Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck

Lopez filed a plea of ​​law, meaning the actor and singer are representing themselves without a lawyer, the media reported. She has dropped any claims for spousal support and is asking the judge to dismiss any such claims Affleck might file, TMZ reported, citing court documents.

She listed the date of their breakup as April 26, according to TMZ.

Reps for Lopez and Affleck did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment.

Lopez and Affleck met on the set of ‘Gigli’ and went public with their romance in 2002. The couple announced their engagement in November of that year, but split in 2004. In subsequent interviews, Lopez and Affleck said that intense media attention contributed to their breakup.

After the breakup, the stars married and had children with other people.

Lopez welcomed twins named Max and Emme with then-husband Marc Anthony. Affleck married Jennifer Garner and had three children: daughters Violet and Seraphina and son Samuel. Both relationships ended, and Lopez and Affleck continued to co-parent with their exes.

Lopez and Affleck reconnected in 2021 after her split from baseball star Alex Rodriguez. The singer made their rekindled relationship official on Instagram in July of that year on her 52nd birthday.

Lopez announced her second engagement through her On the JLo newsletter in April 2022, and the couple married in Vegas in July. A more formal wedding ceremony took place in Georgia in August.

Throughout their relationship, the pair have gotten matching tattoos and attended high-profile events together, including award shows, movie premieres and the Met Gala. Lopez’s latest album, This Is Me… Now, was also heavily inspired by their love.

Speculation about marriage problems began in May when Lopez and Affleck made separate appearances at major events. Affleck attended Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady” solo, and Lopez went to the Met Gala without the actor and director.

Us Weekly reported that the couple was having relationship issues, and a source told People that Affleck was living separately from Lopez while filming “The Accountant 2.” Lopez then canceled her 2024 summer US tour.

“Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,” an announcement in her newsletter said.

In June, People reported that Lopez and Affleck were “focused on their separate lives” and had “no plans for a summer together.”