“Ben began moving his things out of their shared home while Jennifer was in New York in April, effectively blindsiding her,” a source told People.
Lopez had been in the New York area in late April, filming “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” By May, entertainment outlets reported that Affleck was living separately from his wife.
“Everything they acquired over their roughly two-year marriage is community property, which means the assets acquired during the marriage are divided equally,” TMZ reported.
For example, they bought the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion for $60 million and are now trying to sell it for $68 million.
But after the home has been on the market for more than a month, no serious buyers have come forward, TMZ reported.
Meanwhile, both Affleck and Lopez have reportedly made millions through films and endorsement deals, such as Affleck’s promotional work on behalf of Dunkin’ Donuts, People said.
Affleck and Damon formed the company in November 2022 — four months after Affleck married Lopez.
Page Six first broke the news about Affleck’s potential connection to Kennedy, saying they had been seen hanging out at Hollywood hotspots.
Sources told the Daily Mail that Affleck’s alleged association with Kennedy never overlapped with his romance with Lopez.
And, as everyone knows, Affleck and Lopez began dating in the spring of 2021, nearly 20 years after they first dated from 2002 to 2004.
A new report claims that Ben Affleck, the actor and director of “Argo,” gave no reasonable notice to Jennifer Lopez, the man who is thought to be the love of his life, suggesting that their divorce could “get ugly” because they did not sign a prenuptial agreement.
As reported by People on Tuesday, Affleck, 52, chose to hold off on moving out of their shared $60 million Beverly Hills mansion until his wife, 55, was filming a new movie on the East Coast in late April.
“In April, while Jennifer was in New York, Ben started packing up their belongings from their shared house, essentially taking her by surprise,” a person close to the family told People. “He wouldn’t answer texts or calls” after Lopez moved back to Los Angeles in May. “.
Lopez filed a divorce petition on August. April 26 was their official separation date, according to her. It was the two-year anniversary of their opulent wedding at Affleck’s Georgia estate. Lopez was filming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” in the New York area towards the end of April. “.
Entertainment media began to report in May that Affleck and his wife were no longer living together. It was reported that he moved into a $100,000-per-month mansion in the affluent Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, near the residence of his first wife, Jennifer Garner, and their three children, Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Since then, Affleck has bought a $20 million mansion; a source told People that he is “slowly” settling in and “thinking about the future.”. “.
However, TMZ and People are both reporting that Affleck’s future may involve a messy breakup with Lopez. This is due to the fact that the pair did not sign a prenuptial agreement prior to getting married in 2022—first by eloping to Las Vegas and then by exchanging vows in a ceremony held in Georgia.
“All of the assets they accumulated during their approximately two-year marriage are community property, meaning they are divided equally,” TMZ stated. However, the people continued, their community property is no “small sum.”.
For instance, they paid $60 million for the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion and are currently attempting to sell it for $68 million. However, TMZ reported that no serious buyers have shown interest in the house despite it being listed for more than a month.
It has been reported by People that Affleck and Lopez have earned millions from movies and endorsement deals, including Affleck’s Dunkin’ Donuts promotion.
The matter of Affleck’s ownership in Artists Equity, the production company he established alongside his friend Matt Damon, could prove to be more complex, as TMZ further revealed. Four months after Affleck’s marriage to Lopez, in November 2022, he and Damon founded the business. Damon might be “dragged into the ugly divorce,” according to TMZ, which stated that “it would seem that (Affleck’s) stake in the company is community property.”. “.
According to People, Kim Kardashian, Kevin Costner, and Angelina Jolie are among the wealthy divorce lawyer Laura Wasser’s former clients. Affleck and Lopez are presently undergoing mediation with her. However, another source revealed to People that “there are some sticking points over financials.”. “.
In the meantime, Affleck is handling yet another mess: his mounting annoyance over rumors that he has been “spending time” with 36-year-old Kick Kennedy, an actor and the daughter of former presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy. The claim that Affleck and Kennedy are romantically linked has been refuted by his agent.
The rumor, however, “just won’t die,” as TMZ revealed this week. The story that Affleck is dating Kennedy, or even just friends with her, is “ludicrous and crazy,” according to people “with direct knowledge” who spoke with TMZ. Longtime publicist for Affleck, Jennifer Allen, stated unequivocally last week that there is no truth to any of it. “.
People, a magazine that typically takes great care when reporting on celebrity rumors and generally gives celebrities the benefit of the doubt, nevertheless continued to report on Tuesday that Affleck and Kennedy had been “spending time” together over the previous few months.
Affleck and Kennedy may have been acquainted, according to Page Six, which first revealed the information after spotting them together at popular Hollywood locations. Although Page Six reported that they knew each other prior to he started dating Ana de Armas in early 2020 and spent time in quarantine with her during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Daily Mail claimed that they had “a brief fling” sometime after he and Garner ended their divorce in 2018.
Affleck’s purported relationship with Kennedy never coincided with his romance with Lopez, according to sources who spoke with the Daily Mail. And as everyone is aware, Lopez and Affleck started dating in the spring of 2021—nearly 20 years after their initial relationship, which lasted from 2002 to 2004. They also nearly got married back then, but they decided against it and called off their engagement, primarily attributing their breakup to pressure from harsh media coverage.
