Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck officially separated on April 26, according to divorce papers filed by Lopez and obtained by Us Weekly. The rumors of trouble in their marriage began to swirl in April, when it was noted that they had not been seen together publicly for over a month. Lopez attended the Met Gala in May without Affleck, and later that month, she also attended film premieres without him as well. Sources reported that the couple was having issues in their marriage, which allegedly began when Lopez had increased work commitments for her tour.
In June, it was confirmed that Lopez and Affleck were selling their Los Angeles home. A source also revealed that Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday in the Hamptons without Affleck, coinciding with their second wedding anniversary, which neither of them publicly acknowledged. Troubles within their marriage had surfaced at the Grammys in February 2023, with some speculating a disagreement between the couple during the event. Despite the drama, Lopez dropped her ninth studio album in February 2024 which featured a sequel to her 2002 album, created during her first romance with Affleck.
Lopez praised Affleck’s collaboration on the album, though Affleck expressed discomfort with being featured in the project. The couple initially met on the set of Gigli and got engaged in 2002, but called off their wedding in 2003 and announced their breakup in 2004. In 2021, they were seen spending time together and were spotted house-hunting, leading to a surprise wedding in Las Vegas in 2022 followed by a second ceremony in Georgia. However, two years later on the same date, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in Los Angeles.
Throughout the duration of their relationship, Lopez and Affleck faced numerous challenges, with rumors of issues surfacing at various public appearances. The couple had not been publicly seen together for a significant period of time leading up to their official separation, and both attended events solo in the months leading up to their divorce. Despite their previous breakup in the early 2000s, Lopez and Affleck rekindled their relationship years later, tying the knot in two separate ceremonies and eventually deciding to part ways legally on the same date of their second wedding anniversary.
