Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are heading for a multimillion-dollar “exercise in closure” — all because they couldn’t stop wondering about the “unfinished business” of their past, according to sources.
“They got caught up in the moment. Jennifer had wanted this wedding — the gowns, the friends, all the trappings and trimmings — for decades,” one friend told Page Six.
After calling off their first engagement in 2004, the two apparently always wondered “what if,” leading to a rekindled romance and wedding in 2022. The three-day affair at Affleck’s $8 million estate in Georgia was a blow-out, with Lopez wearing not one but three gowns by Ralph Lauren.
Now, sources told Page Six, the couple is expected to announce their marriage is officially over by the end of the summer.
Nostalgia got the best of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, who wanted a big wedding extravaganza after losing out on their first one, sources tell Page Six.jlo/Instagram
Lopez and Affleck first tied the knot at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022.jlo/Instagram
Sources said the couple had never gotten over the “what if” factor of their failed romance from 20 years ago. Here, Affleck and Lopez are at the “Gigli” premiere in 2003 — the same year they postponed their first engagement, before breaking up.
“They’re making a mutual effort to ensure that this transition is as healthy and easy as possible.”
For three months now, rumors have been swirling that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are headed for divorce after two years of marriage.
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The couple — who were previously engaged in the 2000s — first sparked split speculation in early May when Affleck skipped the Met Gala despite Lopez being a co-chair of the event. By May 17, People had reported that the pair were living separately amid strain in their marriage.
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A few days later, on May 19, Entertainment Tonight published reports that claimed Affleck and Lopez were “taking a second to figure out what each of them is going through and wants” amid “tension.”
Since then, Lopez has canceled her tour, which had been set to begin in June, and she and Affleck put their $60-million mansion up for sale. They did not publicly celebrate their second wedding anniversary on July 16, and when Lopez threw a party for her 55th birthday in the Hamptons on July 20, Affleck was seen on the other side of the country.
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Despite all this speculation, neither Affleck nor Lopez has directly addressed the alleged divorce rumors. And now, an anonymous insider has claimed to “Entertainment Tonight” that the pair are intentionally taking their time before releasing an official split announcement.
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According to the source, Affleck and Lopez are “waiting to announce their official split, because they want to make sure everything is seamless when they do, especially with everyone involved.”
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The report continued, “Neither of them want this process to be rushed. They are treating the separation with as much grace, understanding, and gentleness as they can.”
Affleck shares three children with Jennifer Garner: Violet, Fin, and Samuel, while Lopez shares twins Max and Emme with Marc Anthony. Since tying the knot in 2022, Affleck and Lopez have blended their families under one roof, and now, the ET source claims that making “sure the kids are comfortable with the transition” is their top priority.
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“They don’t want to make it feel like they’re pulling the rug from underneath their children,” the insider claimed. “They’re making a mutual effort to ensure that this transition is as healthy and easy as possible.”
The reports come shortly after Affleck closed a deal on a new $20-million estate in LA, with insiders claiming he is feeling “hopeful” about the future.
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As for Lopez, an anonymous insider told People this week that she’s “having a good summer” and is focused “on what’s next.”
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Suggesting that she “hasn’t seen Ben for weeks,” the source added: “Jennifer is trying to find a new home to start fresh. She always has [a] good attitude even when things are not perfect.”
