Hollywood superstars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have tied the knot in Las Vegas, according to reports.
The couple, who were engaged in the early 2000s before separating for 17 years, tied the knot Saturday, according to a Clark County marriage license, NBC News reported.
Clark County records show the license was issued July 16 to Benjamin Geza Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, who is also listed as Jennifer Affleck in the documents.
The two wasted no time getting married already, according to Entertainment Tonight and TMZ.
The couple first met on the set of the film Gigli in 2002 and got engaged in 2003 before splitting in 2000, blaming “excessive media attention” for the split.
This is Lopez’s fourth marriage and Affleck’s second, who was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner.
Lopez has 14-year-old twins Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony. Affleck has three children with Garner – Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.
They were romantically linked in early 2021 following the pop star’s split from former New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez. The two went public with their relationship last July.
Lopez revealed her engagement to Affleck in April 2022.
In February, she opened up to People magazine about the differences in the couple’s relationship after nearly two decades apart.
“We’re older now, we’re smarter, we’ve got more experience, we’re at different places in our lives, we’ve got kids now, and we have to be very aware of those things,” she said.
And she added: “It’s a beautiful result that it happened this way at this time in our lives when we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other.
“We always have, but we appreciate it even more because we know that life can take you in different directions.”
And in her April fan newsletter, she detailed Affleck’s bubble bath proposal.
“Did you ever imagine that your biggest dream could come true?” she wrote.
“On Saturday night, while I was in my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got down on one knee and proposed. I was totally unprepared and just looked him in the eyes, smiling and crying at the same time, trying so hard to understand the fact that after 20 years this is happening again, I was literally speechless and he said, ‘so that’s a yes?’ I said YES, of course, that’s a YES.”
“I was smiling so big and tears were streaming down my face, I felt so incredibly happy and whole. It wasn’t anything special, but it was the most romantic thing I’ve ever imagined…just a quiet Saturday night at home, two people who promise to always be there for each other.”
The Independent has contacted representatives for Lopez for comment.
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