They were one of the most anticipated couples at the Venice Film Festival . Because Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have become a viral phenomenon, and perhaps the most mediatic romance of the last decade. Now they have landed in the city of canals, and they have done so with smiles, holding hands and with expressions of affection on board the mythical vaporetto , the taxi-boat that stoically endured the thousands of targets pointed in its direction.

And it is that in the four months that their love story lasts , which they resumed 17 years after their first courtship, the stars have gone from seeing each other through secret dates to walking their love around the world, including the oldest festival in the world. Jennifer Lopez has arrived in a white lace minidress with a tie at the neck, and Ben Affleck in a simple black T-shirt and Carrera 166 / S sunglasses.

Ben Affleck , 49, is in town for the premiere of The Last Duel , the film that has reunited him with his great friend Matt Damon , directed by Ridley Scott , a filmmaker who will receive the Cartier Glory award at the competition. for his “contribution to the film industry.” It had been more than a decade since the actor attended the Bienale (since he presented The Town in 2010 ), the protagonist of Pearl Harbor wanted to have the presence of his girlfriend, impressive at 52 years old and whom we may see about the red carpet of the premiere of the film.

Jennifer Lopez was already in Venice a few days ago, at the Dolce & Gabbana show , where she dazzled with her look. On Friday night, the couple nicknamed Bennifer will attend the premiere of The Last Duel … and their posing on the red carpet will go viral, as it already was two decades ago.

That both are together at the Venice Film Festival has been understood as a serious commitment in their relationship , after having spent the summer together touring the Côte d’Azur on a spectacular yacht. A few days ago Ben Affleck visited Jennifer Lopez on the set of his new movie in Los Angeles, and now it has been she who has accompanied him to a premiere. Sources close to the couple assure Entertainment Tonight that “they are ready to take another step in their relationship and will move in together very soon.”