21 Aug 2024

Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck - report

11:50 am on 21 August 2024
US actress Jennifer Lopez (R) and US actor Ben Affleck attend Amazon's "This is Me... Now: A Love Story" premiere at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, California, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP)

Photo: AFP / ROBYN BECK

Singer and actor Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from her actor husband Ben Affleck after two years of marriage, TMZ and other media outlets reported on Tuesday (local time).

Lopez submitted divorce papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, TMZ said. Spokespeople for the actors did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The couple exchanged vows in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in July 2022, roughly two decades after a high-profile romance that ended in a break-up.

In the early 2000s, the pair dubbed "Bennifer" were the most talked about couple in the celebrity world in a relationship marked by his-and-her luxury cars and a large 6.1-carat pink diamond engagement ring. They abruptly called off their wedding in 2003 and split up a few months later.

- Reuters

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