Leah Remini Says She and Jennifer Lopez Had a Divorce Support Text Chain: 'We'd Text Each Other Loving Messages'
Leah Remini discussed her friendship with Jennifer Lopez in a new Us Weekly cover
She detailed how the two have supported each other through divorce
Remini finalized her divorce with Angelo Pagán in October 2024 while Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck in August 2024Leah Remini and Jennifer Lopez are forever in each other's corners.
Remini, 54, talked about her friendship with the multihyphenate, 55, with Us Weekly, noting how the two supported each other through difficult times.
"Right after the divorce, we'd text each other loving messages of support. Sometimes you don't talk to people every day like you used to, but that doesn't mean the love is lost. Friendships ebb and flow. That doesn't mean we're at odds," said Remini.
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While The King of Queens star didn't specify if she was referring to Lopez's relationship life or her own, she did file for divorce from Angelo Pagán after 21 years of marriage in August 2024. The couple, who share 20-year-old Sofia Bella Pagán, finalized their divorce that October.
Noting that she said that she has no interest in dating at the moment, she expressed what changed in her relationship with Pagán that led to their divorce.
"You become friends, but there's more to marriage than that. I saw that Angelo wanted something different," she said.
"When you're giving what you give in a relationship, but it's not what the person wants, it's like, 'So you don't appreciate what I'm doing? Well, I don't appreciate what you're doing because that's not what I want,' " she continued.
As for Lopez, her most recent relationship status change came when she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck in August 2024. The couple had married in July 2022 and later hosted a ceremony in Georgia in front of friends and family that August.
A source told PEOPLE back in March that Lopez is "focused on work and is not dating," noting that 'She's happy as it is."
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'Life goes on and if anyone can move forward and be positive about it, it's Jennifer. She sees everything as a lesson. She was hurt by their sudden separation and Ben's unwillingness to not work on their marriage. She really wanted it to work out," said the source.
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