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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe word \u201cBennifer\u201d might include flashbacks to frosted lip gloss and butterfly clips, but everything comes back in style eventually. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez got back together nearly 20 years after their romance first took the world by storm. The pair first connected in 2002 on the set of the ill-fated Gigli. The movie [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWith This Is Me \u2026 Now<\/em> and the project you mentioned earlier, I felt like, whoa, I got here. I\u2019m good,\u201d she stated. \u201cI did all the work and look where I am, and then it was like my whole f\u2014ing world exploded.\u201d<\/p>\nAfter months of split speculation, Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed that Lopez filed for divorce<\/a> from Affleck, 52, on August 20 after two years of marriage. She listed the pair\u2019s date of separation<\/a> as April 26 and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation<\/a>. Lopez also requested to drop \u201cAffleck\u201d from her last name and restore her legal name to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.<\/p>\nLopez filed her divorce docs on the anniversary<\/a> of her and Affleck\u2019s second wedding ceremony<\/a>. The estranged spouses tied the knot in front of friends and family in Georgia in August 2022 after secretly getting married<\/a> in Las Vegas one month prior.<\/p>\n\n![\"Jennifer](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jennifer-Lopez-Gives-1st-Interview-About-Ben-Affleck-Divorce-My-Whole-F-ing-World-Exploded-inline-e1728487060854.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.<\/span> Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cSometimes, Nikki, it\u2019s going to work out great. And sometimes it won\u2019t. And that\u2019s f\u2014ing OK, too,\u201d she told Glaser, 40, of her personal and professional ups and downs. \u201cI was thinking about this time in my life, and I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s not what I thought it was going to turn out like.\u2019 And then I thought, \u2018No, this is exactly where I needed to be, to lead me to where I want to go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The Grammy nominee said she\u2019s \u201cexcited\u201d by the idea of being on her own, stating, \u201cYes, I\u2019m not looking for anybody, because everything that I\u2019ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f\u2014ing do when it\u2019s just me flying on my own \u2014 What if I\u2019m just free?\u201d<\/p>\n
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In the interview, Lopez said \u201cthere\u2019s no new bar\u201d when it comes to eventually looking for new romantic partners. \u201cFor people who are romantics and love being in relationships and want to grow old with somebody, we think, \u201c\u2019 have to have that to be whole and happy.\u2019 And you don\u2019t,\u201d she said before joking, \u201cIt only took 30 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lopez was previously married<\/a> to Ojani Noa<\/strong> from 1997 to 1998, Cris Judd<\/strong> from 2001 to 2003 and Anthony, 56, from 2004 to 2014. She and Affleck dated for two years before calling it quits in 2004 and rekindled their relationship in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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The exes were spotted grabbing lunch<\/a> with their children in Los Angeles last month, after which a source exclusively told Us<\/em><\/a> that their divorce proceedings were \u201cstill going forward\u201d despite the reunion. (Affleck shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n
After months of split speculation, Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed that Lopez filed for divorce<\/a> from Affleck, 52, on August 20 after two years of marriage. She listed the pair\u2019s date of separation<\/a> as April 26 and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their separation<\/a>. Lopez also requested to drop \u201cAffleck\u201d from her last name and restore her legal name to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.<\/p>\n Lopez filed her divorce docs on the anniversary<\/a> of her and Affleck\u2019s second wedding ceremony<\/a>. The estranged spouses tied the knot in front of friends and family in Georgia in August 2022 after secretly getting married<\/a> in Las Vegas one month prior.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes, Nikki, it\u2019s going to work out great. And sometimes it won\u2019t. And that\u2019s f\u2014ing OK, too,\u201d she told Glaser, 40, of her personal and professional ups and downs. \u201cI was thinking about this time in my life, and I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s not what I thought it was going to turn out like.\u2019 And then I thought, \u2018No, this is exactly where I needed to be, to lead me to where I want to go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The Grammy nominee said she\u2019s \u201cexcited\u201d by the idea of being on her own, stating, \u201cYes, I\u2019m not looking for anybody, because everything that I\u2019ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f\u2014ing do when it\u2019s just me flying on my own \u2014 What if I\u2019m just free?\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSome celebrity couples have gone the distance, but others haven\u2019t been as lucky. 2024 kicked off with a handful of Hollywood duos calling it quits. Fans were shocked when The Bachelorette couple Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo split after four years of marriage. Us Weekly confirmed on January 2 that the chiropractor filed for divorce [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the interview, Lopez said \u201cthere\u2019s no new bar\u201d when it comes to eventually looking for new romantic partners. \u201cFor people who are romantics and love being in relationships and want to grow old with somebody, we think, \u201c\u2019 have to have that to be whole and happy.\u2019 And you don\u2019t,\u201d she said before joking, \u201cIt only took 30 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Lopez was previously married<\/a> to Ojani Noa<\/strong> from 1997 to 1998, Cris Judd<\/strong> from 2001 to 2003 and Anthony, 56, from 2004 to 2014. She and Affleck dated for two years before calling it quits in 2004 and rekindled their relationship in 2021.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n The exes were spotted grabbing lunch<\/a> with their children in Los Angeles last month, after which a source exclusively told Us<\/em><\/a> that their divorce proceedings were \u201cstill going forward\u201d despite the reunion. (Affleck shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>
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