Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's divorce: How much money is involved?

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's divorce: How much money is involved?

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's divorce will cost them quite a lot of money. The singer filed for divorce from Affleck last Tuesday after months of living separately as rumours of their split made the rounds of the internet.

The power couple held their second wedding ceremony in Georgia exactly two years before Lopez’s filing.

In June, sources told PEOPLE magazine that Lopez was living in the couple's 38,000-square-foot Beverly Hills home while Affleck stayed in a rental nearby as they attempted to sell the pricey mansion.

The two had purchased the estate in May 2023 for $60,805,000 and listed the home in July earlier this year for $68 million.

Lopez did not indicate in Tuesday’s filing if she and Affleck had a prenuptial agreement.

Multiple sources close to the couple have reportedlystated that Affleck and Lopez did not have a prenup when they were married in 2022. However legal experts have saidthat the couple will likely divide their assets.

"Jennifer was not required to disclose on the court forms whether she entered into a premarital agreement with Ben, so no conclusions should be reached about the existence or non-existence of a prenup," a legal expert has stated to Fox. "It would be par for the course for a couple like this to have a premarital agreement in place."

He added, "Although this marriage lasted only two years, the parties have significant wealth, and that makes a divorce complex. They can maintain privacy by agreeing on all aspects of their split."

Media reports state that since the former couple had no prenup in place, their now $68 million mansion currently on the market could be considered community property along with the earnings they have made from their work since they got married.

Projects that the couple worked on since their 2022 wedding

Lopez made Shotgun Wedding, This is Me…Now, The Motherand Atlassince their marriage, and Affleck has made Hypnotic,and Air, which made more than $90 million worldwide, and produced Kiss the Future, Small Things Like Theseand The Instigators.

Lopez’s net worth was estimated at $150 million in 2020 according to Forbes- earnings from her music, movies and fashion, fragrance lines as well as JLo Beauty. Meanwhile, Affleck’s wealth was estimated at $55 million.

The pair's fortune has risen substantially since their wedding and Lopez now is worth around $400 million while Affleck's worth is at $ 150 million.

Lopez also launched her Delola Cocktails line last year, and she's a brand ambassador for Intimissimi lingerie and Coach.

Affleck founded the production company Artists Equity with Matt Damon in 2022. The production house backed Lopez's The Greatest Love Story Never Toldas well as Affleck's Airand The Instigators.

"Ben has been working nonstop and spending a lot of time at his office," an insider told Fox News Digital of how Affleck has been keeping himself busy since the breakup. "He has a lot of projects he’s working on that he’s excited about. He’s quite hands-on with his company (Artists Equity). He really wants to continue focusing on directing, acting and producing."

Lopez also released her "This Is Me… Now" album earlier this year, and the former couple had also been jointly working on "Unstoppable" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," both starring Lopez and produced by Artists Equity.

Bennifer no more

The 2022 wedding was their second shot at being together. The couple were previously engaged 20 years ago but called off their wedding. Affleck went on to marry Jennifer Garner in 2005 before they divorced in 2018. They share three children together. Lopez was married to Marc Anthony in 2004, but they divorced in 2014. They share 16-year-old twins.

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