Affleck called off J-Lo wedding - reports

The mystery surrounding Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s postponed wedding deepened today amid reports that the groom had cold feet at the last minute.

It was claimed that Affleck called off their Californian nuptials, fearing that marriage to pop star and actress J-Lo was a mistake.

But while the rumours flew, the couple were seen holding hands last night as they visited top Beverly Hills restaurant, The Ivy.

Some reports said the couple had a rotten time and barely spoke at the dinner, which was originally planned as a get together for J-Lo and her bridesmaids.

Others said they put on a brave face to prove their relationship was not on the rocks, despite the latest hiccup.

The couple called off the ceremony indefinitely earlier this week saying all the media attention was turning it into a “circus”.

Affleck’s publicist said: “Maybe the obsession with them will now diminish. It’s amazing they are as sane as they are, considering what’s been going on.”

But the paparazzi-besieged Ivy was a strange choice for a couple trying to stay out of the spotlight.

A friend of Affleck’s reportedly told the New York Post that the wedding had become a “circus” but added: “It was a circus they created.”

The ceremony was expected to have been held at a private $29m (€25.7m) estate in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, California on Sunday.

But the couple said: “We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends.”

Guests expected at the wedding included Hollywood stars Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry and Alec Baldwin.

But behind the mystery lies a conspiracy theory that the wedding is still going ahead and the “postponement” is a ruse to throw the media off the scent.

Lopez’s publicist has totally rejected the theory but many journalists and photographers are refusing to leave the area surrounding the suspected wedding venue, believing that the couple will indeed walk down the aisle this weekend.