Jennifer Lopez breaks silence on divorce from Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez has broken her silence after filing for divorce Ben Affleck with a photo dump at the end of the summer.

“Oh it was a summer,” Lopez, 55, wrote via Instagramalongside a carousel of photos from her summer in her first personal social media post since filing for divorce from Affleck, 52, earlier this month. Among the photos – including a photo of the singer posing with her sister Lynda Lopez – was a quote that read: “Everything unfolds in divine order.” Another photo showed Lopez wearing a shirt that read, “She is in bloom and unbothered, out of reach and at peace.”

We weekly confirmed on August 20 that Lopez had filed for divorce in Los Angeles after two years of marriage. The singer listed the couple’s divorce date as April 26, and the paperwork was filed on the anniversary of their 2022 wedding at Affleck’s estate in Georgia.

“The timing of the divorce was a big blow to Ben,” a source said exclusively Us in August.

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Lopez and Affleck started dating in 2002 after starring together Gigli. They got engaged, but called off their wedding in 2004 due to increased media attention. The couple reunited in May 2021 after both experiencing divorces and breakups. Lopez was married to Marc Anthonywith whom she shares twins Max and Emme from 2014 until their divorce in 2011. She later got engaged to a former MLB star Alex Rodriguezand will stop in 2021.

Affleck, meanwhile, finalized his divorce Jennifer Garnerwith whom he shares three children, in 2018 after 13 years of marriage.

Affleck proposed to Lopez for a second time in April 2022, and three months later they eloped in Las Vegas with their children as witnesses. Weeks later, Lopez and Affleck celebrated with a second wedding in Georgia.

Prior to their divorce, Lopez and Affleck sparked speculation of a split as they seemed to be spending more time apart. Us confirmed in May that Affleck was leaving their shared Los Angeles home.

In July, a second insider said Us that Lopez and Affleck were “doing their own thing” as they navigated their next steps.

“Jennifer suggested they just take some time to figure it out,” the source added, while a third insider pointed out that Lopez and Affleck were “going through so much individually and as a couple.”

Lopez spent most of her summer with family on the East Coast; she had canceled her This is me… Now tour amid the split speculation — while Affleck remained in LA. The couple noticeably didn’t celebrate her 55th birthday together in July.

“On my birthday, I want you to know that YOU are my greatest gift,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “Besides my family and friends, you have always been there for me, both in good and difficult times. I can always count on you. And I want you to know that you can always count on me. Thank you for your care, your understanding, your loyalty and most of all your love. 🤍 Thank you, thank you, thank you.”