Gallery: Bennifer is back! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s relationship timeline (BANG Showbiz)Initially, the couple denied breakup rumours and said they were simply “working through some things”, but by April they announced they had separated. After splitting from Alex, Jennifer – who has 13-year-old twins Emme and Max with her ex-husband Marc Anthony – rekindled her romance with Ben Affleck, whom she previously dated between 2002 and 2004.