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Last year, news of Jennifer Lopez's divorce from her ex-husband, actor Ben Affleck, took the world by storm.
Much to the delight of fans, the actors first rekindled their relationship in 2021 before tying the knot in 2022 - with the two even getting matching tattoos to celebrate their commitment.
However, sadly it was not meant to be when it was announced that the pair had split up on 21 August last year, with many onlookers speculating over the status of their relationship following a few supposed signs of trouble in paradise.
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While the two haven't spoken about the divorce officially, J-Lo made a sad admission last year about how the summer had been 'so hard' for her.
A source told the Daily Mail that the pair had 'finalised the divorce papers' a month before they announced the split, but were 'waiting for the right time to drop them'.
The 'insider' also claimed to the publication: "At that time, they will release a joint statement that will say how they have much love for each other and how they fought to make it work, but couldn’t."
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Court documents obtained by the BBC found that the singer made the decision to legally end their marriage, two years to the date of the second wedding ceremony in Georgia, after their Las Vegas soiree.
The documents stated that J. Lo listed their separation date as 26 April, and now the reasoning behind the singer's decision to end her marriage to Gone Girl actor Ben has been revealed.
As per further court documents obtained by Page Six, 55-year-old Jennifer cited 'irreconcilable differences' when asked to give a reason for her request.
A commonly used reason for marriage terminations - especially in the often-private celebrity realm - Girlings Solicitors describes 'irreconcilable differences' as 'disagreements between people, especially two married people that cannot be resolved'.
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This isn't the first time that 'Bennifer' fans have been forced to come to terms with their pair's decision to split.
Jennifer and Ben were first romantically linked in the early noughties, having met on the set of Gigli back in 2001. By 2004, however, they'd parted ways, citing the mass media 'scrutiny' that their relationship suffered as the reason.
In 2022, however, after almost two decades apart, they rekindled their romance and tied the knot (twice!), leading fans to believe they'd found their happy ending.
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Sadly, though, it wasn't long before cracks started showing in their newly-reunited romance.
Earlier this year, mother-of-two Jennifer was seen holidaying separately from her hubby, and opted not to wear her wedding ring on 4th of July weekend, which she also spent alone.
Last month, the couple were also reported to have put their 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom California mansion on the market for $68,000,000.
And back in June, fans noticed that Affleck wasn't in attendance for the premiere of his wife's Netflix movie Atlas in Mexico - where she sensationally responded directly to divorce rumours when asked by a reporter.
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"You know better than that," she warned at the time.
Topics: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Celebrity, Wedding
Britt Jones