Celebrity Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have Been Broken up for Way Longer Than We Thought The marriage was over a long time ago. By Tessa Petak Tessa Petak Tessa Petak is a Brooklyn-based writer who helps to cultivate InStyle's illustrious news coverage across a wide range of topics including celebrity, fashion, and entertainment. She also produces and composes celebrity profiles and features for the site and InStyle's digital issues. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on August 21, 2024 @ 06:28PM Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on their second wedding anniversary, sadly marking the end of an era (and Bennifer 2.0). It turns out, however, the couple was separated for quite some time before Lopez's filing. Over the last few months, Bennifer fans held out hope that the estranged couple would kiss and make up, but things were over long before the summer even started. According to the court documents from Lopez's filing, the singer revealed that the two called it quits four months ago. Lopez listed April 26, 2024, as the separation date, long before anyone really suspected that anything was wrong. Getty Images The two were spotted out together in March and February, amid the press tour for Lopez's This Is Me...Now projects. It wasn't until Affleck's absence at the 2024 Met Gala that eagle-eyed followers realized they hadn't been photographed together in 47 days. At the time, his rep told E! that he missed the First Monday in May because he was on set filming The Accountant 2. Getty Images People noted that Lopez moved forward without a lawyer, making her "technically self-represented." Even the date on which Lopez filed carries a lot of significance: It was the two-year anniversary of their wedding celebration. "She was done waiting and the date she did it speaks a ton," a source told People. The fact that she was the one to file also "gives her control of the process," the insider added. "It's good that she did it." Getty Images Neither Lopez nor Affleck have publicly commented on their split, though, a source told People that Lopez is "disappointed" in Affleck's lack of "interest" to repair their relationship. "She's very disappointed and sad, but Ben hasn't given her any signs that he wants to continue their marriage," the insider said. "He hasn't shown any commitment and interest in making their marriage work. It's gotten to the point that she just needs to look out for herself."