Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will officially be divorced by February 20, nearly two years after they tied the knot in July 2022.

Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024. She listed April 26, as their date of separation and cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

According to TMZ, Lopez, 55, and Affleck, 52, will maintain their separate possessions, including their private businesses and project earnings and neither will pay spousal support to the other.

As part of the agreement, Ben will keep his stake in Artists Equity, the production company he co-founded with colleague Matt Damon in 2022. He established the company four months before his marriage to Lopez.

Artists Equity has produced several notable movies, including ‘Air’, ‘Unstoppable’, ‘The Instigators’, ‘Small Things Like These’, and ‘The Accountant 2’.

On the other hand, Lopez will retain her project income from films like ‘Atlas’, ‘This Is Me… Now’, ‘The Mother’, ‘Shotgun Wedding’, and ‘Marry Me’.

The settlement also stipulates that Lopez will drop Affleck as her last name and revert to Jennifer Lynn Lopez. Additionally, the pair agreed to sell the $61 million house they bought together, although details of the sale remain private.

In October last year, Lopez revealed that the split almost “took me out for good” but she did not regret her decision.

Jim Iyke, the Nigerian actor, has shared his thoughts on what it takes for men to build a lasting legacy.

In a recent Instagram post, the filmmaker emphasized the importance of having the right partner by your side.

Iyke advised men who want to build an empire to either remain single or choose a partner who will fully support their vision.

He stressed that the partner should be a “queen, not a clown” who seeks validation from people.

“A man whose focus is building an empire needs to either be single, or be with a partner, this 100%,” he wrote.

“A queen not a clown seeking attention from the entire village.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, the former celebrity couple, have finally reached a divorce settlement following an eight-year legal battle.

According to People’s Magazine, James Simon, Jolie’s lawyer, confirmed that the ex-lovers signed their divorce on December 30. The terms of the agreement have not been made public.

Simon disclosed that the actress was “exhausted” and “relieved”, adding that she has been focused on “finding peace and healing” for the family.

“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family,” he said.

“This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.”

Simon also disclosed that not every legal issue was over between Jolie and Pitt.

On September 19, 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt. They were declared legally single on April 12, 2019.

In 2022, Jolie alleged that Pitt grabbed her by the head, shook her, choked one of their children, and struck another when they tried to defend her during a 2016 flight.

The filing claimed that, on September 14, 2016, Jolie, Pitt, and their six kids were traveling from the winery to Los Angeles.

She also alleged that, amid the conflict, Pitt poured beer on her and red wine on the kids.

Pitt was not charged following a police investigation into the incident.