Back in 2002, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez informed the press about their romance. From the outside, it seemed that a beautiful couple had an ideal relationship, that they were destined to always be together. The whole world was surprised to learn about the separation of lovers, and this decision was made by the stars shortly before the long-planned wedding. What is known about their novel, is it worth waiting for the continuation of a beautiful story?
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez: Background
The meeting of celebrities took place at a time when both he and she needed consolation. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez experienced a breakup with their lovers. The girl who threw the actor was actress Sandra Bullock, with whom he began dating during the filming of the comedy “The Force of Nature”. Joint love scenes led to a fast rapprochement of the stars, but it soon turned out that Sandra in Ben's arms was just trying to forget her former lover - Bob Schneider. Soon, the actress left her boyfriend, saying goodbye that she was bored with him.
Jennifer Lopez was completely forced to deal with the consequences of a failed marriage. Shortly before meeting with Ben, the actress and singer divorced the dancer Chris Judd. Later, the latter began to declare in an interview that his ex-wife cheated on him and Affleck before they broke up, wanting to attract public attention.
Acquaintance
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez met on the set of the film "Gigli", in which they got the roles of key characters. According to the plot, a romance flares up between their heroes. No wonder this happened in real life. The rapprochement of the stars of Hollywood did not take much time, soon the beautiful couple was already called exclusively “Bennifer”. Of course, the press did not leave the stars in love alone for a single minute, commenting on literally every step they took.
The film "Gigli", in which Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez starred, not only failed at the box office. The picture also deserved an award, which can hardly be called honorable, - "Golden Raspberry". However, this event did not upset the lovers at that moment, since they were absorbed by each other.
Public romance
Even during the filming of the film "Gigli" Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, whose love story is told in this article, began to meet. The rapidly evolving novel of Hollywood stars almost immediately acquired a public character. In many ways, this was the “merit” of Jennifer, who attracted attention to her relationship with her lover by any means.
A vivid example of this is the shooting of the Jenny from the block video for one of the singer’s most popular songs. In fact, the clip was a summary of the history of a romantic relationship between Affleck and Lopez. The plot contains scenes filmed on a luxury yacht, where lovers enjoy sunbathing together. Everything that happens on board is filmed by ubiquitous journalists. Approximately such a famous novel turned out to be in real life. The song Jenny from the block was far from the only one, Lopez devoted many of his compositions of that period to Affleck.
First problems
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, photos of which can be seen in the article, became the most talked about couple of 2003. However, the actor gradually became more and more in the shadow of the popularity of his famous mistress, which he was not at all pleased with. Journalists wrote about him exclusively as a guy whom the magnificent singer and actress Jay Law met.
At that time, Affleck's career was going through an unsuccessful period. The actor, who played one of the central roles in the famous film "Pearl Harbor", was less and less invited to appear in decent films. He was constantly nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award; several times he even received an “honorary award”. The biggest grief for Ben was the nickname that the reporters awarded him. Mr. Lopez - that’s how it sounded. At the same time, the career of his star girlfriend was developing rapidly, she was in demand both as a singer and as an actress.
Unexpected breakup
The crisis in the relationship of the star couple was growing gradually. Proof that Affleck did not immediately think about breaking up with Jennifer can be a purchase of a chic engagement ring. It is known that a ring decorated with a pink diamond cost about one and a half million dollars. Ben presented it to his bride, making her an offer in a romantic setting. Jennifer immediately showed the ring to reporters.
The wedding of Hollywood stars was to be held in Santa Monica, the ceremony was scheduled for September 2003. However, a few days before the appointed date, it became known about the breakup of a beautiful couple. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez spent together for about a year. The initiator of the breakup was an actor who at some point felt tired of his public romance.
After the break
Surprisingly, soon after the separation, the stars tied themselves up by marriage, choosing other people. Ben married Jennifer Garner, a relationship with whom did not deprive him of spiritual comfort. He later told reporters that, having parted with Jay Law, he felt incredible relief. Nevertheless, after many years of marriage and the birth of three children, Affleck divorced his wife.
Jennifer Lopez's choice shortly after breaking up with Ben fell on the musician Mark Anthony, whom the star married in 2004. In a marriage with Mark, the singer lived for several years, gave birth to two children from him. The decision to divorce the couple was made in 2011, it is believed that the reason for it was the constant jealousy of Anthony. In her memoirs, Jay Law stated that Affleck remains her only true love.
