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Jennifer Lopez<\/b><\/a> was \u201cholding out hope\u201d that she and estranged husband<\/span> Ben Affleck<\/b><\/a> could work through their issues before she filed for divorce, an insider exclusively tells Life & Style.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis has been a long time coming. Jen and Ben have been separated since March when the marriage began to really fall apart and Ben asked for space,\u201d the source tells Life & Style<\/em>.<\/p>\n While Jennifer, 55, hoped that the \u201cspace would help\u201d her and Ben, 52, mend their marital woes, the insider says that \u201cultimately the marriage was not fixable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBen had no intention of working on things and the more time they spent apart the more clear it became to him that this marriage was a mistake,\u201d the source concludes.<\/p>\n Rumors of their issues began to swirl in May when In Touch<\/em><\/a> reported that Jennifer and Ben were \u201cheaded for a divorce\u201d and that he had already moved out of their shared home. They put their shared Beverly Hills home on the market in early July, and the Gone Girl actor purchased a new property in Brentwood, California, for $20 million later that month.<\/p>\n The pair \u2013 who tied the knot in 2022 \u2013 continued to fuel split rumors by spending the summer apart and ditching their wedding bands on several public outings. However, their breakup was not confirmed until Jennifer filed for divorce on Tuesday, August 20<\/a>, after two years of marriage. She filed the paperwork on the anniversary of their second wedding, which took place at Ben\u2019s Georgia estate.<\/p>\n In the filing, the \u201cOn the Floor\u201d singer stated that their date of separation was April 26, 2024. Jennifer filed the paperwork without an attorney, and she didn\u2019t reveal if she and Ben agreed to a prenup.<\/p>\n Prior to the divorce filing, an additional insider exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> on August 14 that Ben and Jennifer were \u201conly [talking] through lawyers.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cJennifer thinks Ben\u2019s being an insensitive brat and wants him to man up, quit the brutal mind games and treat her with more respect,\u201d the source continued. \u201cShe\u2019s not going to take being treated so poorly anymore. J. Lo\u2019s ready to fight \u2014 this means war.\u201d<\/p>\n In the weeks leading up to the divorce filing, Jennifer had been photographed appearing in good spirits during several outings around the Hamptons. \u201cJ. Lo feels she\u2019s kept her side of the street clean with the way she\u2019s handled this situation,\u201d the insider previously shared. \u201cShe found it very difficult to accept in the beginning, but when Ben requested space, she gave it to him with zero trash talking or game playing.\u201d<\/p>\n The source added that Ben also \u201cseemed to share J. Lo\u2019s view<\/a> that they needed to put on a united front while being respectful toward each other, even from afar.\u201d<\/p>\n