Jennifer Lopez looked sad as she was spotted at a pizza place on July 27, as it was revealed that she and husband Ben Affleck are filing for divorce.
The 55-year-old singer and the 51-year-old actor are moving forward with their divorce after a last-ditch attempt at reconciliation in recent weeks failed.
Sources told DailyMail.com that the couple’s divorce The documents ‘are finalized, but not yet delivered.’
And Jennifer went out, amid the fallout from her marriage, to enjoy some comfort food at a pizzeria in New York.
She appeared focused on her phone as she enjoyed an outdoor lunch with two friends following her week-long birthday celebrations.
Jennifer Lopez looked sad as she was spotted at a pizza place on July 27, as it was revealed that she and husband Ben Affleck are filing for divorce.
The singer and actor are moving forward with their divorce after a last attempt at reconciliation failed in recent weeks.
Jennifer looked dejected as she sat hunched over the table, shielding her face with large sunglasses.
The news of their impending divorce follows Ben purchasing a new $20.5 million mansion, “bachelor pad” in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, the day Jennifer turned 55.
JLo’s friends claimed that Ben’s sudden purchase of a bachelor pad on her birthday had been “a stab in the heart.”
The purchase came days after the couple put their Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $68 million.
July 24 also marked the day that JLo also finalized the sale of her four-bedroom penthouse in New York City for $23 million. People reported.
“They finalized their divorce papers with her a month ago, but are waiting for the right time to serve them,” said a source close to the duo.
‘At that point, they will issue a joint statement saying how much they love each other and how they fought to make it work but couldn’t.
“The truth is that in the end they were unable to reach an agreement. What they had before is gone and both have accepted it,” said another source.
Sources told DailyMail.com that the couple’s divorce papers “are finalized, but not yet served” (seen together in 2023 at LACMA)
And Jennifer stepped out amid the fallout from her marriage to enjoy a comforting meal at a pizza place in Los Angeles.
Jennifer was seen arriving at the pizzeria.
News of their impending divorce comes after Ben purchased a new $20.5 million mansion in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, the day Jennifer turned 55.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Ben and Jennifer for comment at the time.
The couple was last photographed together on March 30. Since then, they have spent the summer apart, with Jennifer spending most of the time on the East Coast while Ben remains at home in Los Angeles.
They even celebrated their second wedding anniversary on July 16 in different cities.
Reports of Ben and Jennifer’s marital problems began circulating in May when a source close to the couple reported that Ben had moved into a $100,000 rental apartment and that the couple intended to sell their “dream home.”
Ben’s house was a short drive from his ex-wife’s house. Jennifer Garner’s house in Brentwood.
The couple has been married since 2005 to 2018, and they share children: Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Ben’s bachelor pad is more like a multi-million dollar mansion with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, with breakfast and dining areas, as well as a separate family room, study, walk-in closets, media room, powder room, and even a guest house.
The home was designed by architect Cliff May. The penthouse Jennifer sold is a four-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bathroom duplex.
‘They are waiting for the right moment to call it quits,’ a source close to the former couple (seen together in Italy in 2021) confirmed to DailyMail.com
This comes after claims that Affleck’s sudden purchase of the home has been a “stab in the heart” for Lopez; seen in 2023
To celebrate her milestone birthday, Lopez hosted an early royal-themed birthday party in the Hamptons, New York, over the weekend, which Affleck was unable to attend.
Ben’s house was a short drive from his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s Brentwood home (pictured). The couple were married from 2005 to 2018 and have three children.
Ben and JLo, who purchased their dream home for $60 million in May 2023, have not found any immediate buyers.
Reports of the couple’s marital problems began circulating in May, after they had not been seen together since late March.
A source told In Touch at the time: ‘Ben has already moved on and they will likely have to sell their dream home they’ve been looking at for two years.
“They will never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him and he can’t change her. There’s no way this could last.”
One of Jennifer’s friends who lives in Los Angeles told the Daily Mail: “If it’s just a matter of trying hard, then you better believe she’ll figure it out.”
“She has put her heart and soul into her love story with Ben and won’t give up without a fight,” the source added. “From what I’ve heard, there’s still a lot of love there, so there must be hope.”
JLo and Ben tied the knot at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022. They said “I do” again in a more lavish ceremony the following month in Georgia in 2022.