Jennifer Lopez has filed court documents to drop “Affleck” from her last name amidst her divorce from Ben Affleck. In the documents, she requested to have her name restored to Jennifer Lynn Lopez and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Lopez also stated that she does not want spousal support and wants to separate their assets and debts; however, the exact nature and extent of their property is currently not known and will be determined.
The divorce was filed by Lopez on August 20, with the date of separation listed as April 26. She submitted the paperwork herself in a Los Angeles court on the two-year anniversary of her and Affleck’s wedding celebration in August 2022. Reports of their marriage being on the rocks had been circulating for months, as they were not seen together for weeks and Affleck moved out of their shared home in Beverly Hills. Neither Lopez nor Affleck publicly acknowledged their second wedding anniversary in July, leading to speculation about their relationship status.
Lopez and Affleck first started dating in 2002 after meeting on the set of Gigli. They were together for almost two years before calling off their engagement in 2004. The couple rekindled their romance in 2021 after Lopez split from her ex-fiancé, Alex Rodriguez. A source revealed that Lopez and Affleck were excited to give their relationship another chance and were “full-on dating and very happy together.”
Jennifer Lopez has been married three times before, to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, and Marc Anthony. She and Anthony share two children, 16-year-old twins Emme and Max. Ben Affleck was previously married to Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares three children: Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. The news of Lopez and Affleck’s divorce marks the end of their second chance at love, as they had rekindled their romance in 2021 after their initial relationship ended in 2004.
The couple’s split brings an end to a tumultuous relationship that saw ups and downs, with their second chance at love coming almost two decades after their initial breakup. Lopez’s decision to drop “Affleck” from her last name reflects her desire to move on from this chapter of her life and focus on the future. In the midst of the divorce proceedings, both Lopez and Affleck have remained relatively private about the details of their split, leaving fans and the media speculating about what led to the end of their relationship.
