Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seek judge’s approval for divorce settlement

LOS ANGELES– Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have settled their divorce and are asking a judge to finalize their split.

Lopez filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday that show the former couple settled their divorce through mediation in September, about a month after filing for divorce.

Although most of the financial details of their split have not been made public, neither star will pay alimony to the other. Lopez will drop Affleck from her legal name once the divorce is finalized.

The superstar couple married in July 2022. Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024, although the couple said during court filings that they separated in April 2023.

After meeting, falling in love and getting engaged in the early 2000s — and starring together in 2003’s infamous “Gigli” and 2004’s “Jersey Girl” — the couple split, accusing partly public pressure.

But to the delight of many and perhaps the skepticism of others, they reunited two decades later and married.

Records filed Monday show the couple resolved the financial aspects of their divorce through mediation and without lengthy court proceedings.

The couple has no children together. Affleck divorced Jennifer Garner, with whom he has three children, in 2018. Lopez has been married four times and has twins with singer Marc Anthony.

The settlement documents were first reported by celebrity website TMZ.