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 20 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, acquired 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 advised Vainness Truthful in 2003 that their relationship was rooted in a robust friendship that they developed as co-stars.
“Once I met her we turned actually, actually, actually good pals,” he advised 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 impression. I didn’t attempt to change something about myself, and he or she didn’t both. We turned actually good pals in a approach that was very comfy.”
Summer season 2002: The ‘Bennifer’ period begins
Lopez filed for divorce from Judd in July 2002.
That summer season, paparazzi noticed Lopez and Affleck getting romantic at a celebration 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 automobiles, consuming meals and hanging out with the singer.
The video was shot as if the 2 had 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 line 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 had been set to say “I do,” the couple launched an announcement saying they had been suspending their nuptials.
“Because of the extreme media consideration surrounding our wedding ceremony, we’ve determined to postpone the date,” the couple stated in a joint assertion on the time, in line with CBS Information. “After we discovered ourselves significantly considering hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three totally different places, 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 may very well be compromised. We felt what ought to have been a joyful and sacred day may very well be spoiled for us, our households, and our pals.”
January 2004: Lopez confirms couple’s cut up
Lopez’s spokesperson confirmed that the couple had cut up.
“I’m confirming the experiences that Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck,” a consultant for Lopez advised The Related Press. “At this troublesome time, we ask that you simply respect her privateness.”
2004 to 2021: Dwelling separate lives
Through the summer season of 2004, Lopez married singer Marc Anthony, who she had beforehand dated in 1999. Lopez gave delivery to twins, Emme Maribel Muñiz and Maximilian David Muñiz, in 2008.
In 2011, Anthony and Lopez introduced they had 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 12 months, Lopez printed her memoir “True Love,” during which she wrote about her romantic relationships. She described her relationship with Affleck as her “first huge heartbreak.”
In 2004, Affleck started relationship actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he stated he fell in love with on the set of the 2003 movie “Daredevil.”
The couple acquired 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 had been calling it quits.
Round 2017, Lopez started relationship former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. The 2 acquired 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 an announcement to TODAY confirming they’d 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 had been noticed touring the US collectively, spending time collectively in Montana and later in Florida, the place Affleck seemed to be sporting 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 Submit printed a photograph of the 2 kissing.
September 2021: The couple returns to the purple carpet collectively
Lopez appeared with Affleck to assist his movie “The Final Duel” on the Venice Movie Competition.
The subsequent month, they had been noticed kissing on the Met Gala purple carpet (whereas sporting masks).
April 2022: Lopez and Affleck engaged, once more
In a video on her web site, Lopez introduced she and Affleck had been engaged for a second time. She is seen sporting an engagement ring with a inexperienced stone and listening to her tune, “Expensive 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 stated in a video on her website.
The couple arrived on the chapel simply earlier than midnight to attend consistent with 4 different {couples}, in line with Lopez’s fan publication, the J Lo, which blasted out the information simply after the ceremony.
The pair stated on the time that “it was the absolute 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 have a good time their nuptials at Affleck’s property in Georgia.
January 2023: Lopez and Affleck’s households mix
Whereas speaking to TODAY, Lopez stated she and Affleck had been working to construct a house with the youngsters of each.
“But it surely’s going very well thus far,” Lopez stated. “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 distinct 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 blended 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 Best Love Story By no means Advised.”
Lopez stated the musical movie relies on her love for Affleck, whereas the documentary chronicles their life behind-the-scenes lives.
On social media, individuals turned a few of the content material into memes and the movies earned blended 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 line with experiences.
August 2024: Lopez recordsdata for divorce
Lopez filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket, in line with court docket paperwork. A supply near Lopez stated the couple didn’t have a prenup.