{"id":3981,"date":"2026-05-29T16:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/marc-anthony-skips-emmes-graduation-as-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-son-attend\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:57:12","slug":"marc-anthony-skips-emmes-graduation-as-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-son-attend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/marc-anthony-skips-emmes-graduation-as-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-son-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Anthony skips Emme&#8217;s graduation as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck&#8217;s son attend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F129082338.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Marc Anthony appeared to be a no-show at his child Emme\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/15\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-kids-who-graduated-in-2026-kate-hudson-reese-witherspoon-and-more\/\">high school graduation<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the singer seemingly skipping, Emme\u2019s mom, Jennifer Lopez, showed up to support, as well as grandma Guadalupe Rodr\u00edguez and former step-sibling Samuel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Marc Anthony (pictured above in 2009) was seemingly absent from his and Jennifer Lopez\u2019s child Emme\u2019s high school graduation on Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress was in attendance with mom Guadalupe Rodr\u00edguez (pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Emme\u2019s twin brother, Max, was also present at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The guest of honor was all smiles at the Los Angeles event in a tan suit, while Max rocked an all-black ensemble.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the twins, Anthony has five other children, most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/06\/19\/marc-anthony-nadia-ferreira-welcome-first-baby-together\/\">welcoming son Marco<\/a>, 2, with wife Nadia Ferreira.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ben Affleck\u2019s 14-year-old son, Samuel, also showed up to support his former step-sibling (as pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>At one point, the pair huddled together to seemingly check out something on a phone. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple announced in January that they are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/28\/parents\/marc-anthony-is-expecting-baby-no-8-his-second-with-pregnant-wife-nadia-ferreira\/\">expecting baby No. 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony also shares daughter Arianna, 32, and son Chase, 35, with ex Debbie Rosado Rosado, as well as sons Cristian, 25, and Ryan, 22, with Dayanara Torres.<\/p>\n<p>Emme and Max, meanwhile, are Lopez\u2019s only two children. The teens were born in 2008, three years before their parents called it quits. <\/p>\n<p>Lopez went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/07\/17\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-get-married-in-las-vegas\/\">marry Affleck<\/a> in 2022 \u2014 and since <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/20\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-divorcing-after-2-years-of-marriage\/\">splitting in 2024<\/a>, the exes have kept in contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-kids-meet-their-5-children\/\">each other\u2019s children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Emme\u2019s twin, Max (pictured here), was also in attendance. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Despite Lopez and Affleck splitting after two years of marriage in 2024, the pair have remained close to one another\u2019s kids. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cArgo\u201d actor, notably, shares Samuel, Violet, 20, and Seraphina, 17, with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/06\/30\/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-to-divorce\/\">ex-wife Jennifer Garner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Lopez was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/06\/parents\/jennifer-lopez-takes-ben-afflecks-son-samuel-shopping\/\">spotted shopping with Sam<\/a> in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAir\u201d actor, for his part, brought Emme and Max to the premiere of his action\/thriller \u201cThe Accountant\u201d last year.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Affleck gushed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/media\/videos\/ben-affleck-praises-jennifer-lopez-for-continued-relationship-with-his-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a>, \u201cThe kids are here, Jen\u2019s kids are here. I\u2019m very, very excited. I love when all the kids come out.\u201d\u2060<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lopez, meanwhile, recently opened up about Emme and Max jetting off to college. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cOn the Floor\u201d hitmaker (pictured here on Friday) admitted she has been \u201ccrying for two months\u201d anticipating their departure. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He called Lopez \u201cspectacular\u201d at the April 2025 red carpet \u2014 and praised her for being \u201cgreat\u201d to his children.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar winner raved about the twins at the time, calling them \u201cwonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The evening before Emme\u2019s graduation, Lopez <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/parents\/jennifer-lopez-tears-up-over-twins-graduating-high-school-moving-out-in-emotional-interview\/\">got emotional talking about the next steps<\/a> during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hod-28wQL2M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cOffice Romance\u201d star confessed she has been \u201ccrying for two months.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>However, the \u201cOffice Romance\u201d star (pictured here with her kids in 2025), just wants to see them \u201chappy.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThey have big dreams,\u201d the Grammy nominee (pictured here with Emme in 2025) gushed. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the hitmaker\u2019s main mission is to see the twins \u201cbe happy and go where they want to go and do what they want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did joke, \u201cThey\u2019re going to realize that their dorms are too small and they\u2019re going to miss home. I hope they\u2019ll want to come back real soon. That\u2019s my plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez explained that while people have asked whether the kids leaving will be \u201cterrible,\u201d she thinks it will be \u201cgreat\u201d since \u201cthey have big dreams.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/parents\/jennifer-lopez-tears-up-over-twins-graduating-high-school-moving-out-in-emotional-interview\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/parents\/marc-anthony-skips-emmes-graduation-as-jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-son-attend\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Anthony appeared to be a no-show at his child Emme\u2019s high school graduation on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/129082338.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}