Ben Affleck's tongue-in-cheek message about Jennifer Lopez's engagement ring might surprise you

Hollywood is abuzz with news of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s split, and many are looking for clues as to where it all went wrong.

In a resurfaced clip from early in their marriage, Lopez shared the message Affleck had engraved on her $5 million, 8.5-carat green diamond engagement ring.

“Inside this ring, right here, my engagement ring that he gave me, it says, ‘Not going anywhere,’” she revealed on Apple Music’s “The Zane Lowe Show” in November 2022, months after tying the knot in Las Vegas.

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A photo of Jennifer Lopez's hand with her green diamond engagement ring and the letters

Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ring, estimated to be worth $5 million, is visible in a photo shared by her manicurist. She also had the letters “J” and “B” painted on her ring finger. (Tom Bachik’s Instagram)

“For my first diamond ring, he gave me the pink diamond ring that said ‘sing’. And this one, he wrote ‘I’m not going anywhere’. Because that’s what he signed off on his emails when we started talking again,” she revealed.

“Like, ‘Don’t worry. Don’t rush. I’m not going anywhere.'”

Jennifer Lopez in a white one-shoulder dress kisses Ben Affleck in a black suit who looks away while kissing her Ben Affleck in a black suit looks away while kissing her Jennifer Lopez

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez share a kiss in 2003 and 2024 respectively. (Getty Images)

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“It’s funny,” she said of the world’s fascination with their rekindled romance. “When we met, there was like this big, ‘Oh my God, they’re back together! We love it! We love it!’ And we were both like, ‘Really? … Cool.’”

Lopez said that while she and Affleck enjoyed the romance, “it was overwhelming.”

Ben Affleck, dressed in a classic tuxedo, gazes lovingly at his wife Jennifer Lopez, wearing a strapless pale pink gown with puffed sleeves.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are pictured gazing into each other’s eyes at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in January, just months before the April 26 date Lopez reportedly listed as their split. (Todd Williamson/CBS via Getty Images)

In the interview, Lopez also referenced what she believes partly contributed to their initial split in 2004.

Scheduled to marry in September 2003, the couple called off the wedding days before the ceremony, splitting for good a few months later.

“That’s part of what destroyed us, was the outside energy that was attacking us,” the singer admitted. “And we loved each other. It was hard. Sometimes it felt unfair. But neither of us are the type to say, ‘Woe is me.’”

Jennifer Garner in a sequined gown, smiles sweetly with her husband Ben Affleck in a classic tuxedo, also smiling sweetly at the Grammy Awards

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were spotted together at the 65th Grammy Awards in February. The couple went viral thanks to an interaction they had that was caught on camera. (John Shearer/Getty Images for the Recording Academy)

“I think in the weirdest way it motivated both of us to become who we became and do the things we ended up doing,” Lopez said.

“He’s my biggest fan. Which is awesome. And supportive,” the “On the Floor” singer later noted.

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Jennifer Lopez in a cutout dress smiles on the red carpet with Ben Affleck in a blue suit

Jennifer Lopez says both of her engagement rings from Ben Affleck were engraved with personal messages. (Mindy Small/Getty Images)

After months of speculation about an impending split, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, two years after their Georgia wedding. (Their Las Vegas wedding took place in July 2022.)

She did so without a lawyer, Fox News Digital confirmed via court documents.

Ben Affleck in a pea coat and jeans walks with his computer in one arm and a briefcase in the other with Jennifer Lopez in a gray coat

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez appear tense in New York in March. (Gotham/GC Images/Getty Images)

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People magazine reports that Lopez listed the date of separation as April 26 of this year.

Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. You can send story suggestions to [email protected].