For a second time, Bennifer is formally over.
Singer Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from actor Ben Affleck on Tuesday after roughly two years of marriage. Their on-again, off-again relationship spans twenty years, lengthy sufficient to spark nostalgia for some who got here of age with the popular culture icons throughout their first romantic go-around.
Between their first relationship within the early 2000s and getting married in Las Vegas in 2022, each Lopez and Affleck had different marriages, youngsters and profession milestones.
Here’s a full timeline on how Bennifer got here to be, broke up, bought again collectively and broke up (once more).
2001-2002: Assembly on set
Affleck and Lopez linked on the set of “Gigli.” Whereas filming the film, Lopez was married to her second husband, Cris Judd.
Affleck later informed Self-importance Honest in 2003 that their relationship was rooted in a powerful friendship that they developed as co-stars.
“Once I met her we turned actually, actually, actually good buddies,” he informed the publication. “However at first, as a result of she was married, there was no considered a romantic relationship, in order that created the chance to get to know one another with none of the falseness that goes with courtship since you’re attempting to make a great impression. I didn’t attempt to change something about myself, and she or he didn’t both. We turned actually good buddies in a manner that was very comfy.”
Summer time 2002: The ‘Bennifer’ period begins
Lopez filed for divorce from Judd in July 2002.
That summer time, paparazzi noticed Lopez and Affleck getting romantic at a party for the singer. It’s round this time they’re believed to have began relationship.
November 2002: ‘Jenny from the Block’ launch and engagement information
The music video for J.Lo’s hit tune prominently featured Affleck, who’s seen climbing out of vehicles, consuming meals and hanging out with the singer.
The video was shot as if the 2 have been being photographed by paparazzi. In a single scene, which turned enshrined in popular culture historical past, Affleck is seen kissing Lopez’s rear finish whereas the pair lounge on a yacht.
ABC Information reported that month that the couple had additionally gotten engaged. Affleck proposed to Lopez with a custom-made, six-carat pink diamond engagement ring from Harry Winston, in keeping with PEOPLE.
August 2003: ‘Gigli’ bombs on the field workplace
“Gigli” turned a field workplace catastrophe, making simply $7.2 million worldwide. Rumors started to swirl that Bennifer’s romance was additionally in its flop period.
September 2003: Couple postpones wedding ceremony
Simply earlier than they have been set to say “I do,” the couple launched a press release saying they have been suspending their nuptials.
“As a result of extreme media consideration surrounding our wedding ceremony, we’ve got determined to postpone the date,” the couple mentioned in a joint assertion on the time, in keeping with CBS Information. “Once we discovered ourselves severely considering hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three completely different areas, we realized that one thing was awry. We started to really feel that the spirit of what ought to have been the happiest day of our lives might be compromised. We felt what ought to have been a joyful and sacred day might be spoiled for us, our households, and our buddies.”
January 2004: Lopez confirms couple’s break up
Lopez’s spokesperson confirmed that the couple had break up.
“I’m confirming the stories that Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck,” a consultant for Lopez informed The Related Press. “At this tough time, we ask that you just respect her privateness.”
2004 to 2021: Residing separate lives
In the course of the summer time of 2004, Lopez married singer Marc Anthony, who she had beforehand dated in 1999. Lopez gave start to twins, Emme Maribel Muñiz and Maximilian David Muñiz, in 2008.
In 2011, Anthony and Lopez introduced they have been separating. Anthony filed for divorce from Lopez in April 2012, citing “irreconcilable variations,” reported E! Information. Their divorce was finalized in June 2014.
That very same yr, Lopez printed her memoir “True Love,” wherein she wrote about her romantic relationships. She described her relationship with Affleck as her “first large heartbreak.”
In 2004, Affleck started relationship actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he mentioned he fell in love with on the set of the 2003 movie “Daredevil.”
The couple bought married in 2005. They’d three youngsters collectively: Violet Affleck in 2005, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck in 2009, and Samuel Garner Affleck in 2012.
In 2015, the couple introduced that they have been calling it quits.
Round 2017, Lopez started relationship former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. The 2 bought engaged in 2019. Lopez carried out on the Tremendous Bowl in 2020 and at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021. Their wedding ceremony was postponed for 2 years, till April 2021, when the 2 issued a press release to TODAY confirming that they had damaged up.
Affleck dated actress Ana de Armas in 2020. The couple broke up in 2021.
Spring 2021: Rumors of a rekindled romance
Web page Six reported that Affleck was noticed at Lopez’s Las Vegas dwelling on April 30, 2021.
In Could, the couple have been noticed touring the US collectively, spending time collectively in Montana and later in Florida, the place Affleck seemed to be carrying a watch from the “Jenny from the Block” video. Followers speculated this was an indication the couple had reunited.
In June 2021, the New York Publish printed a photograph of the 2 kissing.
September 2021: The couple returns to the purple carpet collectively
Lopez appeared with Affleck to help his movie “The Final Duel” on the Venice Movie Competition.
The following month, they have been noticed kissing on the Met Gala purple carpet (whereas carrying masks).
April 2022: Lopez and Affleck engaged, once more
In a video on her web site, Lopez introduced she and Affleck have been engaged for a second time. She is seen carrying an engagement ring with a inexperienced stone and listening to her tune, “Pricey Ben,” within the video.
July 2022: The ‘Bennifer’ wedding ceremony, half 1
Lopez and Affleck lastly tied the knot in a drive-thru ceremony in Las Vegas, Lopez mentioned in a video on her website.
The couple arrived on the chapel simply earlier than midnight to attend according to 4 different {couples}, in keeping with Lopez’s fan publication, the J Lo, which blasted out the information simply after the ceremony.
The pair mentioned on the time that “it was the very best wedding ceremony we might have imagined. One we dreamed of way back and one made actual.”
August 2022: Wedding ceremony, half 2
The couple held a bigger wedding ceremony ceremony to rejoice their nuptials at Affleck’s property in Georgia.
January 2023: Lopez and Affleck’s households mix
Whereas speaking to TODAY, Lopez mentioned she and Affleck have been working to construct a house with the youngsters of each.
“Nevertheless it’s going very well to date,” Lopez mentioned. “What I hope to domesticate with our household is that his children have a brand new ally in me and my children have a brand new ally in him, somebody who actually loves and cares about them however can have a unique perspective and assist me see issues that I can’t see with my children as a result of I’m so emotionally tied up.”
February 2024: Lopez releases ‘That is Me … Now’ to combined reception
Lopez launched her album, “That is Me … Now,” accompanied by a self-funded Amazon Studios film, “That is Me … Now: A Love Story.” She additionally launched a documentary about her life entitled, “The Biggest Love Story By no means Advised.”
Lopez mentioned the musical movie is predicated on her love for Affleck, whereas the documentary chronicles their life behind-the-scenes lives.
On social media, folks turned a few of the content material into memes and the movies earned combined opinions.
Spring 2024: Rumors that ‘Bennifer’ is useless, once more
Rumors started to swirl in Could 2024 that the couple was on the outs. Tabloids reported that they hadn’t been seen collectively in weeks and that Affleck had moved out of their dwelling, which was then put up on the market. He then moved into his own residence, in keeping with stories.
August 2024: Lopez recordsdata for divorce
Lopez filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom, in keeping with courtroom paperwork. A supply near Lopez mentioned the couple didn’t have a prenup.