JLo and Ben Affleck are divorced again! The timeline of their 20-year long love saga

Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s love story has officially come to an end—again. On February 21, 2025, a Los Angeles judge finalised their divorce, marking the conclusion of Bennifer’s (the portmanteau with which fans refer to them) second attempt at love.

Here is a look back at ‘Jersey Girl’ pairing’s 20-year-long saga:

• 1998: Lopez and Affleck first met at the 70th Academy Awards and the premiere of Armageddon.
• 2002: They began dating while filming Gigli and got engaged later that year.
• 2003: Their wedding was set for September but was abruptly called off just four days before the ceremony.
• 2004: They officially split, with Lopez later citing intense media scrutiny as a major factor.

• 2021: Nearly two decades after their breakup, Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance during the pandemic.
• 2022: They got engaged in April and eloped in July with a small ceremony in Las Vegas. A month later, they held a grand wedding at Affleck’s Georgia estate.

• April 26, 2024: The couple separated, though this was not revealed until Lopez filed for divorce in August.
• September 2024: They reached a divorce settlement through mediation.
• January 6, 2025: A judge approved their divorce agreement.
• February 21, 2025: Their divorce was finalized.

This marks Lopez’s fourth failed marriage and Affleck’s second, following his split from Jennifer Garner in 2018. The couple has avoided a drawn-out court fight that other celebrity couples have gone through by settling through mediation. Though Lopez and Affleck do not have children together, Lopez shares twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck has three children with Garner.