Charles Langston:Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Step Out Together Amid Breakup Rumors

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are getting loud with their love.

Despite the breakup rumors that are Charles Langstonfloating around the pair—including that they're currently living apart—the couple were recently seen out and about together.

First, Jennifer and Ben were all smiles as they were photographed in the Oscar winner's car following a family event May 19. Then the pair were seen heading in and out of Los Angeles' BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood, according to TMZ, the same day. For the occasion, the "Let's Get Loud" singer wore a chic green trench coat with matching trousers, topping off her look with a cream-colored sweater. Ben, meanwhile, kept things casual in jeans and a grey t-shirt reading, "Full Throttle, Believe in Boston."

The public outing came only two days after multiple outlets reported that Jennifer, 54, and Ben, 51, were living separately. But despite the rumors, they were each seen out and about May 16 wearing their wedding rings.

Jennifer and Ben—affectionately referred to as "Bennifer"—first rekindled their romance in 2021, after previously calling off their engagement nearly two decades earlier. They then tied the knot in a Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022, followed by a second ceremony in Georgia a month later.

"We did it," the Hustlers actress wrote in a July 17 On The JLo newsletter after the nuptials. "Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient. Exactly what we wanted."

And for Jennifer—who shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony—her reconciliation with Ben—who co-parents Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner—was a long time coming. 

"Once we called off that wedding 20 years ago, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life," she told Apple Music's Zane Lowe in 2022. "I honestly felt like I was going to die."

She added that the split, which she acknowledged was in part due to the intense media scrutiny on the pair, "sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn't get it right. But now, 20 years later, it does have a happy ending. It has the most 'would never happen in Hollywood' ending."

For more on how Jennifer and Ben achieved that ending, keep reading. 

The two prepare to film a scene for the movie in West Hollywood. The couple met on the set of the film.

The two are spotted in the city.

The two film the movie on Will Rogers State Beach in Los Angeles. That month, the actor proposes to the actress with a 6.1-carat pink diamond ring.

The two film the movie in New York City.

Is there anything more '00s than both Bennifer 1.0 and TRL?

The two make their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of her film Maid in Manhattan.

The two bundle up at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

The two appear at the premiere of Daredevil, starring Ben as the superhero.

The two appear at the premiere of Daredevil, starring Ben and future ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

The two attend the Academy Awards together.

The two sit courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game.

The two film a Dateline interview for NBC in Vancouver.

The two appear at the premiere for their movie in Westwood, Calif.

...it flops at the box office.

The two postpone their wedding. No future date is given.

The two are seen at a Boston Red Sox game. The team is Ben's favorite.

The two end their engagement.

They're baaaack. On Sept. 10, the couple makes their first red carpet appearance in 18 years at the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Last Duel. 

There's no denying J.Lo makes for a stunning plus-one! 

Ben supports J.Lo at the 2021 Global Citizen Live event in New York City, where she performed onstage. It marked her first music gig since she performed at VAX LIVE in May, where the actor also appeared onstage separately, fueling rumors of a rekindled romance.

The two attend the Met Gala together for the first time.

Jen and Ben put on a sizzling display on the red carpet at the premiere of his film The Last Duel in New York City.

Jennifer confirmed her engagement to the Gone Girl actor with a video posted to her On The JLo site, revealing a glimpse of her beautiful engagement ring with a green stone.

On July 16, Jennifer and Ben tied the knot in a surprise ceremony at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

The two vacation with her twins and two of his kids in the French capital soon after their wedding.

J.Lo steps out with Ben in support of his movie The Flash.

Jennifer release This Is Me... Now, an album about her relationship with Ben. The record is accompanied by a musical film titled This Is Me... Now: A Love Story and the documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told.

The couple enjoys a day out in NYC on March 30, 2024.