‘Bennifer’ head for divorce after 2 years of marriage, confirmed by an unnamed source at the Los Angeles Superior Court. The divorce filing ironically coincided with their second anniversary. The couple’s marriage has been under intense media scrutiny for months.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are once again calling it quits after 2 years of marriage. The couple who originally started dating in 2003 broke up in 2004 and rekindled their romance once again in 2022. The news of their divorce was confirmed by the Los Angeles Superior Court, where insider sources indicate that it was Lopez who filed for the dissolution of their marriage.
‘Bennifer’ Relationship Timeline
Lopez and Affleck first met in 2002 on the sets of ‘Gigli.’ At the time Lopez was tied down to her second husband, Cris Judd. As Lopez and Affleck’s romance bloomed on the sets, Lopez filed for divorce from Judd. Affleck and Lopez went public with their romance in 2003 and were dubbed as ‘Bennifer’ by the media. By the end of 2002, Bennifer was engaged.
Their fairy tale romance didn’t get a fairy tale ending as they broke up after postponing their wedding. The intense media attention during this time was said to have contributed to their breakup. However, despite their bittersweet breakup, both Affleck and Lopez remained supportive of each other in their respective career, with Affleck praising Lopez’s performance in the movie ‘Hustlers’ in an interview.
In the meantime, Affleck, a two-time Oscar winner, married actress Jennifer Garner and they had 3 children together. Garner and Affleck split in 2015 after Affleck allegedly cheated on Garner with their nanny. Lopez, on the other hand, got married to singer Marc Anthony. They were together for close to a decade and share two children. She was also engaged to basketball star Alex Rodriguez.
In 2021, Affleck and Lopez went on to rekindle their romance. A year later in 2022, they were engaged. The pair married in Las Vegas in July of the same year and once again in Georgia in August. While announcing their wedding, Lopez wrote in an Instagram post, “Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.”
Lopez Files For Divorce in August 2024
For months reports of another separation have been spreading like wildfire. At first, it was reported that the couple had started to live apart. Then JLO’s decision to cancel her summer tour to focus on family matters and their decision to sell their home added fuel to the fire.
According to the court documents, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck. The court filings did not list any details of a prenuptial agreement in her petition. The court has directed Lopez’s attorney to notify Affleck with a copy of her petition of dissolution of marriage. Affleck and Lopez must also share their financial information with the court. If both parties fail to report their updated information, the court can impose sanctions.
Another Hollywood couple that’s making the turns in tabloids right now is the Ryan Gosling and Blake Lively couple who are being dragged online for trying to recreate the “Barbenheimer” promotion era with their movies Deadpool vs Wolverine and It Ends With Us, respectively.
