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Why Jennifer Lopez Gave Up on Ben Affleck and Filed for Divorce: ‘The Marriage Was a Mistake’

After Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from husband Ben Affleck, a source exclusively tells Life & Style that the split 'has been a long time coming.'

On August 20, 2022, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck held a fairy-tale wedding ceremony at the actor’s Georgia compound. “This has been a long time coming; Jen and Ben have been separated since April, when he asked for space and moved out,” an insider exclusively tells Life & Style. Lo was so convinced it was forever this time, she took Ben’s name, and according to the divorce docs — which she filed sans a lawyer — they had no prenup, meaning each is entitled to half their joint income and acquired property since they tied the knot.

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