More than two years after Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the long-anticipated knot, the couple has called it quits again.
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to court documents. A source close to the singer told NBC News that the couple did not have a prenup.
Although Lopez’s divorce filing didn’t specify if any agreement was in place, sources told TMZ that no such document exists.
The news comes after growing speculation around the couple’s relationship status. In mid-May, various outlets published reports of rockiness within their marriage: “They just have very different approaches when it comes to media attention. Ben hates all attention and it makes him very uncomfortable. Jennifer has always had a different approach,” an anonymous source told People on May 20.
Days earlier, the outlet published a story stating that the couple was living apart. Meanwhile, Page Six reported that a split was inevitable. Then, Lopez suddenly canceled her This Is Me tour: “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family, and close friends,” read the announcement in her newsletter, OnTheJLo.
The two were together for several years in the early 2000s after meeting on the set of the much-maligned film “Gigli.” Their whirlwind romance grabbed tabloid headlines and garnered the iconic portmanteau nickname of “Bennifer.”
The two were engaged during their first go, but ultimately stopped short of the aisle and called it quits in 2004. Lopez and Affleck rekindled their love affair in 2021 after the “Jenny From the Block” singer called off her engagement to baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
The split will mark the fourth divorce for Lopez and the second for Affleck.