Celebrity News January 06, 2025
Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Settle Divorce
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Over four months after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, they have reached a settlement.
In court docs obtained by "Extra," the two have agreed to walk away with what they each acquired individually while married.
They collaborated on movies like “Unstoppable,” but Ben and Jennifer also had their own projects and companies with separate earnings.
During the marriage, Ben formed production company Artists Equity with best friend Matt Damon. Through the company, the guys made “Air,” “The Instigators,” “Small Things Like These,” and “The Accountant 2.”
While they were together, Jennifer came out with “Atlas,” “This Is Me... Now,” “The Mother,” “Shotgun Wedding,” and “Marry Me.”
According to the docs, the two will each keep their personal "clothing, jewelry, and miscellaneous personal effects in [their] possession, custody or control," which means J.Lo is most likely keeping the $5 million engagement ring that Affleck gifted her in 2022.
The $68 million home that Ben and Jen once shared in Beverly Hills is currently on the market but they plan to split the profits based on the "terms of the Separate Settlement and Confidentiality Agreement."
The two did not have a prenup, which usually means that they would have to split everything that they earned, but the settlement seems to benefit both.
Their divorce will reportedly be finalized on February 20.
The news comes just a day after Jennifer visited Ben at his home in Los Angeles in photos obtained by DailyMail.com. His son Samuel and her child Emme were also there.
An insider shared with People magazine, "The kids love spending time together. Ben and Jennifer always do everything for the kids to be happy. The kids don't drive, so Ben and Jennifer will continue to facilitate meetups. They are not getting back together. Ben was with his kids for Christmas and Jennifer with hers. They all had a great holiday break."
A source recently told Page Six that Affleck and Lopez plan to remain in each other’s lives in the future, saying, “They have every intention of continuing to be in each other’s lives despite not being romantically involved.”
They added, “Ben and Jennifer are still connected, and they do communicate when it involves their kids.”
Lopez recently shared her take on hardships in life, telling British Vogue, “I think the way I overcome things is not by thinking of them as happening to me but happening for me and what is the lesson that needs to be learned in the moment. When I think of things that way and stay in… more positive mindset about it, it’s easier to kind of embrace it for the lesson that it is."
She noted, “There are no coincidences. This is not happening, you know, just randomly. It’s happening for a reason. What can I learn and how can I come out the other side better, stronger, more knowledgable, and kind of evolve and grow from this point?"
