Ben Affleck's Rep SPEAKS OUT on Kick Kennedy Dating Rumors Amid Jennifer Lopez Divorce _ E! News

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00:00Ben Affleck's rep responds to rumors the actor is in a budding romance with Kathleen

00:04Kick Kennedy.

00:06Amid whispers the Oscar winner has rebounded off of his split from Jennifer Lopez and

00:10into a romance with the heiress, Ben's rep is speaking out and shutting down the claims.

00:15The spokesperson tells E! News in a statement August 27th, everything about him and Kick

00:20is untrue.

00:22The statement comes after multiple outlets reported that Kick has been spending time

00:25with the director, but a source close to the situation later told E! News that the pair

00:29are quote, not romantically involved.

00:32The insider added that Ben and Kick only know each other in passing.

00:35E! News has reached out to Kick's rep for comment but has not heard back.

00:39Rumors about Ben and Kick were swirling less than a week after J.Lo filed for divorce from

00:43Ben after two years of marriage.

00:45In her filing obtained by E! News, the actress cites irreconcilable differences as the reason

00:50for the breakup and notes their date of separation as April 26th, 2024.

00:56But who exactly is Kick?

00:57She's the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who made headlines this year after ending

01:01his presidential bid and endorsing former President Donald Trump.

01:06She is one of RFK Jr.'s six children.

01:08Connor, Kick's half-brother, previously dated Taylor Swift in 2012.

01:13Of meeting the Grammy winner, Kick told the New York Post in 2014,

01:16"'She's really sweet.

01:18It was a moment, really.

01:19But we always have exciting things going on, exciting people to meet."

01:22And Kick's unusual moniker also comes from the Kennedy side of her family.

01:27Her father's aunt, Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hardington, sister to President John F.

01:32Kennedy, also went by Kick.

01:34As she joked to the Post in 2014,

01:36"'No one calls me Kathleen except the TSA and the Department of Motor Vehicles.'"

01:41According to her IMDb profile, Kick has appeared in a few movies and TV shows over the years,

01:46in addition to working in modeling.

01:48On the small screen, the Kennedy has appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO's The Newsroom,

01:53and even a few episodes of Gossip Girl.

01:55In 2010, she also appeared in the films Teacher of the Year and Fear and Loathing in Aspen.