Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s divorce is messy and VERY sophisticated … TMZ has realized.
This is the deal … as a result of the estranged couple has no prenup, every part they acquired over their roughly 2-year marriage is neighborhood property, which implies the property acquired throughout the marriage are divided equally. However, that is not as straightforward because it sounds … not by a protracted shot.
One of many largest property in play is Ben’s massively profitable manufacturing firm, Artists Fairness (AE), through which he is partnered along with his finest bud, Matt Damon. Because of this, Damon may get dragged into the ugly divorce, since he is a significant stakeholder within the firm.
The corporate was shaped in November, 2022 … 4 months after B&J tied the knot. So, it could appear Ben’s stake within the firm is neighborhood property.
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Merely put … J Lo could be financially entitled to a share of the income generated by AE’s latest and upcoming hit motion pictures, together with “Air,” “Unstoppable,” “The Instigators,” “Small Issues Like These” and “The Accountant 2.”
For her half, J Lo has been concerned in quite a few her personal main tasks, resembling “Atlas,” “This Is Me… Now,” “The Mom,” “Shotgun Marriage ceremony” and “Marry Me.” Like J Lo, Ben would have a monetary curiosity in these movies and her different tasks.
The 2 personal their home in Bev Hills, which is presently up on the market. We’re instructed they’ve a $20 million mortgage on the property, and to date nobody’s leaping to purchase it.
TMZ broke the story, J Lo filed for divorce from Ben final week, and the pair have been making an attempt to hash out a settlement for months.
Our sources say these talks are ongoing, they usually have change into more and more acrimonious — a lot in order that, at instances, they have been not even talking to at least one one other.
Facet be aware … that is J Lo’s fourth marriage and Ben’s second — they each have kids with earlier spouses, however none collectively.