worst “sci-fi” movie I’ve ever seen. Unhealthy throughout the board,’ one other chimed in.
Of the film’s sympathy to the potential of AI in alliance with humankind, Erik Childress of Film Insanity Podcast sardonically quipped: ‘Approach to each side AI, film. Do not wish to upset the algorithmic overlords.’
Atlas garnered a 17% ranking from 69 essential critiques tabulated by Rotten Tomatoes – although the Viewers Rating of 51% was considerably extra beneficiant
The panned sci-fi flick hasn’t been J.Lo’s solely misstep this yr: The singer garnered flack on-line after seemingly blowing off a red-carpet reporter on the Met Gala
It has been a protracted few years of missteps for J.Lo.
Most just lately, the pop star drew ire on-line after seemingly being brief on the crimson carpet of the Met Gala in responding to a reporter who’d requested her what model she was carrying.
‘Schiaparelli,’ she responded curtly earlier than striding off.
‘Her kindness radiates by way of the display. I’m deaddd,’ one TikToker joked of the encounter.
DailyMail.com additionally reported that the On the Ground songstress’ $90 million Las Vegas residency may also be in ‘jeopardy’ amid slumping gross sales.
DailyMail.com additionally reported that the On the Ground songstress’ $90 million Las Vegas residency may also be in ‘jeopardy’ amid slumping gross sales; she is seen performing in Capri, Italy in July 2022
What’s extra, her private life seems to be in jeopardy as rumors swirl that her relationship with Ben is on the rocks; they’re seen in July 2022
She was reportedly initially supplied $1 million per live performance, with 90 scheduled in whole, by The Park MGM Theater.
However the provide could also be slashed by almost half that charge per efficiency.
‘MGM is watching her not doing effectively on the highway. They’re very nervous,’ a supply instructed The New York Submit, including, ‘It’s fairly uncommon you’ve got a poor tour after which go to Vegas.’
What’s extra, her private life seems to be in jeopardy as rumors swirl that her relationship with Ben is on the rocks.
J.Lo was noticed with out Ben whereas visiting a good friend in Beverly Hills over Memorial Day Weekend.
The pair additionally apparently took a virtually two-month lengthy hiatus from one another, as no less than seven weeks glided by with out the couple being seen collectively in public.
