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Inside Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s Marriage Woes: From Wedded Bliss to Divorce Filing
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s marriage seemed doomed nearly from the start, as the issues they had that caused them to call off their 2003 wedding and subsequent breakup haven’t changed much in nearly 20 years.
The Gone Girl star hated paparazzi attention, while the “Dinero” singer loved the spotlight. Fans watched in real time as tensions played out between Ben and Jennifer, including the now-infamous 2023 Grammys moment where he became a meme for looking so bored and unhappy sitting next to his beaming wife.
Throughout the couple’s marriage, the signs became more obvious that something was seriously wrong, with Ben seeming to pull away as J. Lo became hungrier for attention after her 2024 album, This Is Me… Now, flopped and her tour got canceled due to poor ticket sales. Following months of split rumors, they confirmed the end of their marriage with an August 2024 divorce filing.
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Unhappy Honeymoon
Jennifer smiled brightly for the swarm of paparazzi surrounding the couple during their July 2022 honeymoon in Paris, France. Ben, however, looked absolutely miserable with all of the attention.
The couple married at a Las Vegas chapel on July 16, 2022, followed by a formal wedding the following month at Ben’s Georgia estate.
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Jennifer Shares TMI About Their Wedding
While Ben didn’t speak out about the couple’s formal nuptials, Jennifer shared every detail with fans via her OnTheJLo newsletter, including intimate photos and her every recollection about the day.
“When he saw me appear at the top of the stairs that moment it both made absolute sense while seeming still impossibly hard to believe, like the best dream, where all you want is never to awaken,” Jen wrote about Ben. “I would have had many of the same thoughts probably had I not been focusing so hard on not tripping over my dress, but when I got close enough to see his face, it made the same wonderful sense to me.”
She continued, “Some old wounds were healed that day and the weight of the past finally lifted off our shoulders. Full-circle — and not at all the way we planned it. Better.”
The Enough star even told fans about Ben’s wedding reception speech and how it included a line from his 2016 movie Live By Night.
“This is heaven. Right Here. We’re in it now,” she wrote. “That is one of my favorite lines that Ben wrote from a movie he directed called Live By Night. He also said it the night of our wedding reception in his speech, and I thought…how perfect.”
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‘Sad Affleck’ at the 2023 Grammys
Ben became a meme after he was shown in cutaways looking bored and miserable at the Grammys, where Jennifer presented an award. His mood became a top trending topic on X, then known as Twitter.
“However bad of a day you’re having, I promise you’re not as miserable as Ben Affleck at the Grammys right now,” one user tweeted, while another added, “Ben Affleck is every husband dragged to a work thing by his wife.” A user praised the show’s director for the numerous audience shots of Ben and Jen, writing, “Whoever keeps cutting to Ben Affleck as he gets more and more exasperated, thank you.”
At one point, host Trevor Noah sat at the pair’s table for a sketch, and J. Lo was seen looking somewhat upset and whispering something to Ben before flashing a bright smile for the camera.
“I saw [Trevor approach] and I was like, ‘Oh, God,'” Ben later told The Hollywood Reporter. “They were framing us in this shot, but I didn’t know they were rolling. I leaned into her and I was like, ‘As soon as they start rolling, I’m going to slide away from you and leave you sitting next to Trevor.’ She goes, ‘You better f–king not leave.’ That’s a husband-and-wife thing.”
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House Hunting Drama
Ben and Jennifer spent nearly two years looking at homes before finally deciding on a place to live. They looked at a variety of Los Angeles mansions, including properties in Pacific Palisades, Bel Air and Beverly Hills beginning in August 2021 while they were still dating. They didn’t select a home until May 2023, when the couple settled on a massive $60 million Beverly Hills estate.
The home sits on a 5-acre promontory and features a whopping 12 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, and 15 fireplaces.
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Jennifer’s Controversial Love Story Documentary
J. Lo decided to let the world in on her relationship with Ben from their time in the early aughts to their reunion and marriage nearly two decades later in the February 2024 documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
Ben participated in the Amazon Prime Video doc, but didn’t seem completely comfortable with it.
He confessed on camera, “Getting back together, I said, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media.’ Then I sort of realized it’s not a fair thing to ask. It’s sort of, like, you’re going to marry a boat captain and you go, ‘Well, I don’t want the water.’ We’re trying to learn to compromise.”
Jennifer added, “I don’t think [Ben] is very comfortable with me doing this, [but] he doesn’t want to stop me.”
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Money Woes
It’s no secret J. Lo loves the finer things in life, but money became a concern for the couple after she sunk $20 million of her own money into her multimedia project, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, released in February 2024. It coincided with her documentary and album, This Is Me… Now.
“Ben may be a gambler, but even he knows when to quit,” a source told In Touch exclusively at the time. “Jennifer’s spending is troubling him more and more.”
Their mansion was a point of contention, as the insider dished, “Ben was thinking more along the lines of $20 million for the house, but Jen overruled him.”
“Their bills are through the roof. It’s all eating away at their bank accounts,” the source continued, adding, “The pressure to make money keeps intensifying.”
It didn’t help the situation that Jennifer’s album tanked, and by March, her tour announced the cancellation of seven major dates. It was rebranded This Is Me… Live: The Greatest Hits, but ticket sales continued to lag.
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Last Public Sighting
Ben and Jennifer were photographed together seemingly nonstop throughout their marriage, but the last time they were snapped with each other was on March 30, 2024, in New York City, despite key events in the months to come.
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Jennifer Goes Solo at the Met Gala
Considering Ben and Jennifer had never attended the Met Gala as a couple, fans were sure he would be by her side on May 6, 2024, as the Marry Me star was a co-chair of the annual event. Instead, she arrived and walked the red carpet solo, barely able to crack a smile.
Ben was working on The Accountant 2 and didn’t make time for Jennifer’s special night, even though her participation was announced months before the event.
“Even the red carpet fashion commentators were confused, thinking Ben would be right behind Jen, but nope, she went solo, which shocked a lot of people,” a source dished exclusively to In Touch after the gala.
Following the event, Jennifer flew to Paris for a girls’ trip that included several of her friends as well as her child, Emme. Ben did not join her.
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J. Lo Goes House Hunting
The Shotgun Wedding star was photographed touring a home in Beverly Hills with a friend on May 14, 2024, sparking more questions about their marriage since she already owned a mansion with Ben.
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Heading for Divorce
“The writing is on the wall – it’s over,” an insider told In Touch exclusively on May 15, 2024. “They’re headed for a divorce – and for once, [Ben’s] not to blame!”
“He’s focusing on his work and his kids now,” the insider added. “Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for. They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her. There’s no way it could have lasted.”
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Change of Summer Plans
Amid the height of her marriage troubles with Ben, J. Lo canceled her This Is Me… Live: The Greatest Hits tour, which was supposed to kick off on June 24, 2024.
“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary,” she wrote on her OntheJLo website on May 31, 2024.
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Putting on a United Front
Despite speculation that there is trouble in paradise, Ben and Jennifer seemed to prove that they’re trying to work through their issues when they stepped out together in Santa Monica, California, on June 2, 2024. Joined by his mother, the pair briefly linked arms while walking and exchanged an air kiss.
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Cutting Ties
Jennifer and Ben were reportedly trying to sell their $61 million Beverly Hills mansion as of June 8, 2024. The couple sought out the help of realtor Santiago Arana from The Agency, founded by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Mauricio Umansky, and had been showing the home to prospective buyers for about two weeks, according to TMZ.
Jen and Ben were reportedly seeking “around $65 million” for their 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom mansion.
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Jennifer Takes a Vacay!
The songstress stepped out for a lavish Italian vacation on June 22, 2024. Jennifer was seen living her best life, soaking up the sun on a boat while wearing a cream-colored bandeau.
That same day, Ben was photographed not wearing his wedding ring while on a lunch date with his daughter Violet.
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Holidays Apart
Jennifer and Ben spent the 4th of July apart. The “I’m Real” singer instead spent the day with her child Emme Muniz and wished her fans a happy holiday in a post shared on her feed. “Happy Fourth,” she captioned several photos of herself posing near a field full of flowers.
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A Not-So-Happy Anniversary
The A-listers marked their second wedding anniversary on opposite coasts. Jennifer spent July 16, 2024, in her home state in the Hamptons, while Ben was seen in Los Angeles, dressed in a black suit. Notably, he was still wearing his wedding ring during the outing.
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An Absent Husband?
The Monster in Law actress celebrated her 55th birthday without her husband. Jennifer hosted a birthday lunch on July 24, 2024, for close friends and family, with Ben skipping the festive outing. Instead, she was joined by her longtime manager, Benny Medina, her teenage kids, Max and Emme, and her sister, Lynda.
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J. Lo Files for Divorce
Jennifer confirmed that their marriage was officially over when she filed for divorce on August 20, 2024. She filed the paperwork with Los Angeles Superior Court on the second anniversary of their lavish wedding that was held at Ben’s Georgia estate. According to the filing, their date of separation was April 26, 2024. Additionally, Jennifer filed the paperwork without an attorney and didn’t reveal if there was a prenup in place.