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Publicist: Engagement off for Ben and Jennifer
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The on-again, off-again relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is off. Again.
And this time, it looks like it's for good.
Jennifer Lopez ended the engagement, one of her publicists told The Associated Press on Thursday.
A spokesperson for Lopez confirmed to People and Us Weekly magazines that she had ended it, saying: "At this difficult time, we ask that you respect her privacy."
Affleck's publicist, Ken Sunshine, would only say: "As usual, we never comment on the private lives of our clients."
Lopez, 34, and Affleck, 31, have been the subject of near-constant media scrutiny for the past year and a half.
Their romantic comedy, "Gigli," was considered the cinematic disaster of the year before it even debuted in August.
They were supposed to have married a month later, but abruptly postponed their lavish plans "due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding."
Since then, the media has followed their every move, keeping track of who Lopez was with and whether she wore her 6.1-carat pink diamond Harry Winston engagement ring. Even a routine trip to a Georgia courthouse to get a gun license for Affleck drew a horde of paparazzi and celebrity reporters.
Now the former couple will appear on screen together in "Jersey Girl," due out March 19.
Lopez plays his wife, but she dies 12 minutes into the movie.
Looks like she'll need a new man to give up the stinky to.
Publicist: Engagement off for Ben and Jennifer
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The on-again, off-again relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez is off. Again.
And this time, it looks like it's for good.
Jennifer Lopez ended the engagement, one of her publicists told The Associated Press on Thursday.
A spokesperson for Lopez confirmed to People and Us Weekly magazines that she had ended it, saying: "At this difficult time, we ask that you respect her privacy."
Affleck's publicist, Ken Sunshine, would only say: "As usual, we never comment on the private lives of our clients."
Lopez, 34, and Affleck, 31, have been the subject of near-constant media scrutiny for the past year and a half.
Their romantic comedy, "Gigli," was considered the cinematic disaster of the year before it even debuted in August.
They were supposed to have married a month later, but abruptly postponed their lavish plans "due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding."
Since then, the media has followed their every move, keeping track of who Lopez was with and whether she wore her 6.1-carat pink diamond Harry Winston engagement ring. Even a routine trip to a Georgia courthouse to get a gun license for Affleck drew a horde of paparazzi and celebrity reporters.
Now the former couple will appear on screen together in "Jersey Girl," due out March 19.
Lopez plays his wife, but she dies 12 minutes into the movie.
Looks like she'll need a new man to give up the stinky to.

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