Jennifer Lopez turned 55 on Wednesday.
Fans of the Bronx beauty, dubbed JLovers, wrote emotional tributes on social media highlighting what an incredible icon she is.
There were also several throwback photos of the diva as a child, as well as other snapshots from the early 2000s.
Lopez has been in the Hamptons for weeks with friends including her manager Benny Medina, stylist Shawn ‘Beezy’ Barton, vocal coach Stevie Mackey and personal photographer Ana Carballosa.
Ben Affleck was not seen.
The Atlas actress is still wearing it.Her husband’s wedding ring, but they haven’t been photographed together in almost two months.
Jennifer Lopez turned 55 on Wednesday. Fans of the Bronx beauty, the so-called JLovers, wrote emotional tributes on social media highlighting what an incredible icon she is.
Lopez has been enjoying some time off after cancelling her Greatest Hits summer tour, which is now set to take place in 2025.
August 20th will mark her and Ben’s second wedding anniversary. They haven’t been photographed together for almost two months.
The last time they were seen together was in early June at their son Samuel’s basketball game.
However, Lopez has been photographed with Ben’s eldest daughter, Violet, who came to visit the artist in the Hamptons.
The two seemed to have a strong bond as they were seen cuddling while shopping.
There have been claims that neither Jennifer nor Ben have filed for divorce because they are quietly behind the scenes trying to work out their relationship.
A source told DailyMail.com that their combined children – he has Violet, Fin and Samuel with Jennifer Garner and she has Max and Emme with Marc Anthony – are trying to work through their issues.
Fans posted several throwback photos of the diva as a child, as well as other snapshots from the early 2000s.
Still, his Bel Air mansion is on the market for $68 million and there are no takers yet.
Another source told DailyMail.com that talks are ongoing.
They are working to save their union by keeping their love life out of the spotlight.
“Jen and Ben have agreed it’s best to take some time apart so they can really figure out what they want,” a source told DailyMail.com.
‘They were ready to throw in the towel. The divorce papers are already ready and ready to be filed.
“But they wanted to give it one last chance before turning back and are going back to the beginning by writing letters to each other. That’s what made them fall in love in the first place.”
Lopez shared a slew of love notes from Affleck in their film The Greatest Love Story Never Told, and the Gone Girl actor revealed that he held onto his correspondence with Lopez during his 13-year marriage to Jennifer Garner.
She later bound the letters and emails into a book to gift to the Jenny from the Block singer when they reunited in 2021.
“This book is a gift from Ben that he gave me on our first Christmas together,” she said in the documentary. “It contains all the letters and all the emails that we wrote to each other 20 years ago and today.”
One note read: ‘The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 2001-2010…and counting…’
But her final love letters to Affleck will not be made public.
August 20th will be her and Ben’s second wedding anniversary. They haven’t been photographed together in almost two months. They were last seen together in early June at their son Samuel’s basketball game; they were spotted in November
“This time, JLo definitely won’t show anyone these letters and they will just be between her and Ben,” the source said. “If they decide they want to stay together, she will keep her love life to herself. So far, everything looks promising.”
Affleck revealed in the documentary that when they decided to rekindle their relationship, he initially asked for it to be kept private.
He said: ‘When we got back together, I said, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media.’
“Then I realized that it’s not fair to ask for that. It’s like if you were going to marry a sea captain and you said, ‘Well, I don’t like the water.'”
He added: “We’re just two people with different kinds of approaches trying to learn how to come to an agreement.”
Lopez also acknowledged her husband’s trepidation about being in the public eye as a couple, especially given the intense media scrutiny they faced the first time around.
“I don’t think (Ben) would be very comfortable with me doing all this,” he said.
“But he loves me, he knows I’m an artist and he’ll support me in any way he can because he knows he can’t stop me from making the music that I make… he doesn’t want to stop me. But that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable being the muse.”
They have been writing letters to each other, a source (pictured in her documentary this year) shared.
The couple, affectionately known as “Bennifer,” got engaged in late 2002 but broke up a year later before calling it quits for good in 2004.
They reunited in July 2021 and finally tied the knot the following year, first in Las Vegas and then again in August at Affleck’s mansion in Georgia.
An independent source said their marriage was “strained” but added that “there is also a deep love for each other.”
“They just have to find what brought them back together in the first place and there’s definitely a chance that three will be the charm when and if that happens,” they said.
“They don’t give up, they live day by day and they don’t want to get divorced.”
Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday early over the weekend, joining her manager Benny Medina and her 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, for lunch in the Hamptons. Affleck was not in attendance.
