Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are Engaged — Again
variety.comVariety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFor the second time in Hollywood history, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are engaged.But unlike the first time, after months of dating under the paparazzi’s watch in 2002, Lopez handled the announcement herself.
And because this is 2022, not 20 years earlier, the news of the couple’s engagement came via Lopez’s newsletter — called On the JLo — where the movie star taped a video for fans, sporting a green diamond engagement ring.
Rather than saying anything specific, she let her followers connect the dots.Lopez’s sister Lynda confirmed the news on her Instagram account. (As did a rep for Lopez in a news story to People.)Lopez and Affleck were among the biggest celebrity couples in the early 2000s.
They made two films together — the 2003 romantic comedy “Gigli,” which bombed after receiving scathing reviews, and 2004’s “Jersey Girl.” By the time their second onscreen collaboration, an indie directed by Kevin Smith, had come out in theaters in March, the couple had already announced they’d broken up.
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