Jennifer Lopez filed divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage.
TMZ and other media outlets reported on Tuesday that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, the Hollywood stars who rekindled their romance and married two decades after a high-profile split, are getting a divorce.
Lopez, singer of “Love Don’t Cost a Thing,” filed divorce papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, TMZ said.
The filing comes exactly two years after the couple hosted a star-studded wedding extravaganza in Georgia. The two had first wed in July 2022 at a Las Vegas wedding chapel.
A rep for both Lopez and Affleck did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
According to write for us entertainment in the early 2000s, the tabloid-dubbed “Bennifer” were the hottest couple in celebritydom, flaunting his-and-hers luxury cars and a 6.1-carat pink diamond engagement ring. They abruptly postponed their wedding in 2003, then parted ways a few months later.
Lopez married Latin singer Marc Anthony, her third husband, just five months after her 2004 break-up with Affleck. Affleck — who directed and starred in the Oscar-winning “Argo” — would later marry and divorce actress Jennifer Garner.
Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in 2021, months after she and baseball star Alex Rodriguez ended a four-year relationship and called off their engagement.
Years later, Lopez described the first split from Affleck as “the biggest heartbreak of my life.” “I honestly felt like I was going to die,” she said in a November 2022 interview with Apple Music. “But now, after 20 years, it does have a happy ending.”
Why Did It End? write for us entertainment.
Although we will never know exactly what happened between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, it seems their divorce clearly does not have to be perceived as a sign that one or the other of them was insufficiently romantic.
Be that as it may, it is understood that being a celebrity couple is hard—especially in the constant glare of media publicity, taut work schedules, and the tug between life and public persona. Though so many admired their love story, let this be a reminder that relationships—even the ones from the outside look perfect—have complications.
While Lopez and Affleck have not made any public comments so far regarding the divorce, sources close to the couple say that while it wasn’t an easy decision, they just couldn’t make it work. The filing marks the end of what many thought was one of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories.
What's Next for Bennifer ?
With the unraveling of this divorce case, the question would be what is in store for both Lopez and Affleck. None of them is new to reinvention—Lopez, as one of the world icons in music and film, has been in her career for a couple of decades. On the other hand, Affleck has had his place cemented among the top directors/actors in Hollywood.
This will be Lopez’s fourth divorce; she was married to Marc Anthony, Ojani Noa, and Cris Judd. This will be the second high-profile divorce for Affleck after Jennifer Garner in 2018.
Conclusion:
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are now said to be on their way to divorce, just two years since their second marriage took place after the rekindling of their romance that had held public attention two decades after the first break-up.
In a report by KreativanSays, the couple, popularly known as “Bennifer,” had dominated the tabloids in the early 2000s before they canceled the first wedding in 2003 and went their separate ways. After marriages and divorces with other partners, they reunited in 2021, culminating in their highly anticipated wedding in 2022. In what looks like the concluding chapter of this love story turned sour once more, Lopez has now filed for divorce, even after calling their reunion the “happy ending” to their heartbreak earlier.