“It’s good that she…”: Jennifer Lopez’s filing for divorce from Ben Affleck on her wedding day speaks for itself, a source claims
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have decided to file for divorce after two decades of casual dating, two engagements, two weddings and countless headlines. As TMZ reported, the Atlas actress filed for divorce from the Argo star on August 20, the second anniversary of their Southern wedding.
A source close to Lopez, who filed for divorce without a lawyer, told PEOPLE: “She got tired of waiting and the date she filed speaks volumes. This move gives her control over the process. It’s good that she did it.”
Together with her ex-husband Marc Anthony, the singer is mother of twins Max and Emme, who are 16 years old. Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner have three children together: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
According to another source for Lopez, the actress is ready to move on. The source adds, “She has really tried to make everything work and is heartbroken. The kids are her top priority, as they always have been.”
The source said that although Lopez is extremely sad and unhappy, Ben has given her no indication that he wants to continue their marriage. He has shown no devotion or desire to make their marriage work.
The source said Lopez had to start thinking about herself after Bennifer’s relationship reached a breaking point. Lopez listed April 26, 2024 as the couple’s separation date in her divorce filing.
Just months after their engagement in April 2022, Lopez and Affleck, 52, officially married in July 2022 in a surprise ceremony at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
They married again in August 2022, this time at Affleck’s 87-acre estate outside Savannah, Georgia, a month after their first ceremony in Las Vegas. Among the numerous celebrities in attendance were Affleck’s friends Matt Damon and Kevin Smith.
For those who don’t know, Bennifer’s divorce marks the tragic end of their second chance at love after they split in 2004 despite being engaged in the early 2000s.
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