After nearly two decades apart, Bennifer is back and stronger than ever.

Hollywood&rsquo;s It couple is officially back together. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jennifer-lopez-speaks-breakup-alex-rodriguez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Lopez</a> and Ben Affleck first met in 2002, but it didn&rsquo;t take long for them to go from co-stars to lovers. Their relationship was hot and heavy, but quick to burn out, dating for just four months before getting engaged, then splitting a little over a year later in 2004. Now, after almost two decades apart, a couple of marriages, and some children, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jennifer-lopez-ex-boyfriend-relationship-timeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bennifer</a> has finally rekindled their flame. Here, L&rsquo;OFFICIEL recounts how they met on set, turned their &ldquo;friendship&rdquo; into a relationship, their engagement and breakup, separate marriages, and destined reunion.

The two met on the set of Gigli as co-stars while Lopez was still married to her second husband, Cris Jud. Affleck later denied ever acting on his feelings for J.Lo before their split.

Although they were admittedly just friends, the pair was seen kissing and cuddling at J.Lo&rsquo;s 32nd birthday party on July 24&hellip;and the tabloids went crazy. Two days later, J.Lo filed for divorce from Judd after a month of separation, and thus, Bennifer was born.

The music video for &ldquo;Jenny From the Block&rdquo; premiered on MTV&rsquo;s Total Request Live, starring Bennifer and a clear depiction of their passionate relationship.
Later that month, Affleck proposed to Lopez at his mother&rsquo;s house in Boston, complete with a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/unique-celebrity-engagement-rings-ariana-grade-jennifer-lopez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">million-dollar ring</a>, rose petals, candles, bouquets, and her song &ldquo;Glad&rdquo; playing in the background, she admitted in an ABC interview with Diane Sawyer.

Affleck allegedly went to a strip club in Vancouver, where he was filming Paycheck, just 17 hours after their intimate Dateline interview aired. The National Enquirer wrote that he cheated on her with at least one woman, and that the occurrence might be on tape. It wasn&rsquo;t long before reports indicated J.Lo had stopped wearing her ring.

One day before their September 14 wedding date, the pair released a joint statement through their spokesperson explaining their reasoning behind postponing the wedding.
&ldquo;Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date. When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate &lsquo;decoy brides&rsquo; at three different locations, we realised that something was awry. We began to feel that the spirit of what should have been the happiest day of our lives could be compromised. We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families, and our friends.&rdquo;

J.Lo officially ended their relationship through a statement to the Associated Press, without giving much reasoning.

Without time to waste, Lopez married former boyfriend Marc Anthony just a few months later. The couple first dated back in 1999 after working on &ldquo;No Me Ames&rdquo; together.

Affleck made his first public appearance at the World Series with Jennifer 2.0, but this time, it was <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/jennifer-garner-best-roles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Garner</a>, who he originally met on set of Pearl Harbor in 2000.

Thirteen years passed by in a whirlwind, but in that time, there was another marriage and five children born.
Affleck married Garner in 2005, and they had three children in the coming years. Violet was born in December 2005, Seraphina in January 2009, and Samuel in February 2012.
After their marriage in 2004, Lopez and Anthony had twins, Emme and Maximilian, in 2008. But in 2011, their romance burned out, as they endured a bumpy divorce just three years later.
Sometime after Drake but before her reunion with Affleck, she began dating former Yankees player Alex Rodriguez in 2017.

A-Rod proposed and the two became engaged.

Affleck met <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/ana-de-armas-marilyn-monroe-blonde-movie-accent-struggle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ana de Armas</a> on set of Deep Water, a film in which they played husband and wife. Not long after, they started dating.

Affleck and de Armas took a trip to her home country of Cuba. When they returned to LA, they quarantined and were photographed running errands as a couple.
Lopez and Rodriguez were still together happily at this time.

J.Lo performed &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Get Loud&rdquo; at the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/politics-culture/jlo-jennifer-lopez-joe-biden-inauguration-spanish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden-Harris inauguration</a>, just two days after Affleck and de Armas <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/biggest-celebrity-breakups-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called it quits</a>. A.Rod accompanied her to the capitol.

Gossip of A-Rod cheating with Southern Charm actress Madison LeCroy began to circulate, but LeCroy attempted to clear the air by stating that she had never met Rodriguez in person.

Page Six was told that J.Lo and A-Rod broke up on March 12.
Two days later, a joint statement was released by the couple to TMZ, stating they were still together, but &ldquo;working through some things.&rdquo;

One month later, the couple released another statement to Today revealing their <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-announce-breakup" target="_blank" rel="noopener">break-up</a>: &ldquo;We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so.&rdquo;
Two weeks later, Affleck was seen leaving from <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-split-vax-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J.Lo&rsquo;s</a> LA mansion on April 30.

Bennifer spent the first week of May in Montana together on vacation. News sources revealed that they were <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-hanging-out-again-montana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rekindling their relationship</a>, slowly but surely.
By May 23, Affleck was spotted in Miami at the same waterfront mansion as J.Lo. There was speculation that he was wearing his watch from the &ldquo;Jenny From the Block&rdquo; music video in the paparazzi photos. The couple was seen working out and spending time together while in Miami.
On May 31, they were photographed cuddling at the Pendry Hotel in West Hollywood, where they went to dinner.

On June 13, Lopez and Affleck were photographed kissing at Nobu, leaving no doubt that Bennifer is officially back. Coverage reveals that J.Lo&rsquo;s twins, now 13 years old, seem comfortable with Affleck. Crazy to say, but these kids might make it.

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