There’s a new claim about why Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split after two years of marriage.
The new number of People Magazine She has alleged that the lovebirds grew apart due to “distance” as she travelled a lot for work.
Lopez has been busy non-stop after the two got back together in 2021.
The beautiful Grammy winner appeared in a total of eight films after promising to be his faithful wife: she starred in and produced all of them and even composed music for the films.
On top of all that, she shot a campaign for Coach, promoted her JLO Beauty line, launched Delola, and created new music.
There are fashion shows in Paris, events at the Met Gala, a trip to Dubai and collaborations with companies like Revolve.
There’s a new claim about why Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split after two years of marriage. The new issue of People has alleged that the lovebirds grew apart due to “distance” as she traveled a lot for work; seen in 2021
The two got back together in 2021 after 20 years apart and tied the knot in August 2022 in Georgia after a quick elopement to Las Vegas.
But Jenny From The Block never seemed to slow down to let the love grow. However, he should have known she would be busy, as she has always said she loves to work.
The Bronx native spent a lot of time promoting her 2022 film Marry Me with events in Los Angeles and New York.
She co-starred alongside Owen Wilson in the love story and also had music to accompany it.
Next came Shotgun Wedding with Josh Duhamel, also in 2022. He worked hard to generate interest in that project which he also produced.
In 2023 he worked on La Madre.
But most of the work came from the momentum of This Is Me… Now and the documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told earlier this year.
And there was another project she wanted to promote: Atlas, a science fiction film.
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 7 The Bronx native spent a lot of time promoting her 2022 film Marry Me with events in Los Angeles and New York. She co-starred in the love story with Owen Wilson and also had music to accompany it.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769002_108_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 9 Next came Shotgun Wedding with Josh Duhamel, also in 2022. She worked hard to generate interest in that project.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769003_567_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
In 2022, she starred in the film Marry Me with Owen Wilson. Then, Shotgun Wedding with Josh Duhamel, also in 2022. She worked hard to generate interest in that project.
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 11 In 2023 he worked on La Madre](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769003_66_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
In 2023 he worked on La Madre
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 13 This Is Me... Now was a movie](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769004_542_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 15 And then there was the documentary.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769004_894_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
But most of the work came from the momentum of This Is Me… Now and the documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told earlier this year.
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 17 And there was another project I wanted to promote: Atlas, a science fiction film.](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769005_122_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
And there was another project I wanted to promote: Atlas, a science fiction film.
There’s more: Lopez also filmed Unstoppable, Ben’s movie with his friend Matt Damon; the movie premieres in September in Toronto.
And she also filmed her upcoming movie Kiss Of The Spider Woman earlier this year.
He had planned a summer tour, but cancelled it to focus on his family.
The star’s work has taken her to New York City a dozen times in recent years and there have also been several trips to Europe and a stop in Dubai.
But even with her hectic schedule, “she tried really hard to make things work,” a source told People, and is now “sad” about the end of the marriage.
His mood swings didn’t help either.
Jennifer’s next move: promoting her film Unstoppable in Toronto.
Jennifer stars in Unstoppable, which was produced by Ben and is set to debut at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 6.
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Jennifer’s next step: she will promote her film Unstoppable in Toronto
A new report suggests Ben will be skipping the film’s glitzy red carpet premiere to avoid a potentially awkward public encounter with the singer/actress after she filed for divorce.
A source told the New York Post’s Page Six column that Jennifer will attend the screening on September 6, but Ben decided not to be there.
The Hollywood couple split in April after nearly two years of marriage, but kept their separation a secret until Jennifer filed court documents on August 20 (the date of their second wedding anniversary) confirming that the relationship was over.
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 21 In Paris in June for Fashion Week](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769005_16_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
In Paris in June for Fashion Week
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 23 In Dubai in February](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769006_909_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 25 In Mexico in May](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769006_212_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
In Dubai in February, on the left, and in Mexico in May, on the right.
An earlier report by the Daily Mail suggested that film bosses were pushing for the pair to appear together at the film festival to give ‘Unstoppable’ a publicity boost.
A source told the publication: ‘(Certain producers are) pushing the two to appear together at the Toronto premiere to create buzz for the film.’
Unstoppable isn’t the only film project the former couple has in the works: Jennifer recently wrapped filming Kiss of the Spider Woman, which was also produced by Ben’s company, Artists Equity.
The 55-year-old pop superstar was engaged to Hollywood actor Ben in the early 2000s, but the relationship ended shortly before they were due to tie the knot.
![Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split over 'distance' while she was working on EIGHT movies during their 3 years together 27 Promoting JLo's beauty](https://whatsnew2day.com/wp-content/uploads/cwv-webp-images/2024/08/1724769007_177_Jennifer-Lopez-and-Ben-Affleck-split-over-distance-while-she.jpg.webp)
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Also directing are JLo Beauty, left, and Delola, right.
They got back together in 2021 before tying the knot in two ceremonies in 2022: one in Las Vegas and one in Georgia.
The divorce filing came exactly two years after the couple’s extravagant second party on August 20, 2022. The divorce filing lists the official date of their separation as April 26, 2024.
A source previously told PEOPLE that Jennifer decided to file for divorce because she knows it’s time to “move on,” but she’s still very “sad” that the marriage is over.
The source explained: “(She knows) it’s time to move on” for a number of reasons… She’s very disappointed and sad, but Ben hasn’t given her any indication that he wants to continue their marriage. He hasn’t shown any commitment or interest in making their marriage work. It’s gotten to the point where she just needs to look after herself.”