Jennifer Lopez requested the removal of “Affleck” from her last name

Jennifer Lopez requested the removal of “Affleck” from her last name

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially out, and in the midst of her divorceLopez is ready to drop “Affleck” from her name.

Although the singer is already known to the world as J.Lo, she changed her legal name to Jennifer Lynn Affleck after marrying Ben in 2022. Now, according to court documents obtained by We weekly And TMZ On Thursday she applied to revert to her maiden name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez.

In the documents, Lopez also detailed the reason for her split from Affleck, citing irreconcilable differences. She explained that she does not want to award spousal support to herself or Affleck – instead, the couple will separate their assets and debts, according to the documents. As the documents further state, the “exact nature and extent” of their joint assets is unknown and “to be determined.”

That summer, the two went their separate ways, not just romantically but literally as well. Affleck spent most (if not all) of the summer on the West Coast, while Lopez settled into the Hamptons for the season. On May 14, shortly after the couple’s official separation date—April 26, per Divorce petitionsTMZ reported that Lopez was house hunting on his own. In July, Affleck bought a new $20 million home in Los Angeles, per People.

This summer, the two were rarely seen together. Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday in the Hamptons with an elaborate Bridgerton-inspired party, although Affleck was conspicuously absent. “She really tried to make things work and is heartbroken,” a source said People“The children are our top priority, as they always have been.”

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Maya Ernest is an editor who covers everything from the latest fashion news to features exploring personal style, social media trends and conscious consumerism.

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