Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have officially divorced.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved their divorce settlement on January 6, and declared that it would take effect on February 21, after California’s required six months passed since Lopez filed to dissolve their two-year-old marriage. The document said they settled through mediation in September, avoiding the kind of drawn-out court fight that other celebrity couples have gone through.
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Lopez now drops the Affleck from her legal name. Most of the financial details were kept private, but neither star will pay the other spousal support, and they have no children together so custody is not an issue.
The superstar pairing married in July 2022. Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024. The filing said they had separated more than a year earlier.
It was their second stint as a couple. In the early 2000s, they met, fell in love, got engaged and starred together in the infamous Gigli and Jersey Girl in 2004. They split up that same year, blaming in part the pressure of the public eye.
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But to the joy of many fans and perhaps the doubt of others, they got back together two decades later and got married.
Affleck divorced Jennifer Garner, with whom he has three children, in 2018. Lopez has been married four times and has twins with singer Marc Anthony.
While Bennifer’s marriage didn’t last, the actress and singer is reportedly keeping the engagement ring she received – and it comes with quite the expensive price tag.
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Court documents obtained by multiple media outlets reveal the singer gets to hold onto the sparkler as part of the settlement agreement.
The settlement comes five months after Lopez, 55, filed for divorce in August 2024.
The flashy ring is an 8.5-carat natural green diamond centre stone sitting in between two white diamonds on a silver band.
While the price has not officially been confirmed it’s reported worth is upwards of $US5 million (approx. $8 million).
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