Jennifer Lopez Asks to Change Her Final Identify Amid Ben Affleck Divorce

She’ll at all times be Jenny from the block, however she’s asking for a reputation change.

When Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from husband Ben Affleck on Aug. 20, her paperwork detailed a particular request.

J.Lo—or, as she’s presently legally identified, Jennifer Lynn Affleck—formally requested her identify be restored to Jennifer Lynn Lopez, in keeping with paperwork obtained by E! Information.

Along with the identify change, the Maid in Manhattan actress requested the state to disclaim each her and Ben the chance to gather spousal assist. The couple, in keeping with an NBC Information supply near Jennifer, didn’t have a prenuptial settlement, that means that cash earned by the pair since their July 2022 marriage in Las Vegas is taken into account group property.

J.Lo’s submitting—which got here precisely two years after their Georgia marriage ceremony ceremony—lists “irreconcilable variations” as the explanation for the breakup.

Information of the couple’s break up surfaced following months of hypothesis of martial points that started on the 2024 Met Gala in Might, when the “Let’s Get Loud” singer arrived as a co-chair of the occasion with out Ben. And Jennifer’s court docket docs appear to verify these rumors, itemizing the date of separation as April 26.