Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are divorcing after two years of marriage.
Lopez filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom on Tuesday, in accordance with courtroom paperwork seen by the BBC.
The couple, dubbed Bennifer by the tabloids, formally tied the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022 and held a bigger wedding ceremony in Georgia the next month.
Their romance started after they met on the set of the 2003 crime movie “Geely.” They initially deliberate to get married that yr, however referred to as off their relationship in early 2004.
However almost twenty years later, they’ve rekindled their relationship.
“Love is gorgeous. Love is variety. Love, it seems, is affected person. Twenty years of persistence,” Lopez mentioned after asserting her 2022 wedding ceremony in Las Vegas.
Lopez, 55, listed the date of their separation as April 26 in courtroom paperwork. The BBC has contacted their representatives for remark.
There was hypothesis in regards to the pair’s relationship for months. They’re reportedly promoting their Beverly Hills mansion for $65m (£50m) and had been photographed individually with out their wedding ceremony rings.
Affleck, 52, was beforehand married to actress Jennifer Garner, whom he met on the set of the 2001 romance movie “Pearl Harbor.” They break up in 2015 after ten years of marriage and have three youngsters.
Lopez has been married 4 occasions, first to Cuban-born waiter Ojani Noa in 1997-98 after which to her former backup dancer Chris Ja from 2001-03 Cris Judd; she was married to singer Marc Anthony from 2004 to 2014, with whom she gave delivery to twins.
She was additionally beforehand engaged to New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.
