By Teresa Roca
JENNIFER Lopez gushed love is “twenty years patient” when she wed Ben Affleck two decades after they called off their wedding in 2002, but now it seems their fairytale wasn’t worth the wait.
JLo, 54, and Ben, 51, had a whirlwind romance when they began dating in March 2002, as Ben proposed just four months later.
But in September of that year, the stars postponed their wedding just three days before, as they released in a statement: “When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate ‘decoy brides’ at three different locations, we realised that something was awry.
"We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised.”
They ultimately announced their split in January 2004 after 18 months together.
Jennifer married singer Marc Anthony six months later and welcomed twins Emme and Max, now 16, before their divorce in 2014.
Ben went on to tie the knot with actress Jennifer Garner, who he shares three children with, in 2005. They divorced in 2018.
After a series of relationships, they reunited in 2021 and eloped in Las Vegas at the Little White Wedding Chapel.
They then had a second wedding at Ben’s $7million Georgia mansion.
During their marriage, fans have noticed tension between the couple.
During a coffee run last year, Ben seemed “miserable” and appeared to slam a car door while helping Jen into the passenger seat.
The singer was even caught on camera seemingly snapping at Ben at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
And now the love story appears to have officially ended. Ben has reportedly moved out of their $47million Beverly Hills mansion, as Jennifer was seen house hunting.
The couple hasn’t been seen together in seven weeks and during their last public outing, they appeared tense.
JLo even attended the Met Gala without Ben earlier this month.