Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially parting ways once again. Lopez filed for divorce on August 20 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, marking the couple’s second breakup. She cited April 26, 2024, as the date of separation. This filing comes two years to the day after their lavish wedding in Georgia, following a brief Las Vegas elopement in July 2022. Representatives for both actors have not provided statements regarding this latest development.
The couple’s split follows several months of media speculation, including the sale of their $65 million mansion, outings apart, and discussions about potential rifts in their highly publicized relationship. Indicators of trouble were apparent in recent months. Reports surfaced of Lopez vacationing alone in the Hamptons and Italy while Affleck remained in Los Angeles, where he reportedly began moving his belongings from their shared home to a rental in Brentwood. Lopez recently attended the premiere of her Netflix film “Atlas” solo and celebrated her 55th birthday without Affleck.
Affleck, 51, and Lopez, 54, rekindled their romance in April 2021 after each ending previous relationships. Affleck proposed to Lopez while she was in a bubble bath, leading to two wedding ceremonies — an intimate one in Las Vegas and a larger event in Georgia, which featured notable guests such as Matt Damon.
The couple had blended their families, with Affleck bringing three children from his marriage to Jennifer Garner and Lopez having twins from her marriage to Marc Anthony. They made numerous high-profile appearances together, although their public interactions sometimes drew scrutiny, spotlighting Affleck’s demeanor and rumored conflicts.
As Lopez launched a series of new projects this year, including an album and a musical film, she frequently credited Affleck as her muse and source of inspiration. However, Affleck revealed in interviews that navigating public attention in their relationship was challenging for him.
Their romance originally began in 2001 while filming “Gigli,” and they got engaged in 2002. Although they were poised to marry, their relationship faltered just days before their wedding. Both have had previous marriages, with Lopez having been married three times and Affleck once.
While the end of Lopez and Affleck’s relationship signals a new chapter, Lopez has expressed an enduring belief in love, reflecting on her optimism despite the heartbreak.