Ben Affleck promised he was ‘not going anywhere’ when he proposed to Jennifer Lopez for a second time with a $5.6million diamond engagement ring in April 2022.
But now the A-list couple are calling it quits after two years of marriage, with Lopez officially filing for divorce this week.
Lopez, 55, previously revealed that Affleck, 52, had the vow — ‘not. going. anywhere.’ — engraved on her ring’s platinum band before he got down on one knee.
It was special to Jennifer as it was ‘how [Ben] would sign his emails when we started talking again,’ she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in November 2022.
‘Like “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere,”‘ Lopez added.
Ben Affleck promised he was ‘not going anywhere’ when he proposed to Jennifer Lopez for a second time with a $5million diamond engagement ring in April 2022; seen in February 2022
Lopez, 55, previously revealed that Affleck, 52, had the vow — ‘not. going. anywhere.’ — engraved on her ring’s platinum band before he got down on one knee
But, after months of split rumors, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck without an attorney on Tuesday — which marked their second wedding anniversary.
Lopez listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024, as per legal docs seen by DailyMail.com.
The couple did not sign a prenuptial agreement before tying the knot in July 2022.
In court docs, Lopez said she was waiving spousal support and requested the court not give Affleck any either, according to the outlet.
This marks Jennifer’s fourth failed marriage and Ben’s second.
Given her history and lack of a prenup, it’s likely J-Lo’s engagement ring will be added to her already impressive collection of five engagement rings, raising the value to over $17m.
After all, she still has the pink rock Ben gave her 20 years ago, as well as the rings from former husbands Marc Anthony, Cris Judd and Ojani Noa. And she has her engagement ring from Alex Rodriguez. whom she never wed.
But her most expensive is still the $6.5m blue diamond ring from Anthony.
Laura Taylor, engagement ring specialist at Lorel Diamonds, told DailyMail.com, ‘Jennifer Lopez has amassed a remarkable collection of engagement rings over the years, each representing a different chapter in her life.
‘In the United States, engagement rings are typically considered gifts, meaning J.Lo is legally entitled to keep the ring after the divorce unless agreed otherwise in a prenup.’
As J.Lo and Ben Affleck didn’t have a prenup, the engagement ring, a stunning 8.5-carat green cushion-cut diamond, will likely be added to her collection.
Without a prenup in place, Jennifer and Ben’s individual earnings from the last two years — whether it be from film projects or major brand deals — are also community property.
One major asset the estranged couple will need to agree on is a $60.85 million home in Beverly Hills, California that they purchased last year.
The former couple listed the home – which has 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms – in June for $65 million, then relisted it after making recent renovations for $68 million.
The home in the tony Southern California neighborhood arrived last month of the market after further work was done on the abode, which took Lopez and Affleck two years to pick out.
The mansion spans 38,000 square-feet, and state tax law might play a part in the increased price tag, as California taxes homes sold for a minimum of $10 million with a 5.5 percent charge, TMZ reported last month.
The listing on the abode had been held by The Agency, a real estate firm owned by Bravo personality Mauricio Umansky.
It was special to Jennifer as it was ‘how [Ben] would sign his emails when we started talking again,’ she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in November 2022
‘Like “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere,”‘ Lopez added
Affleck moved out of the Beverly Hills home and has since plunked down $20.5 million on a mansion in the Pacific Palisades, California.
A source recently told Us Weekly that the star’s decision to purchase the abode marked the ‘closure of the relationship.’The purchase was reportedly felt like a ‘stab to the heart.’
A source told PEOPLE on Wednesday that Lopez has been on the hunt for a new abode since the couple separated in April.
Both entertainers have worked steadily in the two years they have been wed: Affleck’s projects in that timespan include the 2023 movies Air (which he also directed) and Hypnotic, according to iMDb.
Affleck also made appearances in 2023’s The Flash and 2024’s Jennifer Lopez in This Is Me… Now. He has finished shooting the The Accountant 2, in which he reprises the role of Christian Wolff from the 2016 motion picture.
Other acting projects he has in the works include a film called Witness for the Prosecution, which is in development; and a film titled RIP, which is in the pre-production phase.
Affleck has a number of professional endeavors he’s involved in as a producer, including projects such as the aforementioned The Accountant 2 and Witness for the Prosecution. He is listed as an executive producer on a TV movie called Thirst, a sports drama titled Flash Before the Bang and a Hugh Jackman movie titled Apostle Paul.
Other projects he is listed as a producer on include a film called Keeper of the Lost Cities, which he is slated to direct and star; and the film Animals, which he is slated to direct, which stars his longtime friend Matt Damon.
Two projects clearly complicated by Tuesday’s news are joint ventures he is involved in with Lopez: a musical adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman and Unstoppable, both of which she stars in.
Jennifer — who has a reported $400million net worth — has put out four films since marrying Ben, including her $20million self-funded project This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, which documents the couple’s rekindled romance.
She launched her Delola cocktail line in 2023 and she was set to embark on a world tour in support of her latest album This Is Me… Now this year but it was canceled weeks before kick off so she could ‘focus’ on family.
Given her history and lack of a prenup, it’s likely J-Lo’s engagement ring will be added to her already impressive collection of five engagement rings, raising the value to over $17m
Ben and Jen wed during a lavish Georgia ceremony in August 2022 – one month after legally tying the knot in Las Vegas in July
It’s claimed that Jennifer’s divorce filing comes amid her and Ben’s unresolved battle over money.
Last month, The Blast reported Lopez had been ‘gearing up for a messy divorce’ and that she was aiming at acquiring half of the $150 million Affleck owns.
Lopez had paid many expenses during the two-year marriage, insiders told Radar Online in July, noting that Affleck had ‘grumbled about spending money.’
Sources told Radar Online that amid the parting, Lopez felt that Affleck had ‘mooched’ off of her wealth, and was subsequently ‘demanding a full inventory of what she spent versus what he spent and wants all the money back she “invested.”
‘She isn’t the one who gave up on their marriage and she’s feeling seriously burned and is out for blood.’
The insider noted that Lopez’s pursuit of financial recompense was in direct response to Affleck’s conduct amid the end of the relationship.
‘If he had stayed in the marriage like a good boy, she wouldn’t have minded,’ the source said. ‘But he abandoned her and ultimately, Jennifer always gets payback and now she’s ready to play hardball.’
According to TMZ insiders, the exes have been embroiled in tense settlement talks for months. At times, Jennifer and Ben have stopped speaking to one another entirely.
The source noted to the outlet that ‘one of the little-known secrets is Jennifer paid for much of their marital expenses and now she feels he owes her’ – and is itemizing the expenses she laid out amid the relationship.
Said the source, ‘Ben took so much money out of her, at least that’s what she’s saying … she’s adding up all those private jet bills she puts on her plastic, the hotels, and meals, clothes, coffee runs, gas.
‘The high cost of living was done on her dime. She paid the lion’s share for that $60 million mansion they bought, too.’
Jennifer and Ben’s love story dates back to 2002 when they met on set of the box office bomb Gigli (2003).
‘Bennifer’ quickly became the Hollywood ‘It couple’ of the early 2000s.
But their whirlwind romance came to an end in early 2004, when she and the Armageddon star abruptly called off their engagement.
In her recent Amazon Prime Video documentary, Jennifer shed light on their tumultuous initial two-year relationship, which garnered significant public attention, placing strain on the couple.
Lopez listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024, as per legal docs seen by DailyMail.com, and they had no prenup in place; seen in 2023
‘Ben and I broke up three days before our wedding and we crumbled under the pressure,’ she revealed to the cameras.
‘I had a broken heart once I lost the love of my life, my best friend, and I couldn’t talk for so many years and that was the hardest part.
‘I used to think it was everyone else who was broken, now I think it was just me.’
After 17 years apart and two failed marriages, Ben and Jennifer decided to rekindle their romance in May 2021.
‘We’re totally different people now and we’re the same and we have the same love 100 percent. Like I’d never fallen out of love with [Ben],’ Jennifer confessed in 2024’s The Greatest Love Story Never Told.
Ben popped the question in April 2022 with a stunning green diamond engagement that had ‘Not. Going. Anywhere’ engraved on the band.
It was special to Jennifer as it was ‘how he would sign his emails when we started talking again,’ she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in November 2022.
In July 2022, Ben and Jennifer tied the knot in a Las Vegas wedding chapel.
The following month, the couple held a star-studded wedding ceremony at Ben’s sprawling Georgia compound.
To mark their first wedding anniversary, Jennifer penned a gushing letter to Ben on her Instagram.
‘One year ago today …. Dear Ben, Sitting here alone Looking at my ring ring Feeling overwhelmed It makes me wanna sing sing How did we end up here Without a rewind Oh my This is my life…’ she wrote.
The Jenny From The Block hitmaker included two never-before-seen photos from their August 2022 nuptials, including a photo of the kissing as fireworks went off at their wedding reception.
Though split rumors didn’t reach a fever pitch until 2024, fans of the couple began speculating that Ben was ‘miserable’ in the relationship back in 2023.
This mostly stemmed from Ben’s apparent dislike of red carpet festivities that Jennifer frequented, as well as several seemingly heated interactions that were caught on camer
