Are Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Still Married? Questions Arise Amid Separate Lives

After Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been seemingly drifting apart, fans have been wondering if the pair are still married. There have been signs that their union is cracking amid stressful times.

Are Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Still Married?

Yes. Neither has taken any steps to end the marriage or openly spoken out about splitting.

Are Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Taking Time Apart?

After normally being photographed together on a regular basis, Ben and Jen went at least 30 days without being publicly photographed together after they were spotted in NYC on Easter weekend in March 2024.

When Ben attended Tom Brady‘s Netflix roast on May 5, 2024, the “If You Had My Love” singer didn’t accompany him.

Fans were even more surprised when J. Lo attended the May 6, 2024, Met Gala solo. She posed up a storm on the red carpet while being able to crack a smile and her husband was nowhere to be found.

“Ben not being at the Met Gala with Jen, even though he’s got a great excuse, he’s working, is causing more questions than either of them want,” an insider told In Touch the following day. “Even the red carpet fashion commentators were confused, thinking Ben would be right behind Jen, but nope, she went solo, which shocked a lot of people.”

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have Conflicting Ideas About Fame

In the Hustlers star’s February 2024 Amazon Prime documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Ben and Jen’s love story was featured prominently.

In it, the Argo star confessed, “Getting back together, I said, ‘One of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media.’ Then I realized it’s not a fair thing to ask,” but ultimately admitted, “we’re just two people with different approaches trying to learn to compromise.”

Ben Affleck Thinks Separate Interests Are Healthy

“He enjoys doing normal everyday stuff,” the source told In Touch while noting how Ben likes blending in during solo trips to New York rather than being spotted out frequently with J. Lo in Beverly Hills. “Ben thinks having independent lives and separate interests is healthy for the relationship. J. Lo doesn’t totally agree, but she gets it.”

“Jen’s need to make their relationship so public and perfect often leaves Ben feeling overwhelmed and henpecked,” a source told In Touch in May 2024. “He just needs to be by himself sometimes, out of her shadow.”

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have Separate Ideas on Spending Money

In June 2023, the couple dropped $60 million on a 12-bedroom, 24-bath home in Beverly Hills. “Ben was thinking more along the lines of $20 million for the house, but Jen overruled him,” a source told In Touch.

That was on top of private jet travel and Jennifer’s high-end designer wardrobe. “Their bills are through the roof,” noted the source. “It’s all eating away at their bank accounts.”

Ben is happy wearing T-shirts and jeans while the Maid in Manhattan star is a fashion icon who is usually seen in expensive outfits.

In May 2024, multiple outlets reported Ben and Jen were looking to sell their marital home and were living separate lives.

“He’s focusing on his work and his kids now,” an insider told In Touch that month. “Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for. They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her. There’s no way it could have lasted.”

Why Did Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Call Off Their Engagement in 2003?

While the pair reunited in 2021 following their heavily publicized romance in the early aughts, that amount of attention is what caused their relationship to collapse the first time.

In Jen’s Amazon Prime documentary, Ben said their split was due to “the massive amount of scrutiny around our private life.”

The pair finally wed in July 2022, nearly 20 years after calling off their first “I Do’s.”

J. Lo Addressed a Comment About Her Marriage

During her Atlas press tour in May 2024, J. Lo shot down a reporter who asked her a question about whether or not the rumors about her marital woes were “true.”

“You know better than that,” Jennifer told the reporter at the time. Jen’s Atlas costar Simu Liu also came to her defense, saying, “OK, we’re not doing that. Thank you so much guys, we really appreciate it.”

In June 2024, Jen was spotted vacationing in Italy without Ben after announcing she was canceling her North American tour, in photos obtained by People. Just days before the vacation, Ben was seen spending Father’s Day with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares kids Violet, Fin and Samuel.

Despite all of the headlines surrounding their relationship troubles, J. Lo is hoping for one final chance to save her marriage.

“J. Lo left this decision to cancel her tour until the very last second,” a source told In Touch in June 2024. “It was a very hard call for her to make. But then she had a crisis meeting where it was explained to her just how bad ticket sales were and the general consensus was that she’d save face by calling the whole thing off, which was obviously a huge blow, as she was so looking forward to going back on the road and getting comfort from her fans.”

“It’s very clear that [Jen’s] fallen to pieces,” the source added. “She’s saying she can’t imagine a scenario where she can exist without Ben in her life, which is putting a ton of pressure on him and not really helping the situation.”

As for Ben, a source told In Touch in June 2024 that the dad of three is “far from comfortable right now.”

“Besides being busy with a lot of his own work, he’s got J. Lo’s mood swings to cope with, phones ringing off the hook, and the press hounding him 24/7. Plus, a lot of people in J. Lo’s world and the public are treating him like the bad guy,” the insider said.

J. Lo Celebrated Her 55th Birthday in the Hamptons Without Ben

Jen celebrated her 55th birthday a few days early with a Bridgerton-themed party at the Arthur & Sons in the Hamptons in July 2024, as seen in photos shared by multiple outlets. Guests, including Jen’s mom, Guadalupe Rodríguez, arrived appropriately dressed for the lavish and elegant affair, as a horse-drawn carriage was seen outside of the venue. But there was one person noticeably absent from the fun festivities — Ben.

Instead, Ben was laying low in Los Angeles while the party was happening, per Page Six. Lately, Jen has been spotted spending a lot of time out in the Hamptons, while Ben has remained on the West Coast with his two younger kids. Meanwhile, his eldest child, Violet, was seen hanging out with her stepmother in the Hamptons just ahead of the birthday party. Violet and Jen attended the East Hampton Antiques & Design Show without Ben during their quality time together, and later went for ice cream in town.

Despite the reports surrounding her marriage, Jen was all smiles in photos shared on her Instagram account, writing, “Today is gonna be a great day. Happy Saturday everybody,” just ahead of her birthday party.