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Jennifer Lopezhas nothing but good things to say about husbandBen Afflecktaking on the role of stepdad to her two kids.While speaking toHoda KotbonToday, the multi-hyphenate, 53, raved about theAIRstar, saying, “Well,he’s a wonderful, wonderful father. And a father figure to [Max and Emme] as well, because he has his own three beautiful children, and then there’s us.““He’s fantastic. He really steps up to the challenge of what that is and what that means,” she continued of Affleck, 50. “And they love him. They love him. And they appreciate him, and so do I.“Lopez shares twins Max and Emme, 15, with Marc Anthony, 54. Along with being stepdad to Lopez’s twins, Affleck is dad to three kids, Samuel, 11,Seraphina, 14, andViolet, 17, whom he shares with exJennifer Garner.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Astrid Stawiarz/GettyThe actress also spoke to Kotb about parenting her teenagers and watching them grow up in a “different way” than she did.“They’re becoming adults. They’re challenging everything in life. And these kids have so much information — so much more than we had — so they’re thinking and talking about life in a different way than I did when I was 15 or 16 years old,” the singer explained.After Kotb stated that she and Lopez “followed the rules” growing up, Lopez agreed, adding, “Yes! And they don’t!““They’re challenging and looking at everything, which is great for our world. I feel like they’re going to change the world, quite honestly. And make it so much better than we did,” added theHustlersstar.
Jennifer Lopezhas nothing but good things to say about husbandBen Afflecktaking on the role of stepdad to her two kids.
While speaking toHoda KotbonToday, the multi-hyphenate, 53, raved about theAIRstar, saying, “Well,he’s a wonderful, wonderful father. And a father figure to [Max and Emme] as well, because he has his own three beautiful children, and then there’s us.”
“He’s fantastic. He really steps up to the challenge of what that is and what that means,” she continued of Affleck, 50. “And they love him. They love him. And they appreciate him, and so do I.”
Lopez shares twins Max and Emme, 15, with Marc Anthony, 54. Along with being stepdad to Lopez’s twins, Affleck is dad to three kids, Samuel, 11,Seraphina, 14, andViolet, 17, whom he shares with exJennifer Garner.
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The actress also spoke to Kotb about parenting her teenagers and watching them grow up in a “different way” than she did.
“They’re becoming adults. They’re challenging everything in life. And these kids have so much information — so much more than we had — so they’re thinking and talking about life in a different way than I did when I was 15 or 16 years old,” the singer explained.
After Kotb stated that she and Lopez “followed the rules” growing up, Lopez agreed, adding, “Yes! And they don’t!”
“They’re challenging and looking at everything, which is great for our world. I feel like they’re going to change the world, quite honestly. And make it so much better than we did,” added theHustlersstar.
source: people.com