Jennifer Lopez's Festive Thanksgiving in Unsold Mansion
Jennifer Lopez marked Thanksgiving within the luxurious Bel Air, California mansion she previously shared with ex-husband Ben Affleck, a property that has proven difficult to sell despite significant price reductions. The 56-year-old entertainer was joined by her child, Emme Maribel Muñiz, 17, for intimate holiday celebrations that included baking chocolate cakes together.
Property Price Plunge and Personal Moments
The former couple dramatically reduced their asking price from $68 million to $52 million - a staggering $16 million decrease - according to September 2025 reports. Despite the property woes, Lopez shared heartfelt moments from her Thanksgiving celebrations across social media platforms where she commands an audience of over 380 million followers.
The Grammy-nominated artist posted a festive slideshow featuring herself placing ornaments on a professionally decorated Christmas tree while wearing an apron over her silk beige dress. She proudly posed with the fully cooked turkey, captioning her Instagram post: 'These are a few of my favorite things… Happy Thanksgiving everybody I hope you all had a beautiful day!'
International Travel and Culinary Spread
Hours before the Thanksgiving festivities, Lopez had journeyed from India via private jet, where she performed at the lavish wedding of Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju in Udaipur. The extensive Thanksgiving feast included turkey, stuffing, two types of mashed potatoes, four pies, and coffee cake, likely prepared by her untagged personal chef who sports tattooed sleeves.
Via her Instastory, the former girlfriend of Diddy expressed: 'Above the clouds today. Feeling so grateful. Thank you God for this beautiful, beautiful day, this beautiful year. It's a beautiful time for all the happiness. Thank you. Headed home, yay!'
Career Challenges and Family Dynamics
Lopez described this as a 'beautiful year' despite finalizing her divorce from fourth husband Ben Affleck on February 21 after less than three years of marriage. The Emmy-nominated producer also faced significant professional setbacks with two major box office failures this year.
Her film Unstoppable earned only $3,966 before streaming on Prime Video, while The Kiss of the Spider Woman generated just $2 million against a $30 million budget. Notably absent from her Thanksgiving posts was her son Maximilian David Muñiz, 17, who maintains a lower profile than his twin sister Emme.
The American Music Awards host, who shares her twins with third ex-husband Marc Anthony from their seven-year marriage ending in 2011, is scheduled to begin her 12-date Up All Night Live in Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace's The Colosseum on December 30.
Despite controversies in her music career, including allegations of passing off vocals from African-American singers, Lopez maintains substantial success with more than 80 million records sold, 15 billion streams, and 18 billion music video views. Her upcoming projects include Netflix rom-com Office Romance with Brett Goldstein and thriller The Last Mrs. Parrish.
