Is Jennifer Lopez Post Sending a Message About Ben Affleck?

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Jennifer Lopez’s latest Instagram post has fans wondering if she and husband Ben Affleck are really headed for a split.

In a post shared to the account for JLo Beauty, Lopez could be seen showing off some of her skincare products, but it was what wasn’t in the shot that rang alarm bells. She wasn’t wearing the big diamond wedding ring from her Oscar-winning husband. While JLo was wearing the ring in promotional images for Coach that were shared over the weekend, it is unclear when those pictures were taken.

This JLo Beauty video comes at a time when many have already been speculating about a Bennifer breakup. The fact that the couple just put their $60 million mansion up for sale only added fuel to that fire. Affleck has also reportedly already moved out of the enormous Beverly Hills mansion and into a rental in Brentwood, California, per TMZ.

Meanwhile, the Marry Me actress was spotted showing off her toned abs while out and about solo in New York City. In photos obtained by Page Sixshe was seen wearing a tiny crop top emblazoned with the words, “JLO BE MY MAMA,” which she paired with low-rise baggy jeans, white sneakers, and a bright pink cardigan. The skin-baring look had some fans wondering if she was showing Affleck what he would be missing.

According to reports by the outlet, the couple’s marriage could already be over. A source alleged to the publication that they had split in March, and the fact that Affleck was not by JLo’s side as she co-chaired the Met Gala in May only made rumors worse.

Affleck and Lopez famously first dated after meeting on the set of their ill-fated 2003 film Gigli. They quickly garnered the couple name “Bennifer,” and became engaged in 2002. Ben and Jen postponed the wedding in 2003, and then by January 2004 the pair had confirmed their split.

Lopez went on to marry Marc Anthony, with whom she shares 16-year-old twins, daughter Emme Muñiz and son Max Muñiz. Affleck went on to marry another famous Jennifer, Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares Violet Anne, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.

Ben and Jen reunited in April 2021 after Lopez ended her engagement to Alex Rodriguez. By the following year, they were engaged again, a whopping 20 years after the initial proposal.