Jennifer Lopez Seeks To Drop Ben Affleck’s Name Amid Divorce

Jennifer Lopez is reportedly searching for to revert to her maiden identify after taking her husband Ben Affleck‘s final identify after their 2022 wedding ceremony.

The actress filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable variations,” and the couple has no prenup, which could make for a messy authorized battle over cash and belongings.

Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez’s relationship reportedly grew to become more and more strained, with Lopez itemizing April 26 as their separation date.

On Tuesday, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on the L.A. County Superior Court docket and not using a lawyer on what would have been their second wedding ceremony anniversary.

In response to TMZ, the “Shotgun Wedding ceremony” actress who submitted the divorce papers below “Jennifer Lynn Affleck,” her present authorized identify, can be searching for to revert to her maiden identify, “Jennifer Lynn Lopez,” as indicated within the divorce paperwork.

Lopez initially adopted Affleck’s surname after they wed in July 2022. Nonetheless, after submitting the divorce doc and citing “irreconcilable variations” as the explanation for the cut up, she took the ultimate step in ending her marriage to Affleck by requesting a reputation change.

The actress’s divorce submitting accommodates a stunning omission—it doesn’t point out a prenuptial settlement, which sources confirmed to NBC News doesn’t exist.

And not using a prenup in place, any wealth gathered by the couple since their July 2022 Las Vegas wedding ceremony is deemed group property below California regulation.

Together with requesting to revert to her maiden identify, the “Maid in Manhattan” star additionally requested the court docket to disclaim spousal assist for each events.

In response to experiences, negotiations between the pair have been ongoing for months. Nonetheless, sources point out that the discussions have grown more and more contentious, with the estranged couple reportedly not on talking phrases.

In her divorce submitting, Lopez cited April 26 because the official date of her separation from Affleck, which coincides with the interval when rumors of hassle of their marriage started swirling.

The hypothesis gained traction after Lopez attended the 2024 Met Gala solo, the place she served as a co-host with out Affleck by her aspect.

Discuss of a cut up solely intensified within the months that adopted, particularly as each stars listed their marital dwelling on the market.

In April 2022, Lopez introduced that she and Affleck have been engaged once more, 20 years after their first proposal. The couple tied the knot on July 16, 2022, acquiring a wedding license from Clark County, Nevada.

They exchanged vows in a late-night Las Vegas ceremony, arriving on the chapel simply earlier than midnight.

The “Let’s Get Loud” singer excitedly shared the information of their elopement in her fan e-newsletter, “On The J Lo,” describing how stunning the intimate ceremony was.

“We did it. Behind us, two males held arms and held one another,” Lopez started. “In entrance of us, was a younger couple who made the three-hour drive from Victorville on their daughter’s second birthday — all of us wanting the identical factor — for the world to acknowledge us as companions and to declare our like to the world by way of the traditional and practically common image of marriage.”

On the time, the pair mirrored, “It was the very best wedding ceremony we may have imagined. One we dreamed of way back and one made actual.”

In a just lately resurfaced clip from the early days of their rekindled relationship, Lopez revealed a particular message the “Argo” actor had engraved inside her $5 million, 8.5-carat inexperienced diamond engagement ring.

Throughout an interview on Apple Music’s “The Zane Lowe Present” in November 2022, Lopez shared, “On the within of this ring, it says ‘not.going.anyplace.'”

She defined that this phrase held deep that means for them, recalling how Affleck used to signal his emails with it after they reconnected: “It was his approach of claiming, ‘Don’t fret. Do not rush. I am not going anyplace.'”

Reflecting on the general public’s response to their reunion, Lopez famous, “It is humorous. Once we first obtained collectively, there was this like [a] sort of massive, ‘Oh my God, they’re again collectively! We find it irresistible! We find it irresistible!’ And we have been each like, ‘Actually?… Cool.'” Though they appreciated the assist, she admitted, “It was overwhelming.”

Following Lopez’s divorce submitting, a supply near the singer claimed that their troubled marriage was as a consequence of a large number of points that finally led to its demise, although they managed to cowl it.

“He was unimaginable to be married to,” the insider advised the Daily Mail. “Pals suppose he’s egocentric, sullen, unimaginable to please more often than not, and unfavourable.”

They added, “She was always making an attempt to carry his spirits, and increase him up – it was exhausting. He’s a loudmouth, loves to listen to himself discuss, and blusters on. She was an incredible viewers, largely she hung onto his each phrase, however she isn’t as younger and impressionable as she was.”