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It’s official! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are engaged again nearly two decades after they parted ways.

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Jennifer Lopez announced the engagement in her fan newsletter, On The JLO, sharing a glimpse of her green diamond ring.

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She also teased the announcement in an Instagram video, saying “So I have a really exciting and special story to share,” before asking fans to head over to her newsletter.

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Jennifer shared a short video in her newsletter which shows her gazing at her diamond ring as music plays in the background. She did not put anything in words - but she didn’t have to.

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Jennifer Lopez, 52, and Ben Affleck, 49, had first started dating in 2002. When Ben Affleck proposed to Jennifer at the time, he did it with a ring that reportedly cost $2.5 million

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In 2003, however, the couple postponed their engagement before eventually calling it off the following year - blaming the breakup on the pressures of living under constant scrutiny of paparazzi.

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“Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date,” the Hollywood stars said in their 2003 joint statement.

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After calling off the engagement in 2004, Jennifer Lopez married Marc Anthony the same year. Ben Affleck, meanwhile, married Jennifer Garner in 2005.

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Both marriages ended in divorce, and Bennifer - as they have been christened - rekindled their romance in 2021.

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