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Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on August 20, just a few months after their official split date in April. And while it hasn't been confirmed what their specific marital issues were, fans are convinced they've found their favorite moments. Good Will Hunting The actor knew he didn't want to marry the Wedding Planner actress never again.
For weeks, speculation surrounding Affleck and Lopez circulated online as the two spent time living independently, skipping their second wedding anniversary in July. With the singer in the Hamptons and Affleck in Los Angeles, fans were left wondering if the couple would reconcile or end their relationship — the latter being true.
Most netizens did not believe the couple would last, arguing that signs from their past would lead to the end of their path together, specifically three interactions they shared.
“Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were getting divorced the day this video came out lol,” proclaimed one user of X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside a video of Affleck guiding Lopez into the passenger seat of his car.
In the viral footage taken by The Hollywood Fix, the former couple walk silently to their car with Affleck in front of Lopez. Missing girl The star opens the door for the “On the Floor” vocalist and waits until she's fully inside before slamming the door shut.
Affleck could be heard telling paparazzi filming him: “I think they did it” before getting into the vehicle on the driver's side.
“The fact that he told the paparazzi, ‘I think you got it,’ after slamming the door shut meant he really did have it,” one onlooker predicted. “He wasn’t even faking his frustration at knowing he was being filmed, so… yeah. LOL.”
Another agreed: “I think we all knew that then.”
Others thought a moment between them at the 2023 Grammys alluded to Affleck's unease.
“This is the day I knew Ben wasn’t happy with Jennifer Lopez,” one X user captioned a video of the two celebrities at the famed awards ceremony. In the video, Affleck appeared to whisper something in Lopez’s ear for a few seconds before Lopez turned away. She appeared to respond, encouraging Affleck to change his behavior. His demeanor instantly turned solemn.
One viewer commented: “Yeah, I was tired of being his trained seal.”
“It looks like she's scolding him like a child,” noted a second, while another said: “He didn't want to be there.”
Watching Lopez's documentary about her and Affleck, The greatest love story ever toldViewers got another controversial moment between the couple. During the film, Lopez is shown in the studio with her crew, sharing an intimate aspect of her relationship with Affleck. She pulled out a folder full of love letters, emails, and messages between her and Affleck that he had put together for Lopez as a gift for their first Christmas together in 2021.
While Lopez seemed to think showing the folder to her team was a gesture of gratitude for Affleck's romantic gesture, she also seemed to think it was a violation of privacy.
Speaking to producers on camera, Affleck admitted: “The book I had given her was there. She said, 'I've been reading it to people. It's kind of an inspiration and I've been showing them the book.'”
“I thought you showed all the musicians all those letters… and they were like, ‘Yeah, we call you Pen Affleck. ’ And I was like, ‘Oh my God,’” he continued. “I really found the beauty and the poetry and the irony in the fact that it’s the greatest love story ever told. If you’re making a record about it, it’s like you’re telling it.”
Lopez filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on August 20, citing April 26 as the official day of her separation from Affleck. The former couple tied the knot in July 2022, 19 years after calling off their engagement.
