Jennifer Lopez Replaced Her Custom ‘Ben’ Necklace With a New Diamond ‘Jennifer’ Necklace
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly on the fast track to divorce. While the couple hasn’t made an official announcement about ending their marriage after two years, they haven’t seen each other in nearly two months. In July 2024, Lopez was spotted without her signature “Ben” necklace. She now wears a “Jennifer” necklace in its place.
Jennifer Lopez was spotted wearing a ‘Jennifer’ necklace when she typically wears a ‘Ben’ necklace
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have one of Hollywood’s greatest love stories. The couple met in the early 2000s and got engaged in 2002. Unfortunately, they never reached the altar, as they broke up in 2004. Nearly 20 years later, they fell back in love and got married in 2022. But two years later, several sources say Affleck and Lopez are headed for divorce.
Lopez and Affleck spent ample time on opposite coasts during the summer of 2024. While Affleck remained in Los Angeles, Lopez stayed in the Hamptons in New York. A photo posted to DailyMail.com on July 19, 2024, showed Lopez leaving Equinox in the Hamptons. She wore a diamond necklace with her name, “Jennifer,” on full display.
The publication reports that the necklace is new, as she used to wear a “Ben” necklace in its place. The “Ben” necklace was gold with no diamonds.
It’s unclear where Lopez bought her new bling. But a few days earlier, she and Affleck’s daughter, Violet Affleck, 18, were spotted shopping in the Hamptons. “[Lopez] seemed to be very happy shopping with Ben’s daughter. She had a big smile on her face,” a source told People.
Ben Affleck custom designed the ‘Ben’ necklace
Jennifer Lopez adores showing off her marriage to Ben Affleck, which makes her new “Jennifer” necklace all the more telling. Affleck bought Lopez the gold “Ben” necklace from Foundrae. He custom created the jewelry for her birthday.
“With the custom piece Ben created for Jennifer, it clearly communicated their love, but it’s also a reminder of their capacity for change and growth,” Foundrae creative director and co-founder Beth Bugdaycay told E! News. “For example, one of the medallions he chose represents resilience, which we describe as wild, abundant, and untamed. The blossoms are fed with passion and continue to bloom, even in darkness, against adversity. But we can’t separate the flower from its thorn. The thorn is the risk we assume for something we love, for living life fully without reserve.”
Bugdaycay added that the Foundrae team was “blown away” by Affleck’s “romantic gesture.”
“[Ben] reviewed the meanings of each piece before finally selecting these,” she continued. “A lion was also in the running, but I think what he settled on is just perfect.”
Jennifer Lopez allegedly wants her husband to wear his wedding ring until their divorce is finalized
A source told In Touch Weekly in July 2024 that Jennifer Lopez wants Ben Affleck to wear his wedding ring until they officially divorce.
“Ben never expected J. Lo to embrace his decision to leave,” the source explained. “He knew it would be tough for her, but the more time that’s gone on, the more fearful he’s gotten about how she’s going to react once it’s officially done. The way she’s insisted on them wearing their rings and doing all this damage control, to her huge fit over him moving his stuff out, has got him really anxious.”
Photos through the summer of 2024 show Affleck and Lopez wearing their wedding rings.
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