Ben Affleck pushes man out of himself at airport as he tries to leave Venice with Jennifer Lopez

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Ben Affleck had an unwelcome interaction after a night of laughing with Jennifer Lopez.

Affleck, 49, was pulled over by an aggressive man attempting to take his picture as he made his way to Venice airport on Saturday.

The Last duel The star put her hand on the man’s chest and pushed him away during the brief encounter. His security team also intervened to put distance between the actor and the man.

Lopez, 52, was following Affleck as they tried to leave town.

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Affleck’s meeting at the Venice airport occurred a day after he and Lopez made their red carpet return at the 2021 Venice Film Festival for the Boston native’s film premiere. The last duel.

Friday’s premiere marked the couple’s first big red carpet together in over 15 years – their last being at the premiere of Gigli in July 2003.

The couple held hands and kissed as photographers took their photo.

Affleck looked dapper in a black Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with satin lapels and Christian Louboutin shoes.

Lopez wore a white mermaid-style Georges Hobeika dress with a low, deep V-neckline accented by a chain of Swarovski crystal embellishments. She accessorized a Cartier bracelet, earrings and ring with yellow diamonds, an embellished silver clutch and Jimmy Choo platforms.

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Affleck and Lopez started dating in 2002 after meeting on the set of Gigli. They got engaged in November, before postponing their marriage to September 2003 and finally canceling their engagement in January 2004.

They rekindled their romance earlier this year before making it official on Instagram in July.

The relationship is now in full swing with a source telling PEOPLE at the end of August that the couple are “in the game for the long haul.”

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The previous month, an insider told PEOPLE that the couple “are madly in love” and “each other’s lifelong loves.”

Affleck and Lopez have actor’s best friend seal of approval Matt Damon, who said Additional to Still water premiered in July, “I’m so happy for him.”

“He’s the best. He deserves all the happiness in the world,” Damon added of his longtime friend. “I’m happy for both of them.”

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Kim Kardashian West also supports the couple from a distance.

After Affleck and Lopez walked the red carpet in Venice, the keeping up with the Kardashians A 40-year-old former shared a photo of the couple on her Instagram Story with the caption “Long live Bennifer”.

Affleck’s ex Gwyneth Paltrow also encourages her relationship with Lopez. “Okay, that’s cute,” Paltrow commented in a photo posted by Lopez stylist Mariel Haenn, showing the couple lovingly looking into each other’s eyes.