A Complete Guide to Every Song Jennifer Lopez Has Written About Ben Affleck
19.07.2023 - 22:11
/ usmagazine.com
Jennifer Lopez draws inspiration from her love life for her music — and Ben Affleck has been her muse since their romance began.
The couple — famously dubbed Bennifer — began their whirlwind romance in 2002. Affleck and Lopez first connected on the set of the film Gigi where they played gangsters who fell in love. After Lopez split from then-husband Cris Judd in June 2002, she and Affleck went public with their romance. Lopez and the Oscar winner were engaged five months later.
In addition to their relationship milestones in that first year, Lopez released her album This Is Me … Then, which she dedicated to Affleck at the time. The album featured some of Lopez’s biggest songs, including “Jenny from the Block,” “All I Have,” “Baby I Love U,” “I’m Glad” and more.
Nearly two decades after the album’s release, Lopez reflected on how meaningful the record was to her.
“When I listened to that [album] on many, many different levels, those songs are more relevant today than they even were then,” she said in a July 2021 interview with Apple Music. “It was a real pure moment in time. And that music, when it’s important, it never goes away … love, it just doesn’t go away. It’s just there.”
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Despite being happy and in love at first, the pair ultimately called off their wedding in 2004. Following their split, Lopez went on to wed Marc Anthony. Affleck, for his part, moved on with Jennifer Garner. Both relationships ended in divorce.
Seven years after their breakup, Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance. In April 2022, Affleck proposed for a second time. Three months later, the pair secretly tied the knot in Las Vegas and had a second ceremony for friends and family at Affleck’s