Bennifer is off… again.
Jennifer Lopez has reportedly filed for divorce from Ben Affleck following two years of marriage.
The pair's relationship has seen ups and downs, including a called-off engagement in the early noughties, since they first met on the set of the rom-com Gigli in 2001.
Her relationship with Affleck has received a lot of attention, even earning its own moniker. But J.Lo is a lover girl and has had a few famous relationships throughout her life.
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She has worn six engagement rings and taken to the altar four times (technically five if you count both of Bennifer's ceremonies back in 2022). So here's a look into J.Lo's dating history.
Ojani Noa
Lopez' first short-lived marriage was to Cuban actor and producer Ojani Noa. At the time they met, Noa was reportedly working as a waiter while dabbling in a modelling career.
They married in February 1997 but split 11 months later in January 1998.
At the time it was believed their split was amicable, with the two continuing to maintain a business relationship.
But things appeared to turn sour when Noa sued Lopez regarding employment claims at a restaurant owned by one of Lopez' companies, per The Hollywood Reporter.
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Two other lawsuits reared their heads as Noa attempted to produce a book about the marriage and later a comedic film portraying their relationship. Both were settled in court.
Recently Noa opened up about Lopez again, speaking to the Daily Mail after her wedding to Affleck in 2022.
"I wish her and Ben the best, but I'm not convinced it will last," Noa told the Daily Mail.
"Jen loves being in love but she's been engaged six times. Ben is husband number four. I was husband number one and she told me I was the love of her life. When we lay in bed on our wedding night, she said we would be together for ever."
Today Noa works as a personal trainer, actor and producer.
Sean Diddy Combs (P Diddy)
After her marriage to Noa, Lopez had a fleeting romance with American rapper P Diddy.
The pair began dating in 1999 and were reportedly involved in an infamous arrest at a New York City club following a shooting.
They were together for two years before calling it quits in 2001.
Cris Judd
Lopez' second marriage was also famously short-lived.
At the turn of the century, Lopez met dancer, choreographer and actor Cris Judd on the set of her Love Don't Cost A Thing music video. Judd performed as a backup dancer.
They kept their romance relatively private until a glamorous trip to the Oscars in March 2001 made it public.
In June that same year, Judd had reportedly proposed to Lopez during a weekend barbecue in Los Angeles. By September, they took to the altar together in a private ceremony in Calabasas.
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Shortly after, Lopez filed for divorce from Judd, citing irreconcilable differences, in July 2002.
The divorce famously came around the release of the movie Gigli, where she met her future love Ben Affleck, sparking cheating rumours.
Lopez denied the claims of infidelity, telling Reader's Digest: "I'm a very faithful person. If somebody had told me, 'Ben's attracted to you', I would have said, 'No, I wasn't raised that way."
Ben Affleck
Lopez's famously tumultuous relationship with Affleck began shortly after her split from Judd, when paparazzi photos were published of the pair looking cozy in August 2002, per CNN.
By November 2002, Affleck proposed to Lopez with a custom 6.1-carat pink diamond ring from Harry Winston, per CNN.
It was around the same time the music video for her single Jenny From The Block was released, in which Affleck starred and famously kissed her booty in one of the scenes.
Days before they were due to marry, the couple postponed the ceremony, and by January 2004 Bennifer officially called off their engagement and parted ways.
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Marc Anthony
Lopez's next romance came at a time when she was truly heartbroken. Having initially met in 1998, she and singer Marc Anthony reconnected after her split from Affleck.
Lopez reportedly wrote in her 2014 book True Love, Lopez that the end of her relationship with Affleck was her first "real heartbreak".
"Marc came back into my life three days after I should have been at the altar saying 'I do' to another man."
Their romance blossomed and they became husband and wife in June 2004. The couple welcomed twins Max and Emme and enjoyed a decade-long marriage before Anthony filed for divorce in April 2012. The divorce was finalised in 2014.
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In 2016, Lopez spoke about their split with W Magazine saying: "When my marriage [to Anthony] ended, it was not easy to find forgiveness."
"It wasn't the dream that I had hoped for, and it would have been easier to fan the flames of resentment, disappointment and anger," she continued.
"But Marc is the father of my children, and that's never going away. So, I have to work to make things right. And that is, by far, the hardest work I do."
Casper Smart
After her split from Anthony, Lopez was connected with actor, dancer and choreographer Casper Smart, who was 18 years her junior.
The pair had an on-again, off-again relationship before calling it quits in 2014.
Alex Rodrigeuz
After first meeting the New York Yankee at a baseball game in 2005, Lopez reconnected with baseball star Alex Rodriguez in 2017, per Entertainment Tonight.
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They were spotted in public on multiple occasions and made a red carpet debut at the 2017 Met Gala. Their romance blossomed and Lopez introduced him to her children as they quickly became a Hollywood power couple.
By March 2019, the pair got engaged while on holiday in the Bahamas, in exciting news for fans of the couple – the Obamas even congratulated them on the engagement.
The loved-up duo never made it to the altar, though, and called off their engagement in 2021 sharing a joint statement with Today
"We have realised we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so. We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects," it read.
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"We wish the best for each other and one another's children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support."
Ben Affleck (again)
Soon after Lopez's engagement to Rodriguez was called off, Bennifer was back on.
Lopez and Affleck made their reunion and relationship Instagram official in July 2021.
In April 2022, the pair became engaged for a second time and by July they had eloped in Las Vegas with their children. Bennifer then married again in a lavish wedding on Affleck's sprawling estate outside of Savannah, Georgia.
Not long after their wedding, Lopez gave her fans a behind-the-scenes look at the ceremony, writing about it in her newsletter at the time On the JLo.
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"'This is heaven. Right Here. We're in it now,'" Lopez opened her newsletter.
"That is one of my favorite lines that Ben wrote from a movie he directed called Live By Night. He also said it the night of our wedding reception in his speech, and I thought... how perfect."
Unfortunately, their love story has ended again, with the reports of their divorce filing breaking today.
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Title: Six engagements and four weddings: A look back at J. Lo's dating history
Sourced From: celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/jennifer-lopez-dating-history-relationships-explainer/35eab2d3-62be-449a-a680-0733bb4507e3
Published Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 04:08:00 GMT
