Jason Mewes Clarifies Feedback on Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez (Unique)

Jason Mewes is setting the document straight on his feedback — or fairly, lack thereof — concerning the state of good friend Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s marriage.

Requested by TMZ on Could 22 whether or not he’d heard rumors that the couple’s marriage was “on the rocks,” the actor stated, “I do not know if that is true. I do not consider that.”

“Perhaps he is busy working and he or she’s working and it is an excessive amount of with the children,” added Mewes, 50, on the time. “I am not saying that is what it’s — I do not know — however why does it go proper to they’re having bother? Simply curious.”

Talking with PEOPLE on Tuesday, June 25, throughout the That 90s Present season 2 launch occasion in Los Angeles, Mewes clarified, “I have not spoken to him shortly and I really feel like everybody has their opinion, and I do not know for positive.”

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“I really feel like even when I did know, I most likely would not need to share that, however I actually do not,” Mewes provides of his longtime good friend and frequent costar, 51, and actress-singer Lopez, 54.

The Jay and Silent Bob Reboot actor, who has starred in a number of Kevin Smith motion pictures with Affleck over the previous 30 years, goes on to deal with Affleck and Lopez’s choice to reside individually, with Lopez residing within the couple’s Beverly Hills marital house whereas Affleck stays in a rental just a few miles away.

“If somebody decides to hire [a] place [it] does not imply they’re essentially separating,” he says. “I do know from having two youngsters, it is like, generally you simply want a break — particularly for those who’re like, ‘Hey, I will be penning this script and I would like simply two weeks to focus.’ ”

“However yeah, no, I have not spoke to him,” Mewes provides.

Amid buzz about pressure of their marriage, Affleck and Lopez have each seemingly been centered on household and work, celebrating commencement milestones in his youngsters’ lives and extra.

Affleck, who shares three kids with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, lately wrapped filming The Accountant 2, a sequel to his 2016 motion movie, in L.A.

The Atlas actress, in the meantime, lately hung out enjoyable in Italy with mates and made her technique to Paris, the place she attended a Christian Dior Haute Couture trend present. The journey got here after she canceled her summer season live performance tour, which Dwell Nation stated was on account of Lopez “taking day off to be along with her kids, household and shut mates.”

A supply informed PEOPLE this week that Lopez was “grateful” for time to herself on the journey, and that she and Affleck are “doing their very own factor to this point this summer season.”