Media: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck complete divorce paperwork

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have finalized their divorce papers, the Daily Mail reports. According to sources, the couple tried to save their marriage, but the actress's 55th birthday party, on which Affleck bought himself a new home, was the deciding moment.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have reportedly filed for divorce. The paperwork is "already done but not filed yet," a source said. "They filed the divorce papers together a month ago but are waiting for the right time to file them. At that time, they will release a joint statement saying how much they love each other and how they fought to make it work but couldn't."

On Jennifer's birthday, while Ben Affleck purchased a new home in Pacific Palisades for $20 million, the singer closed on the sale of her four-bedroom penthouse in New York City, worth $23 million. The couple had previously put their shared home, which they purchased shortly after their wedding, up for sale. The couple has not been seen together for several months, and as a result, they are constantly faced with rumors of a breakup.

Recall that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were engaged in 2002, but broke off the engagement. The couple got married in 2022, renewing their relationship a year before the wedding. Recently, rumors about problems in the actors' marriage have been actively discussed online, and Ben Affleck was spotted several times without a wedding ring. In addition, the actor removed his things from Lopez's house while she was in Europe. Fans of the singer noticed that, amid the problems in the relationship, Jennifer lost a lot of weight, and Ben allegedly started drinking again.

According to insiders, Lopez is very upset because the press often calls her the culprit of the breakup: allegedly because Affleck was often sad in public around her, but smiled without her. The reason for this was said to be Ben Affleck's reluctance to lead a public lifestyle that Lopez likes.