The continued wedding ceremony ring saga surrounding Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck continues.
The 54-year-old singer and actress raised eyebrows together with her followers as she opted to not put on her wedding ceremony ring in a video posted to her JLO Beauty brand account on Tuesday — which she later reposted to her private Instagram Story.
Whereas selling some merchandise for summer season enjoyable, Lopez went with out her sparkler, and it was readily obvious as she held up the merchandise in query, giving followers a very good take a look at her naked ring finger.
The excessive degree of wedding ceremony ring scrutiny comes amid her rumored ongoing marital strife together with her husband.
The pair — who tied the knot in a Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022 — have confronted months of reports that their marriage is crumbling. Nevertheless, they’ve tried their finest to current a united entrance in latest weeks, whilst whispers have stated they’re headed for a break up.
On the finish of Might, one supply near the couple instructed ET that Affleck, 51, and Lopez had been all too conscious of their points and had been desperately trying to save their marriage.
“Ben and Jen do not need to get divorced,” the supply shared, including the pair “are saying they will not, however their relationship is solely not working at this level. They are not completed but and need to make things better as a result of they love one another, however they’re additionally each sad.”
ET discovered final month that the couple is quietly trying to sell the $60.8 million estate that they purchased collectively in Might 2023.
Moreover, Lopez revealed in late Might that she would not be embarking on her previously announced 30+ city tour, This Is Me… Reside, in help of her new album, This Is Me… Now.
Lopez expressed her apologies in a message to her followers via her OntheJLO newsletter on Might 31.
“I’m utterly heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she wrote. “Please know that I would not do that if I did not really feel that it was completely vital. I promise I’ll make it as much as you and we are going to all be collectively once more. I really like you all a lot. Till subsequent time…”
A supply instructed ET on the time that the singer canceled her tour as a result of “she desires to give attention to her household and the stress from it has been lots for her.”
Affleck and Lopez have continued to be seen out and about together, typically sporting their wedding ceremony rings. Nevertheless, Affleck was seen sans ring late final month whereas grabbing dinner along with his 18-year-old daughter, Violet.
Affleck shares Violet along with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner — together with daughter Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. Affleck and Garner, who tied the knot in 2005, introduced 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 noticed sporting her wedding ceremony ring while out and about on a solo vacation to Europe final month.
A supply instructed ET final week that the pair are “making an attempt to be as amicable as doable.”
“They nonetheless need the most effective for everybody concerned,” the supply says, “together with their youngsters, the remainder of their households, and shared pals.”
As confusion continues over their relationship status, the supply stated that Affleck and Lopez aren’t blind to the hyperfocus on clues to the well being of their marriage, explaining, “Ben and Jen are conscious that their followers are taking note of see in the event that they’re sporting their rings or not.”
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