Jennifer Lopez Looks Relieved After Filing For Divorce From Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez seems ready to move on after filing for divorce from Ben Affleck. Sources close to the actress said that she is doing well in her life after filing for divorce from Ben Affleck after ending nearly 2 years of marriage. She filed for divorce on August 20, 2024, which marked her second year of marriage in Georgia.
A source told Page Six that her friends and family are supportive of her decision and consider it the right decision. The source added that Jennifer Lopez is surrounded by people who love and support her during this difficult time and they believe that she will get through it and move on.
Jennifer Lopez filed the divorce paperwork without an attorney in Los Angeles County Superior Court. According to the Tmz Report, the former couple did not have a prenuptial agreement. The 55-year-old also requested that her name, which is currently legally Jennifer Lynn Affleck, be restored to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.
According to Daily Mail, a source said that Jennifer Lopez said she was tired of being humiliated by Affleck and had waited until the second anniversary because she wanted to hurt Affleck, but it didn’t hurt much. The source claimed that Ben Affleck was done with the marriage a long time ago and deep down Jennifer Lopez knew that. She allowed him to have this so that people wouldn’t think of her as a villain in their marriage. Also read – Macklemore cancels his concert in Dubai in protest against UAE
Ben hinted about the rift in their marriage
In February, Ben hinted that he and Jennifer had different opinions about their marriage, discussing how they were fundamentally at odds when it came to putting their romance in the public eye, especially after rekindling their romance in the early 2000s.
“Getting back together, I was like, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a social media relationship,'” he explained in Jen’s documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told. “And then I realized that it’s not fair to ask for it. It’s like if you marry a sea captain and you’re like, ‘Well, I don’t like the water. ‘ We’re two people with different approaches trying to learn how to come to an agreement.”
Ben Affleck Spends Time With Best Friend Matt Damon
While the two have kept a low profile since the news broke, Ben was spotted spending time with his best friend Matt Damon. The duo had dinner with Matt’s wife Luciana and two of their daughters at the popular Los Angeles restaurant Toscana on Aug. 25, and they all opted to keep it casual for the outing.
Damon was photographed smiling from ear to ear and waving to passersby as he and his family entered the restaurant separately from his best friend.
The 53-year-old wore a black polo shirt and dark jeans, matching his wife, who wore a black crop top and matching pants for dinner with Affleck and their kids. As they finished dinner, Affleck was spotted walking down the street to his car, and he seemed to have a spring in his step.
Jennifer recently returned to social media, sharing an old fan photo to her Instagram Stories on Aug. 23, in which she could be seen wearing a fuzzy pink robe and taking a selfie in front of a Christmas tree.
Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in April 2021, years after they first dated and got engaged, before postponing a planned September 2003 wedding and splitting in January 2004.