Showing his full support for girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck brought his son Samuel and their daughter Emme to see her accept the Icon Award at the 2022 iHeartRadio Awards.
The 49-year-old actor was flanked by his 10-year-old son and Lopez’s 14-year-old daughter Emme at Tuesday night’s event at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
They all watched as Lopez, 52, took the stage to accept the award in a stunning olive drab dress with a plunging neckline.
Support: Ben Affleck showed his full support for girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and brought his son Samuel and their daughter Emme to see her accept the Icon Award at the 2022 iHeartRadio Awards
On stage: They all watched as Lopez, 52, took the stage to accept the award in a stunning olive drab dress with a plunging neckline
Affleck sported a black-on-black look, donning a slightly unbuttoned shirt underneath a black suit coat.
He completed his look with black pants as he attended the event with his son and Lopez’s daughter.
Samuel was spotted in a tieless blue suit while Lopez’s daughter Emme wore a black polo shirt and black glasses.
Ben’s look: Affleck sported a black-on-black look, donning a slightly unbuttoned shirt underneath a black suit coat
Samuel, Ben and Emme: Samuel was spotted in a tieless blue suit while Lopez’s daughter Emme wore a black polo shirt and black glasses
Kids: Samuel was spotted in a tieless blue suit while Lopez’s daughter Emme wore a black polo shirt and black glasses
Lopez was presented with the award by LL Cool J, who contributed to the songs “All I Have” and “Control Myself.”
“I appreciate that so much, so much, very much. I wish I could tell you that awards were the most important thing to me, but that’s not true. And don’t think that I don’t appreciate the shiny, sparkling things, because I do!’ Lopez began.
“I can’t lie, everyone knows I do. But that’s not why I’m doing this. It’s not the most important thing for me. I’m really doing this for you guys,” she added.
Collaboration: Lopez was presented with the award by LL Cool J, who collaborated on the songs “All I Have” and “Control Myself.”
Appreciate: “I appreciate that so, so, so much. I wish I could tell you that awards were the most important thing to me, but that’s not true. And don’t think that I don’t appreciate the shiny, sparkling things, because I do!’ Lopez began
“Because of you, I can do what I love most in life and that is the most wonderful blessing,” Lopez said of her legions of fans.
“This is a gift you’re giving me and I just want to thank you for it. Thank you everyone for coming to a show, streaming a song, watching a movie, following me,” she added.
“You guys are the ones who give me the opportunity every day to live a life that I never even imagined would come true when I was a little girl growing up in the Bronx,” Lopez said of their roots.
Rede: “Because of you, I can do what I love most in life and that is the most wonderful blessing,” Lopez said of her legions of fans
Gift: “This is a gift you’re giving me and I just want to thank you for it. Thank you everyone for coming to a show, streaming a song, watching a movie, following me,” she added
Life: “You guys are the ones who give me the opportunity every day to live a life that I never even imagined would come true when I was a little girl growing up in the Bronx,” said Lopez on her roots
She added of her fans: “You did that for me. You made this dream come true. I’m shivering! And I will always be grateful to each and every one of you for that.”
“And I’ll never forget it, and I’ll never take it for granted. So I want to thank each of you for believing in me when others didn’t, even when I didn’t. Thanks for teaching me who I really am,” she said.
Before ending her speech, she offered a new acronym for the word icon: “I can overcome negativity,” and concluded, “Let me tell you something else. I’m just getting started.’
Dream: She added of her fans: “You did that for me. You made this dream come true. I’m shivering! And for that I will always be grateful to each and every one of you.
Started: Before ending her speech, she offered a new acronym for the word “Icon”: “I can overcome negativity,” and concluded, “Let me tell you something else. I’m just getting started.
A dream come true: She added of her fans: “You did that for me. You made this dream come true. I’m shivering! And for that I will always be grateful to each and every one of you.
Affleck and Lopez dated from mid-2002 to early 2004 and were engaged to be married before breaking off.
They rekindled their relationship in April 2021, with Lopez confirming they were back together in July 2021.
Lopez also shares Emme’s twin Maximilian David Muniz with her ex Marc Anthony, while Affleck shares Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 13, with his ex Jennifer Garner.
Dating: Affleck and Lopez dated from mid-2002 to early 2004 and were engaged to be married before breaking off
Back together: They rekindled their relationship in April 2021, and Lopez confirmed they were back together in July 2021
Children: Lopez also shares Emme’s twin Maximilian David Muniz with her ex Marc Anthony, while Affleck shares Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 13, with his ex Jennifer Garner