Jennifer Lopez has revealed when she and Ben Affleck actually separated after months of speculation that the pair’s marriage was on the rocks. According to divorce papers filed by Lopez , 55, and obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, August 20, the pair officially called it quits on April 26. Rumors began to swirl that there was tension between Lopez and Affleck, 52, in April, when People reported that the pair had not been photographed together publicly for more than 47 days.
At the time, Lopez and Affleck had not been seen together since March 30 in New York City, when they were spotted holding hands. (Their last red carpet appearance, meanwhile, occurred back in February for the premiere of Lopez’s This Is Me ..
. Now: A Love Story .) In May, Lopez was preparing to serve as a cohost at the 2024 Met Gala in Manhattan.
The singer revealed via Vogue ’s official Instagram account at the time that she was struggling to decide what to wear to the event. “I have a few different sketches, I’m still deciding,” she said in the April 17 post that charted her preparation. In the video, she enthusiastically spoke about her cohosting duties, smiling for the camera and telling fans that it was a “real honor” to be selected by Anna Wintour .
Just 10 days after the couple privately separated, Lopez attended the Met Gala on her own on May 6. Later that month, she also attended the Los Angeles and Mexico City premieres of her Netflix film, Atlas , sans Affleck. At the Mexico City .