The reason for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s tense appearances at the Mother premiere has been revealed.

A lip reader told the Daily Mail the couple, who appeared frustrated and irritated at times, were merely debating poses and positioning for the red carpet photographers at Wednesday’s event in Los Angeles.

The expert said that during the now-viral exchange, Lopez appeared to ask Affleck whether her low-cut top was “showing too much”, prompting him to respond that it was fine.

After finding their joint pose, Affleck appeared to tell his wife to come closer to him before leaning into her ear and saying, “Don’t worry, babe”.

Lopez seemingly replied: “Come close to me.”

Following their completed photos, Affleck turned to Lopez and said, “That’s us, done” before giving her a kiss and asking if she was OK.

Lopez said, “Yes” and then informed Affleck that they needed to “step over there”.

The newlyweds then continued to pack on the PDA and looked cute when Affleck, 50, lovingly watched as Lopez, 53, reapplied her lipgloss.

Although their red carpet row has been defused, Lopez and Affleck found themselves at the centre of negative press again when a clip of him “slamming” her door made rounds on TikTok.