India, Sept. 29 -- Jennifer Lopez is getting candid about her split from ex-husband Ben Affleck, calling it one of the most important chapters of her life. The comments come as Affleck, 53, serves as executive producer on Lopez's latest project, Kiss of the Spider Woman. The musical premiered at Sundance in January - the same month their divorce was finalized.

In a new interview on CBS News Sunday Morning (September 28), Lopez, 56, said the divorce ended up being "the best thing that ever happened to me." "Because it changed me. It helped me grow in a way that I needed to grow," she explained.

Lopez admitted that working on the film while navigating the end of her marriage was overwhelming. "It was a really tough time," she told CBS. "E...