The ongoing wedding ring saga surrounding Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck continues. The 54-year-old singer and actress raised eyebrows with her fans as she opted not to wear her wedding ring in a video posted to her JLO Beauty brand account on Tuesday — which she later reposted to her personal Instagram Story. While promoting some products for summer fun, Lopez went without her sparkler, and it was readily apparent as she held up the products in question, giving fans a good look at her bare ring finger. The high level of wedding ring scrutiny comes amid her rumored ongoing marital strife with her husband.
The ongoing wedding ring saga surrounding Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck continues.
The 54-year-old singer and actress raised eyebrows with her fans as she opted to not wear her wedding ring in a video posted to her JLO Beauty brand account on Tuesday — which she later reposted to her personal Instagram Story.
While promoting some products for summer fun, Lopez went without her sparkler, and it was readily apparent as she held up the products in question, giving fans a good look at her bare ring finger.
The high level of wedding ring scrutiny comes amid her rumored ongoing marital strife with her husband.
The pair — who tied the knot in a Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022 — have faced months of reports that their marriage is crumbling. However, they”ve tried their best to present a united front in recent weeks, even as whispers have said they are headed for a split.
At the end of May, one source close to the couple told ET that Affleck, 51, and Lopez were all too aware of their issues and were desperately trying to save their marriage.
“Ben and Jen don”t want to get divorced,” the source shared, adding the pair “are saying they won”t, but their relationship is simply not working at this point. They aren”t done yet and want to fix things because they love each other, but they are also both unhappy.” Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are spotted walking together in the Upper East Side of New York City on March 30, 2024. – Gotham/GC Images
ET learned last month that the couple is quietly trying to sell the $60.8 million estate that they bought together in May 2023.
Additionally, Lopez revealed in late May that she would not be embarking on her previously announced 30+ city tour, This Is Me… Live, in support of her new album, This Is Me… Now.
Lopez expressed her apologies in a message to her fans via her OntheJLO newsletter on May 31.
“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she wrote. “Please know that I wouldn”t do this if I didn”t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time…”
A source told ET at the time that the singer canceled her tour because “she wants to focus on her family and the stress from it has been a lot for her.” Jennifer Lopez attended the Christian Dior fashion show during Haute Couture Week in Paris on on June 24, 2024. – Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
Affleck and Lopez have continued to be seen out and about together, often wearing their wedding rings. However, Affleck was seen sans ring late last month while grabbing dinner with his 18-year-old daughter, Violet.
Affleck shares Violet with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner — along with daughter Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. Affleck and Garner, who tied the knot in 2005, announced their separation in 2015 and filed for divorce in April 2018. Their divorce was finalized the following October.
Lopez — who shares 16-year-old twins Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony — was spotted wearing her wedding ring while out and about on a solo vacation to Europe last month. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are seen leaving Hôtel de Crillon on July 23, 2022 in Paris, France. – Pierre Suu/GC Images
A source told ET last week that the pair are “trying to be as amicable as possible.”
“They still want the best for everyone involved,” the source says, “including their kids, the rest of their families, and shared friends.”
As confusion continues over their relationship status, the source said that Affleck and Lopez are not blind to the hyperfocus on clues to the health of their marriage, explaining, “Ben and Jen are aware that their fans are paying attention to see if they”re wearing their rings or not.”