Jennifer Lopez Hints She’ll Change Legal Name After Ben Affleck Wedding: ‘Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck’
18.07.2022 - 03:39
/ usmagazine.com
A new husband and a new name. Jennifer Lopez hinted that she’ll legally become Jennifer Affleck after marrying Ben Affleck on Sunday, July 17.
When Lopez, 52, shared wedding photos in her “On the JLo” newsletter on Sunday, she signed the email: “With love, Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck.”
It wasn’t just for the note to fans. The marriage license, obtained by Us, filed in Clark County, Nevada, on Saturday, July 16, lists both parties names and slots for new monikers. While the Boston native, 49, will remain Benjamin Geza Affleck, the “On the Floor” singer lists her new name as Jennifer Affleck. Some more legal paperwork will have to be done before her new last surname is official, including filing the marriage certificate and contacting the Social Security Administration.
The Wedding Planner star previously said she’d take on the Oscar winner’s name when they were first engaged nearly 20 years ago. During a July 2003 interview with Access Hollywood, host Pat O’Brien asked Lopez what her name would be the week after her weekend.
“What do you think my name will be? Am I going change it professionally you mean? No. I think I’m going stay with Jennifer Lopez,” she said. “But my name will be Jennifer Affleck obviously.”
She promised her offstage name would be Jennifer Affleck, including on her stationary. However, the two called off their September 2003 wedding days before it was set to happen in Santa Barbara, California, citing “excessive media attention.”
The Gigli stars split in early 2004, but they reunited in April 2021. They got engaged about a year later, waiting just three months to get hitched. Lopez pointed out in her newsletter, however, that while the engagement was quick, they’d waited a long time to get to the altar.
“We