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The Birth of Bennifer: Box office bombs, cheesy music tributes, a pink engagement ring, a postponed wedding and now a REUNION! A look at Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s iconic love story…
The reported return of Bennifer – also known as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck – has left the showbiz, music and acting worlds in shock, delight and blissful nostalgia in equal measures.
The superstar couple, who were engaged in 2002 before postponing their 2003 wedding and officially splitting in 2004, were seen reuniting over the weekend following 51-year-old Jennifer’s split with fiancé Alex Rodriguez, and the recent revelation that Ben, 48, has been an active user on the celebrity dating app Raya.
Their name was in fact born on-set, as Jersey Girl director Kevin Smith revealed this week: ‘Bennifer’ is trending. It’s a name I first gave the kids during ‘Jersey Girl’ pre-production, before the world found out they were dating…
‘I’d later drop the name in an interview with the @nytimes. Shortly thereafter, it appeared in the article and then entered the vernacular.’