In a whirlwind reminiscent of early-aughts Hollywood drama, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have called it quits once more. This time, JLo was the one to initiate the formal split, filing for divorce from the "Argo" mastermind in the glow of their second-year anniversary.
The legal paperwork surfaced through The Times, but whispers of their unraveling romance had been floating around long before. TMZ dropped the bombshell news first, leaving fans reeling and dissecting every detail for a hint of a prenup—or lack thereof.
The writing was on the wall, or at least in the glossy pages of People magazine, which had been charting Bennifer's rocky course since May. Insider scoops painted a picture of two stars drifting into different orbits; Affleck apparently loathed the limelight that Lopez basked in. Their sprawling mansion, boasting enough bathrooms to host an army, hit the market quietly—a silent testament to their impending separation.
By Independence Day, distance wasn't just emotional but physical; Affleck lingered in L.A while Lopez retreated to New York's Hamptons. Their love story began under spotlights in 2002 on "Gigli's" set—a film often remembered more for its role in their real-life romance than its cinematic achievements. A surprise birthday kiss marked the start of something new shortly after Lopez ended her marriage with Cris Judd. A pink diamond worth millions and a postponed wedding later, they paused their love story amid a media frenzy only to rekindle it nearly two decades later.
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After years apart and other significant relationships—including Lopez’s marriage to Marc Anthony and engagement to Alex Rodriguez, as well as Affleck’s marriage to Jennifer Garner—the universe pulled them back together. In 2021, Bennifer 2.0 emerged stronger than ever with another proposal (this time amidst bubbles rather than paparazzi flashes) followed by nuptials in Sin City.
They seemed destined to rewrite their narrative with a happier ending until reality—or perhaps fate—intervened again this spring amid canceled tours and cryptic interviews about finding themselves during separations. “We lost a sense of ourselves,” Lopez reflected earlier this year about their initial breakup, suggesting that history might be doomed to repeat itself for these star-crossed lovers.
And so ends another chapter in Bennifer's saga: not with wedding bells but with signatures on divorce papers. The early 2000s nostalgia will have to live on without them—at least together—as they navigate their separate ways yet again under Hollywood's unforgiving spotlight.
The legal paperwork surfaced through The Times, but whispers of their unraveling romance had been floating around long before. TMZ dropped the bombshell news first, leaving fans reeling and dissecting every detail for a hint of a prenup—or lack thereof.
The writing was on the wall, or at least in the glossy pages of People magazine, which had been charting Bennifer's rocky course since May. Insider scoops painted a picture of two stars drifting into different orbits; Affleck apparently loathed the limelight that Lopez basked in. Their sprawling mansion, boasting enough bathrooms to host an army, hit the market quietly—a silent testament to their impending separation.
By Independence Day, distance wasn't just emotional but physical; Affleck lingered in L.A while Lopez retreated to New York's Hamptons. Their love story began under spotlights in 2002 on "Gigli's" set—a film often remembered more for its role in their real-life romance than its cinematic achievements. A surprise birthday kiss marked the start of something new shortly after Lopez ended her marriage with Cris Judd. A pink diamond worth millions and a postponed wedding later, they paused their love story amid a media frenzy only to rekindle it nearly two decades later.
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After years apart and other significant relationships—including Lopez’s marriage to Marc Anthony and engagement to Alex Rodriguez, as well as Affleck’s marriage to Jennifer Garner—the universe pulled them back together. In 2021, Bennifer 2.0 emerged stronger than ever with another proposal (this time amidst bubbles rather than paparazzi flashes) followed by nuptials in Sin City.
They seemed destined to rewrite their narrative with a happier ending until reality—or perhaps fate—intervened again this spring amid canceled tours and cryptic interviews about finding themselves during separations. “We lost a sense of ourselves,” Lopez reflected earlier this year about their initial breakup, suggesting that history might be doomed to repeat itself for these star-crossed lovers.
And so ends another chapter in Bennifer's saga: not with wedding bells but with signatures on divorce papers. The early 2000s nostalgia will have to live on without them—at least together—as they navigate their separate ways yet again under Hollywood's unforgiving spotlight.
