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Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck’s Divorce: Judge’s Personal Connection To Both Parties Fuel Public Interest
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's divorce has garnered increased public interest due to revelations about the presiding judge's ties to both parties, adding an extra layer of intrigue to their highly publicized split.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's highly publicized divorce was already attracting significant attention, but a newly revealed detail has piqued public interest even more. According to TMZ, the judge overseeing the famous estranged couple's divorce case has personal connections to both the stars as well as one of her exes.
Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, on August 20, the second anniversary of their Georgia wedding. The singer made the move following months of speculation about issues in their relationship, just two years after they rekindled their romance. Judge Bradley S. Phillips is overseeing the filing in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Phillips has previous connections to both Affleck and Lopez. His link to Lopez is through her ex-fiance, Alex Rodriguez. This connection comes via Phillips's son-in-law, Strand Conover, a partner at the prominent Hollywood agency WME. Conover has reportedly worked with both the Oscar winner and the former MLB player. The tie raised concerns of a possible conflict of interest on the presiding judge's part, but Phillips was quick to shrug off the doubts.
In the court papers reviewed by TMZ, the judge said that his indirect affiliation to both parties won't impact "his ability to be fair and impartial." He also informed the docs that he hasn't yet spoken to his son-in-law about the couple's case, nor will he ever.
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In her divorce filing with the actor-director, Lopez waived her rights to spousal support and requested the court not grant it to Affleck. The duo also reportedly had no prenuptial agreement in place.
Here’s a dust-off of Lopez’s relationship with Alex Rodriguez: The duo had been linked since early 2017, got engaged in 2019, and broke up in 2021. Lopez rekindled her romance with Affleck just a few months after parting ways with the athlete and got married twice to the Argo star the following year.
Since filing for divorce from Affleck, Lopez has asked the court to restore her maiden name.
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