Nearly one year after the finalization of their divorce, Jennifer Lopez has taken additional steps indicating further dissociation from former spouse Ben Affleck.
The parties, who resumed their relationship in 2021 after terminating a prior engagement approximately seventeen years earlier, entered into a legal marriage in 2022. Lopez, age 56, initiated divorce proceedings in August 2024—coinciding with what would have been the couple’s second wedding anniversary. The dissolution of marriage was finalized in January 2025. Notwithstanding the final decree, the former spouses have yet to divest their jointly owned Beverly Hills residence, valued at approximately $52 million, which has remained on the market for over eighteen months.
Public observers have noted that Lopez appears to have altered or obscured a tattoo she obtained in 2023 bearing Affleck’s name. The Daily Mail has requested comment from Lopez’s representatives regarding this development.
On February 14, 2023, Lopez publicly disclosed an infinity-symbol tattoo, pierced by an arrow and inscribed with both parties’ first names in cursive script, located on her right rib-cage. Affleck, age 53, similarly obtained a tattoo at that time consisting of two intersecting arrows accompanied by the couple’s initials.
Lopez previously debuted her tattoo on Instagram, describing it as emblematic of the parties’ “commitment.” She also shared a close-up image of Affleck’s corresponding tattoo.
Speculation regarding removal or concealment of Lopez’s tattoo first arose in September 2024, when, one month after filing for divorce, she appeared at the premiere of Unstoppable wearing attire that exposed the relevant area of her torso, and the tattoo was not visibly discernible—potentially due to removal or cosmetic coverage.
On Wednesday, an anonymous informant reported to DeuxMoi that Lopez still retains the original infinity tattoo but has allegedly covered Affleck’s name with an image of a hummingbird. The source indicated that observers first noted the apparent modification between July and August of the current year.
Several tattoo-industry resources state that hummingbird imagery is commonly associated with themes of “resilience” and “renewal,” depending on artistic interpretation.
The purportedly altered tattoo appeared briefly in a recent TikTok video posted by Lopez to promote her Las Vegas residency. In the footage, taken under stage lighting and at a distance, a partial view of the tattoo is visible as her top shifts during a performance.
This development follows the former couple’s unexpected public interaction in October during the New York City premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman, in which Lopez stars and Affleck serves as a producer. Affleck was observed inviting Lopez to join a group photograph while she was conducting a red-carpet interview, and Lopez responded cooperatively and without visible discomfort.#newsafro_
