Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have filed for divorce after two years of marriage. After months of speculation swirling around the estranged pair, the 55-year-old singer filed for divorce from Affleck , 52, on August 20, two years after the pair married in July 2022. TMZ first reported the news, noting Lopez filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and listed April 26, 2024 as the official date of separation.
The Selena actor reportedly self-represented herself, having filed for divorce without using a lawyer. “She tried really hard to make things work, and is heartbroken,” a source told People . “The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.
The two first tied the knot in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022, however, August 20 marked the second anniversary of their traditional wedding ceremony in Georgia, the same day Lopez filed for divorce. The Georgia wedding ceremony was held on the grounds of Affleck’s 87-acre compound on the outskirts of Savannah, with his best friend Matt Damon among the famous attendees. Podcaster and life coach Jay Shetty reportedly officiated the ceremony.
“Bennifer” - as they were known in the early 2000s - famously rekindled their romance in 2021 after more than 17 years since they first got engaged and later postponed their wedding in September 2003. After they broke up in January 2004, they remained friends as both went on to marry other people, Affleck with Jennifer Garner, and Lopez with salsa singer Marc Anthony. Lopez was marr.