Ben Affleck gets surprise shout out from Mindy Kaling at DNC amid his divorce war with Jennifer Lopez

Ben Affleck received a special shout out from Mindy Kaling as she spoke onstage during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday.

Just one day earlier, Jennifer Lopez officially filed for divorce from the Oscar winner, 52, on their second wedding anniversary following months of split rumors.

Towards the end of her speech, The Office alum, 45, gave a ‘shout out to the amazing delegation’ of her home state of Massachusetts.

As she began to list off sports teams and famous names from the state such as the Boston Red Sox and Jason Tatum, Kaling then expressed, ‘Ben Affleck, hang in there!’ followed by loud cheers from the crowd.

‘Dunkin’ Donuts is the best coffee in the world,’ Mindy added. Affleck has notably starred in numerous ads for the food company.

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Ben Affleck, 52, received a special shout out from Mindy Kaling, 45, as she spoke onstage during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday

The Good Will Hunting actor appeared alongside his estranged wife, Jennifer, in a Super Bowl ad for Dunkin’ Donuts – and notably received a whopping $10 million for the commercial.

Mindy’s shout out comes amid Affleck’s divorce with Lopez – after she filed papers on Tuesday without an attorney.

In legal documents obtained by DailyMail.com, the On The Floor songstress cited the date of separation April 26, 2024. The pair did not sign a prenuptial agreement before saying ‘I do.’

The stars first tied the knot at a chapel in Las Vegas in July 2022, followed by a larger and lavish ceremony the next month at his Georgia estate on August 20.

Also on Wednesday, the actor was seen puffing on a cigarette as he arrived to his office in Los Angeles and did not wear his wedding ring for the outing.

While divorce rumors arose a few months earlier in May when the pair had not been seen together for over a month, issues reportedly arose during their 2022 honeymoon in Italy.

A source recently told Page Six, ‘When they weren’t in front of the cameras. They would barely speak to each other during what was supposed to be the happiest time of their life.’

‘He sold her on him being a changed man, and that lasted a very short time,’ the insider said, and also claimed Affleck, ‘started craving more privacy, and he could no longer take Lopez’s level of celebrity.’

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As she began to list off sports teams and famous names from the state such as the Boston Red Sox and Jason Tatum, Kaling then expressed, ‘Ben Affleck, hang in there!’ followed by loud cheers from the crowd; seen in 2023 in Texas

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Towards the end of her speech, The Office alum gave a ‘shout out to the amazing delegation’ of her home state of Massachusetts

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In legal documents obtained by DailyMail.com, the On The Floor songstress cited the date of separation April 26, 2024. The pair did not sign a prenuptial agreement before saying ‘I do’; seen in 2023 in L.A.

‘He doesn’t want [the entourage] and all the drama that comes with that in his home.’

And on Tuesday – just hours after it was revealed Jennifer had filed for divorce – Ben was also seen arriving to his $20.5 Pacific Palisades home with two of his children Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.

He purchased the house last month in July – after residing in a $100k-a-month mansion in Brentwood.

A separate source told People on Tuesday that amid the split, ‘The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.’

Lopez is mother to twins, Max and Emme, 16 – whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony. The insider added that the singer, ‘tried really hard to make things work, and is heartbroken.’

Despite being ‘disappointed’ over the split, Jennifer is ‘moving on’ another insider informed People.

‘She’s very disappointed and sad, but Ben hasn’t given her any signs that he wants to continue their marriage.’

‘He hasn’t shown any commitment and interest in making their marriage work. It’s gotten to the point that she just needs to look out for herself,’ the source continued.

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Despite being ‘disappointed’ over the split, Jennifer is ‘moving on’ another insider informed People

The This Is Me…Now artist and Affleck listed their Beverly Hills home for $68 million last month, after purchasing the estate for $60 million last May, but they didn’t find any immediate buyers.

JLo and Ben first started dating in 2002 after bonding on set of the film Gigli, and they quickly got engaged.

But they called it quits in 2004, just before they were set to become husband and wife.

They both went on to wed other people – she exchanged vows with Mac Anthony in 2004, while he walked down the aisle with Jennifer Garner in 2005 – but after splitting from their respective partners, they eventually got back together.

They rekindled their love in 2021 and went on to wed in Las Vegas in July 2022.

Ben previously spoke about wanting to keep their relationship ‘private’ in JLo’s documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told.

The film followed the making of her latest album, This Is Me… Now, most of which was inspired by her romance with Ben

During one part of the movie, Ben admitted that he was ‘taken aback’ when he found her musicians rifling through his private love letters which JLo had given them to look at as inspiration for her next album.

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‘He hasn’t shown any commitment and interest in making their marriage work. It’s gotten to the point that she just needs to look out for herself,’ the source continued; seen in 2022 in L.A.

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A separate source told People on Tuesday that amid the split, ‘The kids are a top priority, as they always have been’

The actor had clung onto his correspondence with the singer during his 13-year marriage to Garner – and later had the letters and emails bound into a book to gift her when they reunited in 2021.

He told the camera: ‘Things that are private I always felt are sacred and special because, in part, they’re private.’

Lopez reportedly ‘will keep the $5 million green diamond engagement ring’ amid her divorce from Ben.

And the pair will also make a possible appearance together due to being ‘pushed to reunite’ in two weeks at the premiere of their film, Unstoppable.