Their reunion, which looked like a Hollywood fairy tale, lasted no more than two years.
The American press is now comparing them to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. This Tuesday, Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck have started divorce proceedings, exactly two years after the big ceremony celebrating their (re)marriage on August 20, 2022.
J-Lo filed the petition yesterday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The official separation date is set for April 26.
“There was something winsome and poignant about the couple, a quality that, say, [Brad] Pitt and [Angelina] Jolie even at their peak lacked. Both [Ben] Affleck and [Jennifer] Lopez were willing to humiliate themselves for their love.” https://t.co/VixyqhWcJF
— Variety (@Variety) August 21, 2024
The 55-year-old star and her 52-year-old husband said “I do” in Las Vegas, two decades after their last wedding. A leading couple of the 2000s, “Bennifer” seemed to be on the path to a fairy tale, the reunion of two soul mates that even Hollywood and the star system could not separate.
The beautiful story did not last. We do not yet know the reasons for this second divorce, while the couple seemed serene in front of the cameras. Ben Affleck had made, for example, an appearance in “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” by Jennifer Lopeza 65-minute film for the release of his new album. He also accompanied him on the red carpet of the Netflix film The Mother while she was on his arm for that of the The Last Duel Or AirThe couple attended the Golden Globes together earlier this year.
But in May, the career of Jennifer Lopez hit a bad patch when ticket sales for her new tour turned out to be much lower than expected. In the aftermath, the singer canceled her summer tour “This Is Me… Now.” We were told at the time: “Jennifer takes time to be with her children, family and close friends“. And at the time of the release of'Atlashis SF blockbus, the rumor was already polluting the promo. Already, something was wrong…