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How the mighty have fallen.

Jennifer Lopez was on cloud nine two years ago when she announced her engagement to Ben Affleck for the second time. Now, the pair are divorcing.

Lopez, 55, filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Tuesday — the same day as the two-year anniversary of their second wedding ceremony that took place in Georgia. Per TMZ, Lopez listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024.

In happier times, the musician gushed about the pair rekindling their romance.


  Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged for the second time in April 2022. Jennifer Lopez / Instagram Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged for the second time in April 2022. Jennifer Lopez / Instagram

“Two very lucky people. Who got a second chance at true love,” she penned after their second engagement news.

The couple got back together 20 years after they ended their initial engagement, and Affleck, 51, proposed to Lopez again in April 2022. They tied the knot several months later.

The official divorce filing has been inevitable. For months, Lopez and Affleck have been at the center of split rumors.


  Affleck and Lopez at “The Last Duel” premiere on Sept. 10, 2021. AFP via Getty Images Affleck and Lopez at “The Last Duel” premiere on Sept. 10, 2021. AFP via Getty Images

Reports claimed that the two — who weren’t seen together for several weeks at a time — were in therapy and Affleck had “come to his senses” about his “fever dream” marriage to Lopez. On May 20, she also attended the premiere of her film “Atlas” solo. Per People magazine, Affleck skipped the red carpet because he was on the set of his Los Angeles film “The Accountant 2” at the time.

The story of “Bennifer” was quite different at the time of their second engagement.

Lopez and Affleck were about a year into their reconciled romance, which started after Lopez broke things off with fiancé Alex Rodriguez, when they moved full steam ahead with a proposal.


  Affleck and Lopez at the 2023 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art+Film Gala. Getty Images for LACMA Affleck and Lopez at the 2023 Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art+Film Gala. Getty Images for LACMA

The actress announced her second engagement to the “Argo” director on April 8, 2022, with a brief clip of her wearing a green diamond engagement ring.

Then, she teased a “major announcement” with a video on X (formerly known as Twitter). “So I have a really exciting and special story to share …” Lopez told her fans.

Her official engagement announcement was shared in her On the JLo newsletter four days later.


  Affleck and Lopez at the 2024 Golden Globes. Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images Affleck and Lopez at the 2024 Golden Globes. Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images

And in true J.Lo fashion, it was quite a dramatic reveal.

“Did you ever imagine your biggest dream could come true?” she began her lengthy message. “Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed.”

Lopez continued: “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again, I was quite literally speechless and he said, ‘Is that a yes?’ I said, ‘YES, of course that’s a YES.'”


  Affleck and Lopez on Valentine’s Day. jlo/Instagram Affleck and Lopez on Valentine’s Day. jlo/Instagram

The “Dance Again” singer said she was “smiling so big and tears were coming down my face” when Affleck popped the magic question.

“It was nothing fancy at all,” she noted about the engagement, “but it was the most romantic thing I could’ve ever imagined … just a quiet Saturday night at home, two people promising to always be there for each other.

“Two very lucky people. Who got a second chance at true love,” Lopez said to conclude the announcement.


  Lopez’s engagement ring from Affleck. OntheJLo.com Lopez’s engagement ring from Affleck. OntheJLo.com

  Lopez after getting engaged to Affleck in 2022. OntheJLo.com Lopez after getting engaged to Affleck in 2022. OntheJLo.com

Lopez’s engagement ring, a green stone set in a silver band, had a special meaning to the superstar. She said in a previous newsletter that green is her “lucky color” and referenced her iconic green Versace dress that she wore to the 2000 Grammys.

Lopez and Affleck were so over the moon after their engagement that they got married just three months later. The pair exchanged vows in July 2022 in Las Vegas, and Lopez confirmed the marriage in another newsletter.

She called the Vegas nuptials “the best possible wedding we could have imagined.”


  Affleck and Lopez at their wedding. jlo/Instagram Affleck and Lopez at their wedding. jlo/Instagram

  Lopez and Affleck’s wedding in Georgia in August 2022. SplashNews.com Lopez and Affleck’s wedding in Georgia in August 2022. SplashNews.com

They later staged a more elaborate ceremony the following month at Affleck’s 87-acre property in Georgia.

Their family and friends were there, including Affleck’s and Jennifer Garner’s kids — Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 — and Lopez’s and Marc Anthony’s twins, Max and Emme, 16.

Lopez and Affleck were riding high in their marriage leading up to the release of her album “This Is Me … Now,” the companion film “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story” and the documentary “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” which were all released in February 2024 and highlighted the Bronx-born diva’s relationship with Affleck.


  Lopez and Affleck at their wedding in August 2022. OnTheJLo Lopez and Affleck at their wedding in August 2022. OnTheJLo

In an interview with Billboard to promote her album, Lopez said her and Affleck’s romance taught her that “true love does exist, and some things are forever.”

She also told her fans: “Don’t give up hope.”

However, cracks continued to show in their relationship when Lopez canceled her “This Is Me … Live” tour and Affleck officially moved out and they put their Beverly Hills mansion on the market in July. They spent months house-hunting and years of going in and out of escrow on multiple properties before settling on the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom, 38,000-square-foot behemoth. 


  Affleck and Lopez at “The Last Duel” red carpet premiere on Sept. 10, 2021. Getty Images Affleck and Lopez at “The Last Duel” red carpet premiere on Sept. 10, 2021. Getty Images

The Oscar winner then dropped $20.5 million for a Los Angeles mansion in LA’s Brentwood neighborhood. According to TMZ, the home has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, multiple dining areas, a separate family room, a den, a variety of walk-in closets, a media room and a guest house.

Just days before Lopez filed paperwork on Tuesday, she also was spotted dancing to Bruno Mars’ song “Marry You” at his LA concert on Thursday. The night out just so happened to be on Affleck’s 52nd birthday.

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