Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunite for lunch for first time since divorce filing
Jennifer Lopez was pictured with Ben Affleck on Saturday, September 14, marking the couple's first public appearance together since the singer filed for divorce.
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Lopez and Affleck were spotted arriving at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles for lunch with their children. DeuxMoi's Instagram account revealed photographs of the former couple's outing, showing them exiting their vehicle and entering the hotel as a family.
Lopez and Affleck dressed casually for the occasion and were caught talking as they headed inside the hotel. Page Six stated that Lopez was wearing her engagement ring from Affleck on her pinky finger during the date.
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on August 20, the second anniversary of their Georgia wedding.
Following the Marry Me star's divorce, claims surfaced that Affleck was seeing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy. Affleck's representative refuted the accusations, telling Us Weekly on August 27: "There is no truth to any of it. I'm not sure if they even know each other. Ben isn't dating anyone.
Lopez has not officially addressed her choice to file for divorce from Affleck, although she was overheard referring to herself as "a bad picker." While promoting her new film Unstoppable at the Toronto International Film Festival, Lopez repeated the statement while speaking with actor Bobby Cannavale at an afterparty, according to footage obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
Lopez's divorce application cited the couple's separation date as April 26, the same month reports surfaced about the singer's marriage to Affleck.
Affleck and Lopez made their last red carpet appearance together on February 13 to promote Lopez's film This Is Me … Now: A Love Story.
Lopez and Affleck met on the set of Gigli in 2002, and the Argo director proposed to her with a 6-carat pink diamond ring later that year, marking their first engagement. After canceling their wedding in September 2003, the pair publicly declared their separation in January 2004.
Fast forward 17 years, and it was reported that Affleck had reconnected with the "Jenny from the Block" singer following Lopez's 2021 split from Alex Rodriguez. Affleck and Lopez made their first red carpet appearance since their reunion in September 2021, at the Venice International Film Festival, to promote The Last Duel.
In April 2022, Affleck proposed to Lopez for the second time, giving the Atlas star a stunning green diamond ring. They eloped to Las Vegas in July 2022 and married again the following month on Affleck's Georgia property.