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    Jennifer Lopez Says Her Daring "Revenge Dress" Moment at 'Unstoppable' Premiere Almost Didn't Happen

    "There was a discussion about whether I should or I shouldn't."

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    Jennifer Lopez attends the premiere of quot;Unstoppablequot; during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on September 06, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario.
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    After officially filing for divorce from her husband of two years, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez made her first red carpet appearance in a daring dress...and according to the actress, the moment almost didn't happen.

    On Friday, Sept. 6, Lopez attended the premiere of her new movie Unstoppable—which is produced by her soon-to-be ex-husband's company, Artists Equity—during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall.

    After stopping by a media tent, Lopez told People that she wasn't entirely sure she'd wear the daring, silver Tamara Ralph gown, which featured head-to-toe slits on the side held together with large black bows.

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    "There was a discussion about whether I should or shouldn't," Lopez told the publication, referring to her revenge dress. "And I was like, f*** it.

    "It felt good," she added.

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    Noticeably absent from the festivities was her ex, Affleck, who skipped the premiere and instead was spotted in Los Angeles, where he lives.

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    Affleck founded his production company with his BFF and fellow actor Matt Damon, who unlike Affleck was also in attendance alongside his wife.

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    After the premiere, Lopez—who has started to post more frequently on social media after she filed paperwork to end her marriage—posted a series of photos of her so-called revenge dress on Instagram, accompanied by a simple caption that was both fitting for the occasion and could (potentially) carry a double-meaning now that the mom of two is once again navigating single life.

    "Unstoppable," Lopez wrote.

    If Lopez did in fact wear the revealing, sparkling gown to make a "revenge" statement, it would be on par with recent reporting that claims the singer and actress ended her marriage because, in part, she was tired of being "humiliated" by Affleck.

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    "Jennifer said she was tired of being humiliated by Ben and she waited until the two year anniversary because she wanted it to sting," a source told the Daily Mail, referring to the day Lopez filed divorce paperwork, which just so happened to be on the couple's two-year anniversary of their wedding celebration in Georgia.

    "But it did not sting him," the insider continued at the time. "He's been done for a long time and deep down she knows this. He let her have this so that she wouldn't look like the villain."

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