It has come to light that amid her divorce from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez has asked a judge to restore her maiden name via USA Today.
As per a divorce filing reviewed by the outlet on Thursday, Lopez — whose legal name has been Jennifer Lynn Affleck since her 2022 marriage to the “Argo” actor, has requested to change her name back to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.
Lopez had filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the second anniversary of their Georgia wedding ceremony that took place at Affleck’s estate outside of Savannah.
It has been noted that the petition suggests, the “Jenny from the Block” singer filed the court documents pro per, or without legal representation. She listed July 16, 2022 the day they exchanged vows in a Las Vegas wedding chapel as the date of their marriage and April 26 as the date of separation.
Lopez has also stated “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for divorce. She also requested that the judge not award spousal support to herself and her estranged husband and for both parties to pay attorneys’ fees.
She signed the filing on Monday. This was the second marriage for Affleck and the fourth for Lopez. The two were engaged to each other twice: first in 2002, then again in 2021.
Lopez filed for divorce after several months of fan and media speculation, as she and Affleck began appearing publicly without each other. Although they were married for two years, their romance began in 2002 when they met on the set of the rom-com “Gigli,” while Lopez was still married to her second husband, Cris Judd.
