Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck relationship timeline

After two engagements, marriage and a divorce, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are still in each other’s orbits.

The famous exes have been seen together a few times since they finalized their divorce in January 2025, attending events together, highlighting their blended family.

Fans have wondered whether the world will be getting a Bennifer 3.0, while others have expressed exasperation over the on-again, off-again relationship between the two.
Affleck and Lopez met in 2001 on the set of the universally panned movie “Gigli.”

The movie, released in 2003, was a commercial flop, but sparks flew between the costars, who went public with their relationship in 2002, with the press dubbing them “Bennifer

Adding to the flames about their relationship, Lopez released her hit “Jenny from the Block,” in which the “Armageddon” actor made an appearance, engaging in some PDA on a boat.

In November 2002, Affleck proposed to Lopez with a $2.5 million, 6.1-carat pink diamond ring from Harry Winston, according to Harper’s Bazaar.

I love Ben, he’s a great guy, but it was a lot for both of us to be under that type of siege for two years straight,” she said on “The Graham Norton Show” in 2010.

She continued, “We were on the cover of every magazine, every week, it was just a weird thing. … Our relationship, I think, did suffer because of that. That’s not the only reason … but I think it definitely played a part in the dynamic of our relationship.

After going their separate ways, Lopez and Affleck entered other high-profile relationships.

Going from one Jen to another, Affleck married “Alias” actress Jennifer Garner in 2005. The couple welcomed three children together before splitting in 2015.

As for Lopez, the singer married fellow musician Marc Anthony in 2004, welcoming twins, Max and Emme, in 2008.

Anthony and the “On the Floor” performer finalized their divorce in 2014.

A few years after her divorce from Anthony, Lopez entered another high-profile relationship with former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez.

After two years together, the pair got engaged in 2019 and split for good in April 2021, NewsNation reported at the time.

Rumors spread in 2024 that the “Air” actor and the “Hustlers” actress’ marriage was on the rocks and they were headed for a split.

Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024; their divorce was finalized in 2025.

However, since their divorce, the exes have remained friendly, even reuniting on the red carpet in October for Lopez’s film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman.