Jennifer Lopez revealed the reason for the divorce with Ben Affleck and asked to give up her last name

She filed for divorce on Tuesday, August 20, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Two days later, Jennifer Lopez spoke about the reason for her separation from Ben Affleck in a new legal document. The singer filed a request to remove her last name on Thursday, August 22, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. The artist now wants to remove the name “Affleck” from his last name, so that the latter becomes “Jennifer Lynn Lopez” again, as it turned out. Us Weekly .

“Mood swings”

Since then, the magazine People On Saturday, August 24, there were new revelations about the reasons for this separation. According to the British daily, Ben Affleck’s “mood swings” are partly responsible. “The truth is there was a lot of love between them,” an unnamed source told the tabloid. “Unfortunately, Ben’s unpredictable mood swings became apparent, which he couldn’t hide from the press, even though he tried.”

According to the witness, the actor could be “unbelievably happy and warm”, then the next moment engage in “the darkest behavior ever”. “They’ve tried to work on it, but when mood swings and ups and downs add up to pervasive toxicity, no one can help you; you have to take action,” the unnamed source explained. Another friend of the couple, however, told the magazine that Jennifer Lopez “really tried to save her marriage and she was devastated.”

Absence of a prenuptial agreement

TMZ first, on Tuesday, August 20, found that the translator Jenny From the Block intended to end her union with the actor. He thus filed the claim, alone, without calling a lawyer, on the very day of his second wedding anniversary. In legal documents, Jennifer Lopez also listed the date of her official separation from Ben Affleck as April 26, 2024. A possible prenuptial agreement is not mentioned in the mentioned documents. Anonymous sources confirmed to the magazine that the couple did not sign anything.

This would mean that any income or profit that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez received during the two years of their marriage would be considered joint property. By: TMZthe heroine of This is me… Now would not demand alimony. She would also ask the judge to deny such a request to her ex-husband if he did. Which would not have prevented the former couple from breaking up due to financial problems. The tabloid explained that the Benifers could not resolve their differences over the sale of the Beverly Hills mansion. Differences that are likely to be resolved in court.