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There’s a new Jenny on the block.

Jennifer Affleck — not Ben Affleck’s estranged wife, but the one that is distantly related to Ben, and is on the new reality show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” — poked fun at the former couple’s divorce on TikTok over the weekend.

The 25-year-old influencer, whose husband, Zac Affleck, is cousins with Ben, 52, shared a video of herself getting her hair done at co-star Jessi Ngatikaura’s salon, played to Jennifer Lopez’s hit song “Jenny From the Block.”


  Jennifer Affleck Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer Affleck Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

  Jennifer Affleck getting her hair done. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer Affleck getting her hair done. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

Jen mouthed the words to the song and danced in the salon as she showed off her new hairdo to her 1.1 million followers.

“The new Jenny from the block 😉,” Jen wrote in her caption, with the hashtags for Affleck and J.Lo, 55.


  Jennifer Affleck dancing to J.Lo. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer Affleck dancing to J.Lo. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

  Jennifer Affleck in a TikTok video. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer Affleck in a TikTok video. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

Jen is a cast member on the new Hulu reality series premiering Friday about a group of TikTok moms from Utah.

Her husband, Zac, will also appear on the show. Zac’s dad is a first cousin of Ben and his brother Casey Affleck, 49.


  Jennifer and Zac Affleck. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer and Zac Affleck. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

  Jennifer and Zac Affleck. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer and Zac Affleck. Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

Jen and Zac have two children, a son and a daughter.

The influencer made her connection to Ben and J.Lo known in a 2022 TikTok, where she danced in front of her toddler while the words “When you thought you were going to become the next JLo” flashed across the screen.


  Jennifer Affleck, Layla Taylor, Jessi Ngatikaura and Demi Engemann on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Disney Jennifer Affleck, Layla Taylor, Jessi Ngatikaura and Demi Engemann on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Disney

  The cast of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Disney The cast of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Disney

  Ben Affleck and J.Lo at the “This Is Me…Now: A Love Story” premiere in February. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Ben Affleck and J.Lo at the “This Is Me…Now: A Love Story” premiere in February. Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

“But instead,” the text continued as kids’ music played in the background, “she stole your name and you’re busting it down with Ms. Rachel.”

Jen captioned the video, “Can’t forget that Ben Affleck is my husband’s second cousin.”


  Jennifer Affleck Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck Jennifer Affleck Instagram / @jenniferlaffleck

  Jennifer Affleck Disney Jennifer Affleck Disney

After two years of marriage, J.Lo filed for divorce from Ben on Aug. 20, which just so happened to be the pair’s second anniversary of their Georgia ceremony.

In her divorce petition, the singer requested to have her maiden name restored.

She legally changed her name to Jennifer Lynne Affleck after the exes tied the knot in a simple Las Vegas ceremony in 2022.


  Lopez and Affleck at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy Lopez and Affleck at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy

  Affleck and Lopez at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Getty Images Affleck and Lopez at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Getty Images

The “Atlas” star was assailed by the style section of the New York Times for becoming Mrs. Affleck rather than asking Ben to become “Mr. Lopez” — a possibility she laughed off.

“No! It’s not traditional,” she said in an interview with Vogue in November 2022. “It doesn’t have any romance to it.”

She added, “People are still going to call me Jennifer Lopez. But my legal name will be Mrs. Affleck because we’re joined together. We’re husband and wife. I’m proud of that. I don’t think that’s a problem.”


  Lopez JLo/Instagram Lopez JLo/Instagram

“I can understand that people have their feelings about it, and that’s OK, too,” J.Lo went on. “But if you want to know how I feel about it, I just feel like it’s romantic. It still carries tradition and romance to me, and maybe I’m just that kind of girl.”

In her divorce filing, J.Lo listed her and Ben’s date of separation as April 26, shortly before the divorce rumors about the pair started when J.Lo walked the Met Gala red carpet solo.


  Affleck and Lopez in New York City on March 29. GC Images Affleck and Lopez in New York City on March 29. GC Images

She waived the right to spousal support and asked the judge to deny Ben support.

The exes reportedly did not have a prenup — meaning all the earnings, profits and assets they made during their union could be considered community property. 

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