Pop diva Jennifer Lopez announced Friday night that she is engaged to actor Ben Affleck, with whom she reconnected in early 2021, nearly two decades after the couple broke off their wedding plans and went their separate personal ways.
in your account Twitterthe singer of Puerto Rican origin said that she had a “very exciting and special story to share” and announced that she would give it through her personal newsletter “On the JLOalthough he did offer a big hint by placing a ring emoji next to his name.
According to the magazine Peoplewhich confirmed the engagement with her representative, the message to subscribers included another video in which the singer admired a green diamond engagement ring.
Lopez and Affleck started seeing each other again last year, after the “Jenny from the Block” hitmaker ended her engagement to former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and the “Jenny from the Block” star gone girl ended his relationship with the Spanish actress Ana de Armas.
The couple, nicknamed “Bennifer”, has been seen since then on red carpets and public walks around the world, alone or accompanied by their respective children: López had two with her ex-husband, singer Marc Anthony; and Affleck three with her ex-wife, the interpreter Jennifer Garner.
Lopez, 52, and Affleck, 49, started dating in mid-2002 and got engaged later that year, but postponed the wedding and eventually called it off in 2004, though they have said their friendship has lasted throughout. of the years before they gave themselves a second chance.