This Is What Jennifer Lopez Did On The Exact Day She Split From Ben Affleck
After Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on Tuesday, DailyMail.com investigates what exactly Lopez was doing on the day of their split.
The 55-year-old singer listed April 26, 2024 as her separation date when she filed for divorce from the 51-year-old actor in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
JLo was photographed that day leaving The Whitman, a luxury boutique apartment overlooking Manhattan, during a solo trip to her native New York City.
She emerged with a face like lightning, with pursed lips and furrowed brows.
She wore a comfortable beige sweater and baggy jeans, brown shoes and her hair was combed back tightly.
Following Jennifer Lopez’s divorce filing from Ben Affleck, 52, on Tuesday, Dailymail.com investigates what Lopez, 55, was up to on the day she listed as their separation date – April 26, 2024
The actress had a face like a bolt from the blue as she emerged from The Whitman, a luxury boutique apartment in Manhattan
She bought the sprawling four-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom penthouse duplex in Manhattan in 2014 and had been trying to sell the property since 2017.
Just weeks before the scheduled date of her divorce from Affleck, they had been house hunting together and had considered buying a home in New York City.
After seven years on the market, she finally sold the property (for $23 million) on July 24 — her birthday and the same time Affleck gave her a hard blow by purchasing a new bachelor pad in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades.
Her tense appearance betrayed the personal heartbreak she faced after filing for divorce on Tuesday and the months of speculation that preceded it.
The 55-year-old singer/actress filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday without a lawyer, seeking to end her marriage to Affleck.
Tuesday’s filing follows months of speculation about the relationship between the 52-year-old singer/actress and actor/director, whose relationship troubles have dominated Hollywood news in recent months.
According to the newspaper, Lopez indicated in court documents that she was waiving spousal support and asked the court not to pay Affleck any support either.
According to the outlet, Lopez and Affleck have been trying to reach a settlement for months. According to insiders, the negotiations sometimes became ‘increasingly heated’, with the two not talking directly to each other.
Lopez filed the documents on the second anniversary of their marriage on August 20, 2022, at Affleck’s estate outside Savannah, Georgia.
The perennial A-lister was photographed in her native New York that day wearing a woolen beige sweater and baggy denim blue jeans, with brown shoes and her hair slicked back
The Atlas star wore shaded sunglasses and large hoop earrings during the outing, carrying a navy blue bag on the sunny day in the Big Apple
Lopez carried a huge Birkin bag
Affleck was seen six days later, on Thursday, May 2, in Los Angeles looking worried.
Lopez and Affleck made headlines in 2021 when they rekindled their romance, nearly 17 years after they called off their original engagement and postponed their September 2003 wedding.
They officially split in January 2004, but have remained on good terms all these years.
In April 2021, reports surfaced that the musician and the Oscar-winning director had reconnected following Lopez’s split from former MLB star Alex Rodriguez.
The couple confirmed their relationship on Instagram in July and made their red carpet comeback at the 2021 Venice Film Festival.
In April 2022, Lopez confirmed her engagement to Affleck.
On July 16, 2022, they tied the knot at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas.
“It ended up being the best possible wedding we could have imagined,” Lopez said in her On the JLo newsletter on July 17, 2022. “A wedding we dreamed of for a long time and finally made a reality (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible, and each other).”
The couple re-tied at Affleck’s estate outside Savannah, Georgia, on Aug. 20, 2022, exactly two years before Lopez filed for divorce on Tuesday.
Insiders claim the couple did not sign a prenuptial agreement ahead of their July 2022 wedding; Seen in February 2023
Lopez and Affleck made headlines in 2021 when they rekindled their romance, nearly 17 years after they called off their original engagement and postponed their September 2003 wedding.
They first dated 20 years ago; seen holding hands while filming her new music video at Barefoot restaurant in Beverly Hills in 2002
The guest list included Matt Damon, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Hollywood talent agent Patrick Whitesell.
The ceremony was led by podcaster and life coach Jay Shetty.
Jennifer has 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, which lasted from 2004 to 2014.
Affleck, who was married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018, has three children with her: 18-year-old Violet, 15-year-old Fin and 12-year-old Samuel.
