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Ben Affleck previously enjoyed a brief fling with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s daughter, Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy before he rekindled his relationship with his now-estranged wife, Jennifer Lopez, sources have revealed.

The news comes after it was reported that Ben and Kick, 36, have been spotted hanging out together in recent weeks amid his split from the Love Don’t Cost a Thing singer.

The Oscar winner’s relationship status was finally confirmed last week after Jennifer, 55, officially filed for divorce – revealing that the pair separated in April this year.

Now insiders have revealed that Kick and Ben, 52, are ‘enjoying spending time’ together but the writer is remaining ‘tight-lipped’ about their connection because she doesn’t want to be seen as a ‘mistress’.

‘Ben and Kick had a fling before he got back together with JLo,’ the source began. ‘They met because Ben is from Boston and when you live in Boston, the Kennedy family is royalty.’

The insider continued: ‘So when he started hanging out with Kick, he legit thought that he had landed into the Kennedy family. But she was too young and not ready for anything serious.’

The source stressed that the pair’s romance did not ever overlap with the actor’s rekindled relationship with Jennifer as they continued: ‘They didn’t have any affair during his marriage, but it is interesting to Kick’s friends that as soon as this divorce happened all of a sudden Ben is hanging out with an old hookup whose family he sees as royalty.’

As for how Kick views the actor, the insider stated: ‘She thinks that he is intelligent and very much her style but is being incredibly tight-lipped because she does not want to be seen as a mistress.

‘She is not a mistress. She is nothing like JLo and likes to keep her private life private.’

The source explained that Kick isn’t wasting much time worrying about how Jennifer might feel about Ben’s decision to reconnect as they added: ‘Kick is fond of Ben, and she does not care what JLo thinks honestly.

‘When they started hanging out, he and JLo were separated. He made this very clear with her. JLo listing their separation as April only confirmed this.’

The source continued: ‘They are both taking it day by day but so far, she is enjoying spending time with him. They hang out at Beverly Hills Hotel because it offers a level of privacy to celebs that nowhere else does.

‘The fact that people say she looks like Jen Garner is flattering to her as she thinks Jen is beautiful”.

Meanwhile, a second source confirmed that the pair are simply getting to know each other better as they stated: ‘Ben has been spending time with Kick but there is nothing there yet’.

‘They are friends and enjoy hanging with each other and it is true that she really doesn’t have any thoughts about what JLo would think of her spending time with Ben. He’s a great guy and they are getting to know each other.’

Ben Affleck and Kick Kennedy have been reached out to for comments

Although it is also not clear how Ben and Kick initially met, the daughter of RFK Jr. has an interest for the entertainment industry.

Kick, born born Kathleen Alexandra, is an actress who has enjoyed small parts in several TV shows and movies, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring her stepmother Cheryl Hines, 58.

Her most recent role was as a ‘lazy tourist’ in 2021’s Fear and Loathing in Aspen.

She is a graduate from Stanford University in California where she studied both history and theater.

The actress has a social media presence, boasting 17.1 k followers on Instagram, but hasn’t posted anything there since August 24, 2023, in which she appeared with a Saker falcon.

She has mingled with other celebrities such as Taylor Swift, who notably dated her brother Conor in 2012.

According to her IMDB page, she is an actress and writer, as well as a philanthropist and activist.