Jennifer Lopez files to drop Ben Affleck’s last name in divorce
NY Post
J.Lo doesn’t want to be J.Aff anymore.
Jennifer Lopez has asked a California court to change her legal name from Jennifer Lynn Affleck to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.
The “Jenny From the Block” singer, 55, filed for divorce from husband Ben Affleck, 52, on Tuesday, August 20. In her divorce petition, Lopez checked a box requesting to have her maiden name restored after her divorce is granted, according to TMZ.
Lopez filed her divorce papers by herself without a lawyer on the two-year anniversary of her and Affleck’s second wedding ceremony.
The “Atlas” actress announced her marriage to Affleck in her On the JLo newsletter. She signed the missive, “With Love, Jennifer Lynn Affleck.”
Lopez got flak for taking Affleck’s last name when she married him in a simple Las Vegas ceremony back in July 2022. She was assailed by the Styles section of The New York Times for becoming Mrs. Affleck rather than asking the “Argo” director to become “Mr. Lopez” — a possibility J.Lo laughed off.
