Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck File for Divorce

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are divorcing after simply over two years of marriage. Lopez filed on Tuesday, August 20, in L.A. County Superior Courtroom, Selection confirms. The official separation date is listed as April 26.

Lopez, 55, and Affleck, 52, married in Las Vegas in July 2022 after re-sparking their relationship from 20 years prior, which was dubbed “Bennifer” by tabloid publications on the time and was a fixation of their protection within the early 2000s.

The 2 tied the knot once more in a big ceremony in Georgia on August 20, 2022 — precisely two years in the past.

Lopez and Affleck made two movies collectively: Martin Brest’s largely reviled romantic caper “Gigli” in 2003 and Kevin Smith’s comedy “Jersey Woman” in 2004. By the point the latter characteristic hit theaters, Lopez and Affleck had known as off their engagement and gone their separate methods.

Each received married and divorced within the intervening years — Lopez to Marc Anthony, Affleck to Jennifer Garner. Then the 2 started a public relationship as soon as once more roughly three years in the past. Lopez offered frequent updates on her engagement, and eventual marriage, to her followers by means of her social media presence and e-newsletter.

Lopez additionally explicitly addressed the connection in her most up-to-date album, “This Is Me … Now,” a sequel to her 2002 album “This Is Me … Then,” which additionally mentioned her then-relationship with Affleck. Affleck appeared in Lopez’s “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” a celeb cameo-studded 65-minute fantasia centered on music from the brand new album. Released to Prime Video in February, the movie options Affleck in prosthetic make-up enjoying a wizened however jaded anchorman.

Throughout their second relationship and marriage, Affleck and Lopez made common appearances on the promotional circuit for every others’ tasks, strolling the carpets for “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” “The Mom,” “Air,” “The Final Duel” and “Marry Me” collectively. The pair attended the Golden Globes earlier this 12 months.

In Could, Lopez canceled her summer “This Is Me… Now” tour, with a press release that learn, “Jennifer is taking day off to be together with her youngsters, household and shut pals.”