Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck attend J.R. Ridinger funeral

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck led the A-list celebrities attending the funeral of a multi-millionaire US executive at the weekend.

Lopez, 53, and Affleck, 50, were pictured arriving hand-in-hand for the funeral of Market America co-founder J.R. Ridinger, who died suddenly due to blood clot complications on his yacht in Croatia in early September. He was 63.

Ridinger, who is survived by his wife Loren, was farewelled at a service in Miami, Florida on Saturday, local time, with Kim Kardashian also in attendance.

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Lopez looked suitably glamorous in a black spaghetti strap gown, while Affleck wore a smart black tuxedo.
 

The couple, who were married in July, were also joined by Lopez’s 13-year-old child Emme, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony.

Alicia Keys and Jamie Foxx were also among the big name attendees for the funeral.
 

Lopez was photographed speaking at the wake, as she posed alongside Ridinger’s widow Loren.

 

Ridinger, who founded the multi-level marketing company with his wife in 1992, was considered a popular socialite with an army of A-list friends who he attended charity galas and events with.

At the time of his sudden passing, with his cause of death listed as a pulmonary embolism, wife Loren said the pair were enjoying their first holiday in three years.

“In just a second – he was gone. A moment,” Loren wrote on Facebook.

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“I love you baby. I love you with all of me. Everything I am – is because of us. We were a force – together we can accomplish anything.

“I will spend every last second of my life – keeping your dream alive – with your entire Market America family. I love you is just not enough. You and me forever.”