Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's rekindled romance feels like it's straight out of a movie. The couple reunited almost two decades after their break up.
It was almost as if fate brought them back together. In 2022, they were finally able to have the wedding they had hoped for all those years ago.
The wedding was so stressful. And one day day Ben just says “F**k it, let’s just go to Vegas and get married tonight”.
The singer has had her fair share of heartache and breakups, but perhaps her previous relationships didn't work out because Ben had been the one this whole time.
Following her reunion with Affleck, some of her famous exes have opened up about what they really think of her.
Jennifer's acting career had just taken off in 1997, after the release of the film 'Selena.' That same year, she married her first husband, Ojani Noa.
Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived, and the couple divorced just eleven months later.
This is good for me, this is not good for me. You can’t accept anything that doesn’t feel right to you in your soul.
Following their split, Noa was planning to publish a tell-all book, which was going to reveal all the intimate details of their relationship.
Lopez filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband that she won and prevented him from releasing the book and subsequently "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging" her reputation.
Although Noa's book was never released, he did divulge some details about their relationship in a Youtube video, where he said,
Following Jennifer's marriage to Ben Affleck in 2022, Noa shared his reaction to the nuptials,
Jennifer and Sean first started dating towards the end of 1999 after they met on the set of her music video 'If You Had My Love.'
When I first met him, I was making my first album. And he, he gave me a lot of insight into the music business. He has been in the music business a long time and, so he helped me a lot.
The pair attended the 2000 Grammy Awards together, and their romance made international headlines.
While they made an iconic couple, unfortunately, things behind closed doors weren't so glamorous.
The singer suspected Diddy of being unfaithful during their two-year relationship, and she felt like she lost herself in the whirlwind of distrust.
Looking back on their relationship, Lopez admitted,
It was just this whole thing that was happening, that I didn’t even realize was happening.
The couple broke up at the end of Valentine's Day in 2001. Although they had a rocky relationship, years later, the pair have nothing but respect for one another.
Love is gonna help you get some change. We're gonna just spread this world with love.
Jennifer met Cris Judd on the set of her music video 'Love Don't Cost A Thing,' and they fell hard and fast for one another.
Just seven months after her breakup with Diddy, she and Cris tied the knot in September 2001.
Unfortunately, after less than a year of marriage, Jennifer filed for divorce.
After their breakup, the singer shared that she and Judd "didn't have what it takes" to make the marriage work.
adding that the last thing she ever wanted to do was hurt him.
In 2014, Judd explained that it was difficult being married to Jennifer because of her celebrity status.
The lack of privacy around their relationship and the constant media storm were overwhelming and took a toll on their marriage.
He admitted that he didn't feel like a "normal person" anymore and even described their wedding as a "circus" because so many people had been trying to sneak into the ceremony.
Gosh, you know, I just wish her the best.
Jennifer fell head over heels for Ben Affleck on the set of the film, 'Gigli' in 2002.
While the film may have been a box-office flop, it's what brought these two lovebirds together. Soon, the couple was dubbed 'Bennifer,' and the tabloids couldn't get enough of them.
They announced their engagement at the end of 2002 and planned to get married in September of the following year.
The couple postponed the wedding for a few months, hoping that the media storm would eventually die down, but unfortunately, that never happened.
Jennifer and Ben broke up at the beginning of 2004. Following their split, Jennifer opened up in an interview, saying,
Years later, Affleck admitted,
He added that he and Jennifer had become overwhelmed by the opinions that everyone had about them, and the pressure of public opinion became too much.
Lopez admitted that her break up with Affleck was "her first big heartbreak."
It was so painful after we broke up. It was the biggest heartbreak of my life.
Ben went on to marry Jennifer Garner in 2005. They welcomed three children together before officially divorcing in 2018.
Lopez didn't waste any time crying over Ben after they broke up.
The singer quickly moved on to date Marc Anthony, whom she'd already known from the time they recorded 'No Me Ames' together back in the '90s.
The couple got married in June 2004, just five months after her split from Ben and a week after Marc finalized his divorce from his first wife, Dayanara Torres.
For a while, it seemed as though Jennifer finally had her happy ending. The couple welcomed twins, Emme and Max, in 2008 and were overjoyed about becoming parents.
However, in 2011, they announced that they would be getting a divorce, and their seven-year marriage came to an end.
Cause this was the fairytale marriage, right? This was the one.
Yeah, it was supposed to be. And I, you know, I had waited so long to have kids.
Talking about the reason for their divorce, Anthony said,
Thankfully, the pair amicably parted ways and were committed to co-parenting their children and being supportive of one another.
In 2017, the former couple collaborated on a Spanish album, "Por Primera Vez."
Jennifer later said that working with Marc again had "repaired certain parts" of their friendship that "had been fractured" from their marriage and subsequent divorce.
In a 2021 interview, Marc shared that he has changed since their divorce, and he "learned so much from her" about what it meant to be a committed and hard-working partner.
Marc just wants Jennifer to be happy and fulfilled. Following her reunion with Affleck in 2021, Anthony has shared that as long as Ben keeps her and their kids happy, he gets the stamp of approval.
Casper came into Jennifer's life when he started working for her as a backup dancer. It wasn't long after her second divorce that a romance blossomed between the pair.
Casper was just twenty-four years old when he started dating Jennifer, who was forty-two at the time. Despite their eighteen-year age gap, the couple seemed to make things work.
I’m not feeling any pressure, no no no. Umm, you know, it’s just, we’re happy where we are.
They were together for around five years and had their fair share of ups and downs before officially calling it quits in 2016.
Smart later blamed their large age gap for the breakup, admitting he was "young and selfish."
Thankfully, there was never any bad blood between them after their split. In 2017, Casper said,
Even though people had a lot to say about Jennifer dating someone who was so much younger than her, she wasn't phased by any of their opinions.
But, you know, things happen and they happen naturally. That’s the best thing.
She explained that to her, age is just a number. The singer shared,
Former New York Yankee player Alex Rodriguez and Lopez first crossed paths back in 2005. Over fifteen years later, the pair reconnected and started dating.
I mean, even just your nicknames, A-Rod and J. Lo. It’s like you were meant to be together.
Looking back on the day he was reunited with Jennifer, Alex shared,
In 2019, things got serious when Rodrigues asked Lopez to marry him while they were on holiday in the Bahamas.
The couple was well on their way to making wedding plans, but unfortunately, the international pandemic forced them to put their nuptials on hold.
At the beginning of 2021, rumors started to spread that Alex had allegedly cheated on Jennifer. In April of that year, the pair announced that they'd parted ways.
The former couple said in a joint statement,
Some people try to, like, dull you down or squish you down. And he’s so not like that, and it’s just so refreshing.
Just three months later, Lopez confirmed on Instagram she'd gotten back together with Ben Affleck.
Following their breakup, Rodriguez said,
In 2022, Alex described Lopez as the "hardest worker" and "the greatest performer in the world today." Adding,
Over almost twenty years after their break up, fate stepped in and reunited 'Bennifer' at the beginning of 2021.
They went right back to where they left things off in 2004 and got engaged for the second time.
Yeah, I don’t, don’t think anybody was more surprised than us.
Jennifer and Ben finally got to have their dream wedding in 2022. They celebrated their nuptials with a Las Vegas-style ceremony in Nevada.
After their special day, Lopez gushed,
Jennifer may have had many romances in her life, but hearing what all her exes have shared about their relationships shows how much respect and admiration they have for her.
They all seemed to have learned a lot during their time with the singer. Sometimes the right person can come into your life, but the timing just isn't right.
Thankfully, Jennifer and Ben found their way back to one another, and this time, the timing couldn't have been better.