When Bennifer reunited in 2021, it felt like the celebs finally got the fairytale ending that they deserved. Only two years later, in 2023, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Loper are officially a married couple. The journey took a total of 20 years and two engagements, but they finally made it.
Ben and Jen’s love story began in 2002 after co-starring in the romcom “Gigli.” Although Ben Affleck proposed to J.Lo, they sadly broke up in 2004. When they went their separate ways, they married other people, had children, and got divorced. Since their divorces, they have dated other people. Only a month after her breakup with A-Rod, Lopez was said to be seeing Affleck, so it seems as though they’ve remained on each other’s minds over the past two decades. By the summer of 2022, they had celebrated being newlyweds.
Here’s everything to know about Affleck and Lopez’s relationship, from the first moment they met to their reunion a whopping 19 years later.
Early 2002
After meeting on the set of “Gigli”, sparks flew. At the time, Lopez was married to her second husband, Cris Judd.
July 2002
By this point, J.Lo and Judd separated. The singer and actress was seen kissing Affleck at her 32nd birthday party, and she filed for divorce from Judd two days later. This was their first-ever PDA moment caught in public and on camera.
November 2022
Affleck showed up in the “Jenny from the Block” music video that came out, revealing the superstar’s issues with paparazzi when you’re in a highly scrutinized relationship. In one scene of the music video, he caresses the star’s booty. In 2008, he said the video made him look “ungentlemanly” and like a “petulant fool.” That month, Affleck proposed to Lopez when she met her family in Boston. The engagement ring was a $2.5 million, 6.1-carat pink diamond.
July 2003
The couple walked the red carpet for “Gigli” and showed off Jen’s engagement ring.
September 2023
Just a day before they were set to get married, they decided to postpone the ceremony with a shocking joint statement that said it was due to the “excessive media attention” and felt the happiest day of their lives would be spoiled by the paparazzi.
January 2004
Only four months later, the couple was officially over and broken up.
June 2004
Jen moved on fast with Latin music star Marc Anthony, who she married only six months later. They had two kids (twins Emme and Max) born in 2008. After separating in 2011, they got a divorce in 2014.
