People online are worried about Ben Affleck after he was seen out in public for the first time since his wife, Jennifer Lopez, filed for divorce.
Earlier this week, JLo officially filed for divorce at the Los Angeles County Superior Court. She did it on the two-year anniversary of their Las Vegas wedding, a move many people had been speculating about for months.
It’s no surprise that this news is one of the biggest stories of the week. Neither Affleck nor Lopez has publicly commented on the divorce, but fans are talking after Ben was spotted in a parking garage.
Throughout 2024, gossip columns have been full of updates about their marriage, and unfortunately, most of the news has been negative.
Fans were thrilled when Ben and Jen got back together 20 years after their first engagement ended. But soon after their wedding two years ago, it became clear that things weren’t going smoothly.
So when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce on Tuesday, it wasn’t exactly a shock to most people.
The reasons behind the split are still unclear to the public. There are different reports with guesses about what caused the issues between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, but nothing has been confirmed.
Maybe the truth will come out eventually, but for now, fans just have to accept that this is another celebrity couple that didn’t make it.
Shortly after the news of the divorce, Affleck was spotted without his wedding ring. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, blue jeans, and black and white sneakers. A video shared online shows Affleck leaving his office, and a photographer can be heard asking, “How’s single life, Ben?”
After the clip inevitably did the rounds online, there were more than a few social media users who expressed concern for Affleck.
“This guy has gone [through] hell and back,” one person wrote on Instagram.
“Too bad, there’s probably something wrong with him. She loves him,” another added.
“Poor guy 😮” wrote a third, with another commenting: “So sad…”
Affleck moved out of he and his wife’s Beverly Hills marital mansion earlier this year and is said to be currently residing in a rented apartment. As for Lopez’s divorce filing, a source told PEOPLE yesterday that the date she chose to take action was significant.
The date in question marks the two-year anniversary of her and Ben’s wedding, a point not missed by the masses.
“She was done waiting and the date she did it speaks a ton,” a source told PEOPLE.
A second Lopez insider told the same publication: “She tried really hard to make things work and is heartbroken.
“The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.”
Falling out of love is never easy. Here’s to hoping both Affleck and Lopez can move on without too much pain.
