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Love may cost nothing for Jennifer Lopez, but divorce certainly does.
The “My Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on Tuesday after months of speculation that their relationship had failed.
The power couple held their second wedding ceremony in Georgia, exactly two years before Lopez filed.
Sources told People magazine in June that Lopez was living in the couple’s 38,000-square-foot Beverly Hills home while Affleck was staying at a nearby rental as they tried to sell the pricey abode. The two purchased the estate in May 2023 for $60,805,000 and listed the home for sale early last month for $68 million.
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Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck last Tuesday. (Gotham/GC Images; Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images / Getty Images)
“He started moving out a while ago,” a source told Fox News Digital at the time. “The marriage is completely over and Jennifer is heartbroken. She loves love and wanted it to work so badly.”
Lopez did not indicate in Tuesday’s filing, obtained by Fox News Digital, whether she and Affleck had a prenuptial agreement.
Reports have surfaced that Affleck and Lopez did not have a prenuptial agreement when they tied the knot in 2022, but celebrity divorce attorney Christopher Melcher told Fox News Digital he is hesitant to make a judgment on a property division.
“Jennifer was not required to disclose in the court forms whether she had a prenuptial agreement with Ben, so no inference should be drawn as to whether or not a prenuptial agreement existed,” he said. “It would be perfectly normal for a couple like this to have a prenuptial agreement in place.”
He added: “Although this marriage lasted only two years, the parties have considerable wealth, which makes a divorce complex. They can maintain their privacy by agreeing on all aspects of their separation.”
Lopez and Affleck reportedly did not have a prenuptial agreement when they tied the knot in 2022. (John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy / Getty Images)
However, if rumors that the former couple don’t have a prenup are true, their $68 million mansion currently on the market could be considered community property, as could any income they’ve earned from their jobs since getting married.
Lopez has directed “Shotgun Wedding,” “This is Me…Now,” “The Mother” and “Atlas” since their marriage, and Affleck directed “Hypnotic” and “Air,” which grossed more than $90 million worldwide, and produced “Kiss the Future,” “Small Things Like These” and “The Instigators.”
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The former couple’s $68 million Beverly Hills home is on the market. (Photo by thecelebrityfinder/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images)
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As of 2020, Lopez’s net worth was estimated at $150 million, according to Forbes, due to her music, films and fashion, perfume lines as well as JLo Beauty, and Affleck’s wealth was estimated at $55 million.
According to the New York Post, their fortunes have grown significantly since their marriage: Lopez is now worth around $400 million and Affleck $150 million.
Lopez also launched her Delola Cocktails line last year and is a brand ambassador for Intimissimi and Coach lingerie.
In 2022, Affleck founded the production company Artists Equity with Matt Damon, which produced Lopez’s “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” as well as Affleck’s “Air” and “The Instigators,” according to People magazine.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez at the premiere of “This is Me…Now” in February. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
“Ben has been working tirelessly and spending a lot of time at his desk,” a source told Fox News Digital of how Affleck has been keeping busy since the breakup. “He has a lot of projects he’s working on that he’s excited about. He’s very involved with his company (Artists Equity). He really wants to continue to focus on directing, acting and producing.”
Lopez also released her album “This Is Me…Now” earlier this year, and the former couple also worked together on “Unstoppable” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” both featuring Lopez and produced by Artists Equity, People reported.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at the premiere of his film “Air” earlier this year. (Nicole Single/WireImage/Getty Images)
The couple were engaged 20 years ago but called off their wedding. Affleck then married Jennifer Garner in 2005 before divorcing in 2018. They have three children together.
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Lopez married Marc Anthony in 2004, but they divorced in 2014. They have 16-year-old twins, Emme and Max. Lopez was also married twice before her engagement to Affleck in the early 2000s.
Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
