Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Complete Relationship Timeline

Ben and Jen meet for the first time on the set of Gigli. The film performs....not well, shall we say, but it brought us Bennifer so it's not all bad.

Months later, Jennifer files for divorce from her then-husband, Cris Judd, citing 'irreconcilable differences.' The statement from their lawyers read, 'Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd have announced they have resolved all issues arising out of their marriage. The resolution was extremely amicable...The two will remain friends.'

In the autumn of 2002, Ben and Jen begin filming their next movie together, Jersey Girl.

Then, in November, Ben proposed to JLo with a pink-diamond solitaire chosen by himself and custom-made by Harry Winston. Speaking to Diane Sawyer, Jen said the proposal was 'traditional, but also in a very spectacular way, as of course Ben would do. It was very, very beautiful.'

Also in November 2002, Ben starred in the music video for JLo's Jenny from the Block. In 2008, though, Ben came out to say he regretted being in the music video: 'If I have a regret, it was doing the music video. But that happened years ago. I've moved on...It not only makes me look like a petulant fool, but it surely qualifies as ungentlemanly?'

The couple make their first red carpet appearance together at the premiere of Maid in Manhattan.

Days before their wedding was scheduled to go ahead, the couple called off the ceremony, releasing a joint statement that said, 'Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date. When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate 'decoy brides' at three different locations, we realised that something was awry. We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised. We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends.'

Then, in January 2004, a spokesperson for Jennifer Lopez released a statementconfirming Bennifer was no more: 'I am confirming the report that Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck. At this difficult time, we ask that you respect her privacy.'

In June 2004, Jennifer Lopez married Marc Anthony. The two would be married for seven years and have two children together, twins Emme Maribel Muniz and Maximillian David Muniz.

A year later, Ben marries actress Jennifer Garner in a private ceremony. Their marriage would last until 2015 and the pair have three children together: Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel.

In June 2014, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony officially divorced.

Speaking to HuffPost Live in 2015, JLo said of the Gigli era when she first met and got together with Ben: 'It was pretty tough...it was a very badly reviewed film. I was in a high-profile relationship at the time that fell apart in a really bad way, and so the kind of mix of those two things and the tabloid press had just come into existence at the time, so I was like a poster child for that moment. I was in the tabloids every other week about how my life was falling apart. It was a tough time.' She went on the say that she had 'no regrets' about her relationship with Ben: 'I would do it all over again I think. I really would. Even the relationship part.'

Then, the next year, Jen told People that when she first met Ben, she 'felt like, "Okay, this is it."' She went on to say: 'Sometimes I feel like what you think people are and how you see them when you love them is different than what they reveal later. I think different time, different thing, who knows what could've happened, but there was a genuine love there.'

In March 2017, JLo and ARod begin dating. The couple will get engaged two years later in March 2019.

In October 2018, the divorce between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner is officially settled.

Speaking to The New York Times in February 2020, Ben says of Jennifer: 'She's the real thing. I keep in touch periodically with her and have a lot of respect for her. How awesome is it that she had her biggest hit movie at 50? That's fucking baller.'

In a statement exclusive to TODAY, JLo and ARod announce their split: 'We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so. We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects. We wish the best for each other and one another's children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support.'

Following her split from ARod, Ben is seen visiting Jen at her home in LA. A source told People: 'They are friends. They have always been friends and they have seen each other through the years.'

May 2021 was a big month for Bennifer! First, Ben compliments Jen for her InStyle cover, saying, 'She remains, to this day, the hardest-working person I've come across in this business. She has great talent, but she has also worked very hard for her success, and I'm so happy for her that she seems, at long last, to be getting the credit she deserves.'Then, they both attended the Vax Live concert event where Jen sang a song she wrote about Ben in 2002. They reportedly went on holiday together in Montana, with a source telling TMZ that they're 'just friends.' Sure...

In July 2021, it's confirmed that Bennifer is back ON. 19 years after they first met, they were brought back together and it warmed all of our hearts.

We'd like them to play themselves in the movie! At long last, in July 2022, the couple finally got married in Las Vegas before celebrating with friends and family in a lavish second ceremony at Ben's home in Georgia. And yes, JLo even performed for her new groom. They never knew a love like this before...

Fast forward to 2023 and it was still all going well for the couple. They purchased a $60m Beverly Hills mansion to house their blended family (where Ben also hosted a no holds barred bday bash for his new wife) with 12 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms and a whiskey lounge. Ben's miserable red carpet face seemed silly at the time, but perhaps there was more to it...

Shortly after their one-year anniversary, a growing portfolio of 'tense car arguments' pictures emerged, which did nothing to help rumours that the loved up couple may be struggling behind closed doors. Not only that, but these pap shots offered a stark contrast to images of Ben chatting to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner as they dropped their kids off with one another.

Then in February 2024, Ben and JLo put on a united front at the premiere of her slightly wild self-financed movie, This Is Me... Now (which apparently Ben encouraged her to finish writing). As evidenced above, Ben even put on a smile for the occasion. Sadly, the film was not met with critical acclaim and was something of a flop in the box office.

A month later, the couple were spotted in New York, where they were reportedly looking at houses to buy for their family. However, tabloid sources have since suggested that all plans to buy in New York, where JLo is originally from, have been called off while they 'work on their relationship'.

In May, the night before the Met Gala in New York, Ben took part in the Netflix roast of American footballer, Tom Brady. In a speech that was dubbed a 'car crash' and an 'unhinged six minute rant' online, fans started to wonder if everything was alright at home. At the end of the speech the actor even admitted, ‘I’m probably never going to work again, actually, after tonight.’

That same month, JLo attended the Met Gala as co-chair without a plus one. Her husband opted to stay in LA to film his new movie, The Accountant 2, leaving her on her own at the fashion event of the year. Of course, this fuelled speculation that the couple might be taking time apart, despite the fact she was wearing her wedding ring. It also meant people jumped to conclusions when a video of JLo (who was in a seemingly bad mood) bluntly answering a reporter's question on the red carpet went viral. A week later, fans noticed that she had liked an Instagram post about healthy relationship boundaries. Suspicious...

After their two solo event appearances, divorce rumours reached new heights and 'Bennifer's split' became one of Hollywood's biggest showbiz stories. In an apparent attempt to put those rumours to bed, the couple were seen driving around LA with their kids and put on a united front. In one photo, Ben can be seen holding his phone as he's driving while 'Jennifer Affleck' started calling and a picture of JLo popped up on his screen.

Later in May, after being seen with Ben for the first time in seven weeks in LA, JLo was back on her own on the red carpet at the premiere of her film, Atlas. Meanwhile, Ben remained in LA to continue working on his film. By now, fans, tabloids and photographers are watching the couple's every move and even new pictures of them driving around LA together don't seem to be putting divorce rumours to bed.

On 1 June, J Lo shocks fans as it is announced that she has cancelled her upcoming tour, This is Me... Live. Concert promoter Live Nation says the tour, which was due to span from June to August, has been cancelled as she is 'taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends'. In her newsletter On the JLo, the singer writes, 'I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. I wouldn't do this if I didn't feel that it was absolutely necessary.'

Later in June, Ben and J Lo's £47m Beverly Hills mansion, bought just one year before, quietly appears on the private property market, with the pair clearly trying not to draw attention to the attempted sale. That same month, Jennifer was pictured on a solo holiday in Italy, but is still wearing her wedding ring.

16 July marks two years since the pair officially tied the knot in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony back in 2022. But despite the big anniversary, neither Ben or J Lo posts about the trip. Their silence comes as reports claim the couple split back in March 2024; something neither of them has commented on. They also appeared to spend the day thousands of miles away from each other, with one in New York and the other in LA.