Maybe she is Jennifer Lopez to us, but she’s Mrs. Affleck to him.
Ben Affleck has his wife registered under her married name, Jennifer Affleck, in his phone, new photos show.
TMZ reports that the couple, who were recently seen together for the first time in over a month amid reports of marital problemsattended a school event in Santa Monica on Sunday, May 19.
In photographs obtained by the outlet, the couple appeared to be all smiles while Affleck, 51, was seen behind the wheel of a car. Lopez, 54, can be seen in the passenger seat.
Eagle-eyed fans on social media also noticed how Affleck recorded his wife in his phone as he appeared to receive a call from her. Lopez appears as Jennifer Affleck and the actor has a stunning posed photo of Lopez as his contact photo.
Ben Affleck saved Jennifer Lopez as “Jennifer Affleck” in his phone. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/HTcZmBsza3
– Bennifer Updates (@BenniferUpdates) May 20, 2024
Lopez changed her name to Jennifer Affleck after the couple married in Las Vegas in July 2022.
Just a day after their wedding, the singer and actress shared details of the nuptials in a newsletter posted on her website, OnTheJLo, and signed the message as “Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck.
Lopez explained her decision to change her legal name in an interview with Vogue in December 2022, following a New York Times editorial in which the author shared her disappointment at having taken her husband’s name.
“What? Really?” she says. “People will still call me Jennifer Lopez. But my legal name will be Mrs. Affleck because we are united. We are husband and wife. I’m proud of it. I don’t think this is a problem.
“I have full control over my own life and destiny and I feel empowered as a woman and as a person. I can understand that people have their feelings about it, and that’s okay too,” she added. “But if you want to know how I feel, I just feel like it’s romantic. It always brings me tradition and romance, and maybe I’m just that kind of girl.
Lopez and Affleck were seen together multiple times last week after it emerged the couple was experiencing marital problems.
Us every week confirmed that Affleck had moved of the $60 million Beverly Hills home he and Lopez purchased “several weeks ago.” Neither Affleck nor Lopez have yet spoken publicly about his move. We has reached out to representatives of both for comment.
“Jen and Ben are having problems in their marriage,” a source exclusively said. We on Thursday, May 16. “They started having problems a few months ago as Jen began ramping up her work commitments and preparing for her tour.”
The insider said Lopez “is very focused on her work” as she prepares for her. It’s me… live tour, which is expected to begin in June. The source added: “They are on two completely different pages most of the time.”
A second source said the couple had no plans to split, while a third source noted that Affleck and Lopez were continuing to work on their relationship.