After just two years of marriage, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, officially marking the end of their union.
According to TMZ, the couple’s separation date was noted as April 26, 2024, in the divorce file submitted in L.A. County Superior Court, bringing an end to their highly publicized relationship. Rumors and speculations had been swirling around the status of their marriage for months, with reports of the couple living separately and spending significant time apart from each other.
Their recent public appearances further fueled the rumors of trouble in paradise, with Jennifer Lopez hosting a lavish birthday party in the Hamptons, where Ben Affleck was notably absent. The couple, who had rekindled their romance in 2021, found themselves once again at the center of media attention as their love story took a dramatic turn.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s relationship timeline is a rollercoaster of emotions, starting from their initial engagement in the early 2000s to their reunion in 2021 and subsequent marriage. Their decision to call off their 2003 wedding just days before the ceremony had stunned the world, leading them to pursue separate paths and start families with other partners.
“Ben and I broke up three days before our wedding, and we crumbled under the pressure. You think you’re doing okay, so you shrug it off,” Lopez said in her Amazon Prime documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told. “I think I was angry at [Affleck] for a long time. But that heartbreak set both of us on a course to figuring ourselves out, to being better people. I think I’ve forgiven you all the way. I think I need to forgive myself [for] some things.”
Getty Images However, years later, fate brought them back together, and the world watched as Affleck and Lopez reignited their romance, culminating in a proposal and a secret marriage ceremony. Affleck proposed to Lopez with a massive pale green diamond ring in 2022, which they married a few months later — first, in a secret chapel ceremony held in Las Vegas, followed by a star-studded bash hosted at Affleck’s private Georgia estate.
The couple’s journey from past heartbreaks to newfound love captured the imagination of many, making their sudden split all the more surprising.
As fans process the news of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s divorce, many are left wondering about the reasons behind their separation and what the future holds for both stars. Despite the challenges of love in the spotlight, their story serves as a reminder of the complexities of relationships, even for two individuals who seemed destined to be together.
“We’re older now, we’re smarter, we have more experience, we’re at different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very conscious of those things. We’re so protective because it is such a beautiful time for all of us,”
Lopez told People in 2022. “It’s beautiful the way it feels very different than it was years ago. … There’s more of an appreciation and a celebration for it, which is nice. … When you find somebody and you really, really love them and you get a second chance at that? That is a really rare, precious, beautiful thing and we don’t take it for granted.”
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