Following Jennifer Lopez’s divorce petition from Ben Affleck on Tuesday, Dailymail.com takes a closer look at what Lopez was doing on the day she listed as her separation date: Friday, April 26, 2024.
The 55-year-old star was photographed that day leaving The Whitman, a luxury boutique condominium overlooking Manhattan, while on a solo trip to her hometown of New York.
She emerged with a face like thunder, pursing her lips and frowning.
She had dressed for comfort, in a beige sweater and loose-fitting blue jeans, brown shoes, and her hair elegantly pulled back.
Her tense appearance hinted at the private suffering that lay ahead with Tuesday’s divorce filing and the months of speculation that preceded it.
The singer and actress, 55, filed divorce papers to end her marriage to Affleck without an attorney in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday.
Following Jennifer Lopez’s filing for divorce from Ben Affleck, 52, on Tuesday, Dailymail.com takes an in-depth look at what Lopez, 55, was doing on the day she listed as the date of separation – April 26, 2024
The actress had a lightning-like face as she left The Whitman, a luxury boutique condominium, in Manhattan.
Tuesday’s appearance came after months of speculation surrounding the relationship between the A-list singer and actress and the actor and director, 52, with their relationship troubles dominating Hollywood headlines in recent months.
In court documents, Lopez said she was waiving spousal support and asked the court not to give any to Affleck either, according to the outlet.
Lopez and Affleck “have been trying to come to an agreement for months,” according to the outlet, adding that sources close to the deal said negotiations have been “increasingly acrimonious” at times, with the two not getting along with each other directly.
Lopez filed the papers on the second anniversary of her nuptials at Affleck’s estate outside Savannah, Georgia, on August 20, 2022.
The perennial star was photographed that day in her native New York wearing a beige wool sweater and baggy blue jeans, with brown shoes and her hair elegantly pulled back.
The Atlas star accessorized with shaded sunglasses and large hoop earrings as she stepped out with a dark blue handbag on the sunny day in the Big Apple.
Lopez carried a huge Birkin bag
Affleck was spotted in Los Angeles looking apprehensive six days later on Thursday, May 2.
Lopez is mother to twins Emme and Maximilian, 16, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, 55, while Affleck is father to children Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 52.
Affleck and Lopez exchanged vows at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022.
“In the end it was the best possible wedding we could have ever imagined,” Lopez said in her On the JLo newsletter on July 17, 2022. “A wedding we dreamed of for a long time and that was made very real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible, and each other) for a very, very, very long time.”
The couple exchanged vows again at Affleck’s estate outside Savannah, Georgia, on Aug. 20, 2022, two years before Lopez’s divorce filing on Tuesday.