Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage. The news was reported by multiple outlets, including People, E! News, and TMZ. The divorce filing took place on Tuesday, August 20, at the Los Angeles Superior Court, marking the end of their relationship that began with a wedding ceremony in Georgia.
Rumors of the couple’s breakup had been circulating for months prior to the official divorce filing. Reports from TMZ suggested that Lopez was seen house-hunting on her own, while Affleck was photographed leaving his Brentwood, California, home instead of their shared family home. Affleck eventually moved out of their house, and on Lopez’s 55th birthday, he closed escrow on a new $20.5 million home in Los Angeles.
Differences and Compromise
Throughout their relationship, Lopez and Affleck had been living on opposite coasts, with Lopez primarily in New York and Affleck in California. Despite the public speculation, neither of them addressed their relationship issues publicly, choosing to keep their personal matters private. However, Affleck did open up about their differences in Lopez’s documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told. He talked about the scrutiny surrounding their private life and the boundaries he felt were necessary to maintain.
Affleck also spoke about the compromise he made when they reconciled in 2021, emphasizing his aversion to having a social media presence in their relationship. He realized that it was unfair to ask Lopez to conform to his preferences and acknowledged the need for mutual understanding and compromise in a relationship. Despite their efforts to work through their differences, the couple ultimately decided to part ways and move forward with their lives separately.