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Jennifer Lopez appeared solemnly and solo in New York City on the day she was officially divorced Ben Affleck.
Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from her husband of two years on Tuesday, August 20, citing April 26 as the date of separation. We weekly confirmed on Tuesday. That’s three months before the couple’s second wedding anniversary in July.
On the day in question the Atlas The star was spotted leaving a New York City apartment building alone wearing a beige sweater, oversized jeans and sunglasses. Lopez was photographed carrying a large Birkin bag.
Meanwhile, Affleck, 52, was photographed publicly for the first time on May 2 as he took a walk in Los Angeles. Three days later, the actor and director appeared on Netflix’s stage Tom Brady’s roastwhich was streamed live from the Kia Forum in LA on May 5.
Us confirmed on Tuesday that Lopez had filed for divorce. The singer filed the papers herself, rather than through a lawyer, on the second anniversary of the couple’s wedding ceremony in Georgia. Lopez and Affleck tied the knot in July 2022 in a private ceremony in Las Vegas and then had a second wedding with family and friends in Georgia on August 20, 2022.
Lopez’s divorce filing comes after months of speculation about the estranged couple’s relationship status. In May, it was reported that the couple had not been spotted together in 47 days. When they were spotted together on May 16, they appeared to present a united front — almost a month after Lopez said they had officially split.
A source said this exclusively at the time Us that ‘Jen and Ben are having problems in their marriage’ but haven’t stopped.
“They started having issues a few months ago when Jen started ramping up her work commitments and preparing for her tour,” the insider added. (Lopez subsequently canceled her This is me… Alive tour on May 31. “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,” concert promoter Live Nation noted in an email announcement.)
Around the same time, a second source said Us that Affleck had moved out of the couple’s $60 million Beverly Hills home “several weeks ago.” The couple put the mansion up for sale in July and Affleck has bought his own home in Los Angeles.
“They decided to put the house on the market very recently, within the last week,” an insider said Us in July. “They thought they could sell it off-market, but made a decision during the game to pay more attention to the property. They are in a hurry to sell it. Ben especially wants to be done with the house. He was never happy there.”