Why Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck split 17 years ago
The relationship of the actors was only a few years, but they are remembered as one of the most mediatic couples of the 2000s
After years, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck became a trend again for it was confirmed that the ex-fiancées met for days after the singer announced that her courtship with Alex Rodriguez ended. Some people say that the union was so strong that despite the time, they never actually grew apart because their breakup was not caused by problems between them.
JLo met the actor 21 years ago while filming the movie Gigli, in 2000. Both were the protagonists, but at no time did their relationship go beyond the screen, as Lopez was married to Cris Judd. For two more years, the relationship continued until they formally announced their separation in 2002.
It took only five months for the actors to reveal that they were dating and become one of the most media couples of the 2000s.
They were known as "Bennifer" and the love they recognized as "at first sight" was so strong that they announced their engagement in 2002: the protagonist of Selena, showed off a 6.1 carat Harry Winston ring, with a pink diamond in the center and white diamond details, valued at $ 2 million, according to Vanity Fair magazine. The wedding would be in September of the following year.
The engaged were followed everywhere from the beginning of their relationship, both lived surrounded by paparazzi who seek to follow the next step in their marriage. According to JLo's ex-husband, Cris Judd having a relationship with the singer was not easy at all, there was no privacy.
The wedding was promising, it was believed that it would be full of luxuries, since the engagement ring had only been a sample of what both artists could do to celebrate something as important as their union.
It was only four days before the “Bennifer” reached the official stage, when they announced that they would postpone the wedding because they did not feel comfortable with the attention that their engagement had generated, and their relationship itself was in danger because of how the media spoke about them .
They issued a press release in which it was read that their relationship had not ended, but that the plans for their wedding, yes. "When we began to seriously consider hiring three 'decoy girlfriends' for three different locations, we realized that something was wrong," the letter read.
Ben Affleck recalled that the media and the public had been bad with both during the relationship, as they were always filled with racist and sexist comments, criticizing them just for being dating, he said in an interview for a program on The Hollywood Reporter.
The protagonist of Dangerous Attraction also said that everything that he and Lopez did together had become excessively sensational, reaching the point that many stories were not reality. ”They always had to have a story of the month. And my relationship with Jennifer Lopez turned out to be that tabloid story the moment that business grew exponentially, ”Affleck stated.
In 2004, a few months after the wedding did not take place, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez announced their breakup.
After their breakup, the couple who worked on the failed film Single Father, remained as "friendly exes"; Lopez married Marc Anthony in 2004 and together they fathered twins Max and Emme. On his side, Affleck married Jennifer Garner, with whom he has three children.
Jennifer Lopez repeatedly confessed that she had a very good friendship with her ex-fiancé, but nothing was as real as seeing them again last weekend together after 17 years.
