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Oct 13, 2024 · The “Bennifer” reunion was the big headline of 2021, but now in early 2023, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are a settled married couple. It only took them 20 years and two engagements to get ...
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Sep 16, 2024 · September 10, 2021: The couple returns to the red carpet for the first time since getting back together. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021.
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- Early 2002: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck First Meet
- November 2002: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Get Engaged
- Early 2003: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Face Tabloid Frenzy
- August 1, 2003: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Star in The Film Gigli
- September 10, 2003: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Postpone Wedding
- January 2004: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Break Up
- March 26, 2004: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Star in The Film Jersey Girl
- 2015-2020: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Remain Friends
- April 2021: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Rekindle Their Relationship
- July 24, 2021: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Go Instagram Official
Lopez and Affleck first met in 2002 on the set of their movie Gigli, which came out the following year. At the time, Lopez was married to her second husband, Cris Judd. The couple eventually divorced in 2003, Lopez and Affleck went public with their romance shortly after. Lopez told PEOPLE in 2016, "I really felt like when I met Ben, 'Okay, this is...
In a November 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer, Lopez revealed her engagement to Affleck, describing it as "traditional, but also in a very spectacular way, as of course Ben would do it … it was very, very beautiful." PEOPLE reported at the time that Affleck proposed with a custom-made Harry Winston pink-diamond solitaire ringhe chose himself. In h...
Heading into 2003, Lopez and Affleck were one of the most popular Hollywood couples to appear in the tabloids and were infamously hounded by the paparazzi. Lopez even acknowledged their notoriety in the music video for her song "Jenny from the Block,"which featured paparazzi shots of herself and Affleck doing everything from pumping gas to lounging...
Lopez and Affleck met on the set of the 2003 rom-com Gigli. Despite their chemistry on-screen, the film bombed at the box office and was panned by critics. PEOPLE called it "the Stinker of Summer." Less than two weeks after the film's release, Affleck admitted on The Tonight Showthat the movie "wasn't good," and they "got buried." He even poked fun...
Just days before Lopez and Affleck were set to be married in Santa Barbara on Sept. 14, 2003, the couple announced in a statementthat they would be postponing their marriage. Lopez and Affleck cited the intense media spotlight as the reason for the postponement. "Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postp...
PEOPLE previously reportedthat after briefly splitting up in the wake of the canceled wedding, the duo rekindled their relationship, but officially called it quits in January 2004. The intense media attention is largely said to have been a major factor in their breakup. "Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck. At this difficult time...
Jersey Girl, the second film starring Lopez and Affleck, was released in March 2004 — two months after the couple split. Filmmaker Kevin Smith, who wrote and directed the movie, would claim years laterthat he came up with the "Bennifer" nickname during the film's production.
Lopez and Affleck remained supportive of one another in the years following their split. In 2020, Affleck showed his support for Lopez's acting career, saying that she should have been nominated for an Oscar for her role in Hustlers. "She should have been nominated. She's the real thing," Affleck told New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes. "I keep ...
Following Lopez's split from Alex Rodriguez in April 2021, the singer began spending time with Affleck in L.A. "They are friends. They have always been friends and they have seen each other through the years," a source told PEOPLE. Another source told PEOPLE, "They have a great time hanging out. ... It's been years since they caught up properly. Th...
In July 2021, Lopez posted a carousel of photos on Instagram in honor of her 52nd birthday. Grouped in the mix of bikini and boat pictures, the final photo in the roundup showed Lopez and Affleck kissing. This marked the first time the couple personally posted about each other on social media.
Aug 24, 2024 · Back in 2021, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck set the world on fire when they revealed that they had rekindled their relationship nearly 20 years after they first started dating, becoming the...
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Oct 10, 2024 · The “On the Floor” singer and Deep Water actor rekindled their romance in 2021 after splitting up in 2004. They eventually got married in a small ceremony in July 2022. However, in early 2024,...
Oct 9, 2024 · April 2021: Bennifer reunites. After J.Lo ended her engagement to Alex Rodriguez and Affleck split from Ana de Armas, the two were spotted hanging out again. Page Six reported on April 30 that...
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Aug 21, 2024 · August 2024. As Jennifer heads back to L.A. after a summer away from Ben, TMZ reports that the couple aren’t on speaking terms, which is slowing down their divorce. Meanwhile, a source tells...