J.Lo Seeks Freedom from Hollywood Heartthrob’s Surname

Jennifer Lopez Seeks to Drop “Affleck” from Her Last Name Amid Divorce

Jennifer Lopez, 55, has requested to restore her name to Jennifer Lynn Lopez in new court documents filed on August 21, as part of her divorce proceedings from Ben Affleck, 52.

The singer and actress cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split and stated that she does not want herself or Affleck to be awarded spousal support. Lopez also requested to separate their assets and debts, although the exact nature and extent of their community and quasi-community property are currently unknown and will be determined later.

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The “Bennifer” romance might evoke memories of frosted lip gloss and butterfly clips, but everything comes back in style eventually. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez rekindled their romance nearly 20 years after their initial romance took the world by storm. The pair first connected in 2002 on the set of the ill-fated Gigli.

Lopez filed for divorce from the Instigators actor on August 20, listing the date of separation as April 26. She submitted the paperwork in a Los Angeles court herself instead of through a lawyer on the two-year anniversary of her and Affleck’s Georgia wedding celebration in August 2022.

News of their divorce comes after months of reports that their marriage was on the rocks. The twosome went weeks without being spotted together before it was confirmed in May that Affleck moved out of their shared home in Beverly Hills. In July, neither Lopez nor Affleck publicly acknowledged their second wedding anniversary.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Finalize Their Divorce

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.

Lopez and Affleck’s relationship began in 2002 after meeting on the set of their ill-fated romantic comedy, Gigli. The pair were together for nearly two years before calling off their engagement in 2004.

The couple rekindled their romance in 2021 after Lopez split from ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez. In May of that year, a source exclusively told Us that the pair were excited to give their romance another go.

“Jen and Ben are both very happy with each [other] and are excited to see where the relationship goes,” the insider said at the time. “They are full-on dating and very happy together.”

Lopez has previously been married three times. She was married to Ojani Noa for 11 months in 1997, Cris Judd from 2001 to 2002, and Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014. Together she and Anthony, 55, share two children: 16-year-old twins Emme and Max.

Affleck was previously married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018. The former spouses share three children together: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.

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