Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck finalize divorce after 2-year marriage
2025-01-07
Category: entertainment

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have reached a divorce settlement, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The uncontested divorce was signed by both parties on Monday in a Los Angeles court. Both parties waived spousal support in the settlement in addition to waiving further discovery proceedings. JENNIFER LOPEZ, BEN AFFLECK DIVORCE AFTER 2 YEARS OF MARRIAGE  Once a judge signs off on their divorce next month, Lopez plans on legally dropping "Affleck" as her last name. JENNIFER LOPEZ REFUSED TO PAY BRUNO MARS' ‘RIDICULOUS’ $5 MILLION PERFORMANCE FEE, WEDDING PLANNER SAYS Affleck and Lopez were married for two years before she filed for divorce on Aug. 20 in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Her petition for the dissolution of their marriage was filed on the two-year anniversary of their Georgia wedding.  Fox News Digital contacted representatives for Affleck and Lopez for comment.&nbsp; Affleck, 52, and Lopez, 55, first said "I do" during a surprise Las Vegas wedding in 2022.&nbsp;Court documents showed Lopez, listed as "Party 2," requested a "new name" on their marriage certificate filing, which was first received on July 16 and filed with the Clark County Clerk's Office on the following day. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Affleck is listed as "Party 1" on the document, with his full name recorded as "Benjamin Geza Affleck." The singer legally took her husband's last name and changed her name to "Jennifer Lynn Affleck."  One month later, the newlyweds hosted a backyard ceremony for friends and family at the $8 million Georgia mansion Affleck purchased when the couple first began dating 20 years ago. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Affleck and Lopez first met while working on the set of "Gigli" and were engaged in 2002 with plans to marry in September 2003, but they postponed the wedding and ultimately called off their relationship at the beginning of 2004.&nbsp; "Bennifer" reunited once again before the summer of 2021, and Affleck proposed to Lopez in April while she was taking a bath. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP