Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Finalize Their Divorce

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have settled their divorce. The singer-actress filed court papers Monday (Jan. 6) asking a judge to officially approve an agreement struck in September that would finalize the divorce.  

The latest filing comes about five months after the “Let’s Get Loud” musician submitted her divorce petition on Aug. 20, 2024 — which would have been the exes’ two-year anniversary of their Georgia ceremony — listing their date of separation as April 26, 2024. In her initial documents, the singer-actress cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split. 

According to the settlement documents obtained by Billboard, the two stars agreed on terms to divide up their properties and assets. Both waived spousal support and agreed to equally split the legal fees of their negotiation, which was mediated by Laura Wasser. Lopez will also be changing her legal name back from Jennifer Affleck to Jennifer Lopez.  

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The pair first started dating in 2002 after meeting on the set of Gigli, later getting engaged before calling off their wedding in 2004. Nearly two decades later, the pair reignited their relationship in 2021 and tied the knot in a Georgia ceremony the next year. 

“I never thought that he and I would get back together,” Lopez told Billboard in February 2024 of their relationship ahead of the release of her film This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, which chronicled their rekindled romance. “I just couldn’t give up on the idea that there was something amazing out there for me, even when it got really bad — and it did at times. I always believed deep, deep down to not give up completely.” 

The Marry Me actress was previously married to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd and Marc Anthony, with whom she shares two kids. Affleck was previously married to Jennifer Garner; the two share three children. 

In October, Lopez opened up about her feelings toward being single again following her split from Affleck. “I think to myself, ‘F–k, that is exactly what I needed,’” she told Interview. “Thank you, God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry that you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it … I’m not looking for anybody, because everything that I’ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f–king do when it’s just me flying on my own … What if I’m just free?” 

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