Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck file for divorce after two years of marriage

 August 21, 2024

Megastar Jennifer Lopez, 55, has officially filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, 53, after just two years of marriage, Breitbart reported. The legal filing says that the pair, who first struck up a romance in 2001, are no longer on speaking terms.

Lopez, who has been married three times, and Affleck, married once before, first became a couple after meeting on the set of the box office bomb "Gigli" in 2001. Their relationship quickly became a media sensation, which the tabloid media dubbed "Bennifer."

However, the pressures of such scrutiny led the Hollywood royals to call off their planned 2003 nuptials. Then, after a decade apart, Lopez and Affleck rekindled their relationship in 2021.

"It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance," Lopez gushed at the start of their renewed love affair. The pair were engaged again in April 2022 and tied the knot in Las Vegas that year before holding a grand ceremony at Affleck's Georgia estate.

Ill-Fated Romance

According to Page Six, the marriage began to fracture during their honeymoon in Como, Italy. As photographers snapped photos of the lovebirds touring and shopping, Affleck grew increasingly frustrated by the attention.

"He was unhappy with paparazzi following them. She is an international superstar, and he acted like it came as a surprise that they would be followed around," a source told the news outlet.

Behind the facade of a happy couple were two people already at war with each other. "They would barely speak to each other during what was supposed to be the happiest time of their life," the source said.

"He sold her on him being a changed man, and that lasted a very short time," the person added. Affleck struggled with addiction to alcohol but has been steadily rebuilding his life sober.

The source said part of the problem with their renewed romantic relationship was that Affleck was still adjusting to life without addiction. "He was just getting sober… He was in a vulnerable state, and whatever their chemistry played into that… He was in this frenzied, excitable state," the person said.

The Celebrity Factor

Affleck and Lopez are both Hollywood A-listers. He is an Oscar-winning actor, while she is an accomplished dancer, actress, and award-winning singer.

They have a history in their own relationship and they have common ground regarding life as celebrities. Unfortunately, both of those factors likely contributed to their marriage problems.

Earlier this year, Lopez was forced to cancel her tour, citing family problems amid reports of lackluster ticket sales, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The tour was tied to a new album, This Is Me ... Now, and a musical film, This Is Me … Now: A Love Story.

It also spawned a documentary about the making of those titled The Greatest Love Story Never Told. These projects spotlighted the couple's marriage while Lopez was mocked incessantly for being out of touch and unlikeable. It was also clear Affleck was not on board with this kind of overexposure she created for them.

Hollywood is full of broken relationships, including the dissolution of the latest iteration of Bennifer. Both will go on to other things, but theirs is another cautionary tale about living life in the fishbowl of modern celebrity.

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