It has been almost one yr since Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, as soon as affectionately nicknamed ‘Bennifer,’ determined to name it quits for good after simply two years of marriage.
The couple – who rekindled their romance in 2021, twenty years after calling off their first engagement – formally finalized their divorce in January and have since moved on with their separate lives.
However there’s one factor nonetheless tying the exes collectively and that is the mega mansion they bought in Beverly Hills, which meant to function their sprawling love nest.
The opulent property is at present sitting vacant, having been put available on the market final July for a whopping $60.8million. That quantity has since been slashed by a considerable $8 million. However nonetheless, no purchaser is in sight.
Now, in line with an inside supply, Affleck, 52, is prepared to abdomen a good greater worth minimize if it means lastly being freed from the only factor binding him to his short-lived union with Lopez, 55.
‘Ben and JLo slashed the value on their Beverly Hills mansion for $8 million lower than they paid for it, however that is nothing to Ben,’ the insider solely advised the Day by day Mail.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez bought a sprawling Beverly Hills property for $60.5 million in Could 2023. Almost one yr later after it was listed for $68 million, the vacant property stays unsold
A supply tells the Day by day Mail that Ben is prepared to take a good greater worth minimize if it means being free from the 12 bed room, 24 rest room property
‘He actually simply needs this to be bought in order that he can minimize the ultimate twine that retains him and Jennifer intertwined.’
The couple bought the three-story, 38,000 square-foot abode in Could 2023 for $60.8 million in money.
Referred to as Crestview Manor, the lavish property features a 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom principal home, a 5,000-square-foot visitor penthouse, a two-bedroom guardhouse, a caretaker’s home, and a 12-car storage.
The property additionally boasts a house bar, fitness center, sports activities lounge, boxing ring, basketball and pickleball courts, and parking for as much as 80 automobiles.
However as their marriage got here to an finish final yr – with Lopez citing their date of separation as April 26, 2024 in divorce paperwork – the pair tried to promote the property off-market to an elite purchaser for $65 million to no avail.
They have been then pressured to checklist the home publicly on-line – for $68 million in July.
Whereas they initially discovered luck with a $64 million provide from a New Jersey purchaser in September, in line with TMZ that deal fell by way of, touchdown the mansion again available on the market.
Quick ahead to now, and the value has been slashed by $8 million, that means the pair would undergo an $855,000 loss contemplating numerous renovations they splashed out on.
The 38,000 square-foot dwelling incorporates a front room space that extends right into a patio, with a view of a $150,000 pool
The mansion additionally incorporates a pickleball courtroom and basketball courtroom, together with a house bar, fitness center, sports activities lounge, and boxing ring
The Hustlers actress by accident confirmed off the eating room contained in the sprawling dwelling, which the previous couple are actually struggling to promote
The house had appeared like a fairytale dream for the couple, with an expansive format supreme for accommodating Ben’s youngsters – Violet, 19; Finn, 16; and Samuel, 13 – and Jennifer’s 17-year-old twins, Max and Emme.
However the supply revealed to the Day by day Mail that the abode truly ‘induced drama’ of their marriage as a result of the Argo director ‘by no means needed to shell out that a lot for this dwelling to start with.’
It was beforehand reported that the couple weren’t absolutely aligned once they purchased the home.
Earlier this yr, because the property remained available on the market, a supply advised Individuals that buying the house for the jaw-dropping price ticket was Ben’s thought, whereas Jennifer reportedly most well-liked a extra romantic, European-inspired aesthetic.
Nonetheless, as soon as they settled in, Ben wasn’t significantly excited concerning the place both, because the supply advised Individuals he discovered it inconvenient and much away from his three youngsters, whom he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
‘[Ben] is aware of [Jennifer] will at all times have a presence in his life with their youngsters remaining finest associates, however this home is the one last item that could be a image of their marriage,’ the insider continued to the Day by day Mail.
‘Finally, he simply hopes that they discover a purchaser quickly and doesn’t care that he takes a multi-million minimize. His marriage and divorce value him hundreds of thousands and what’s one other couple million? It’s a small worth to pay for Ben.’
Each the Gone Lady star and the Hustlers actress have since moved into their very own properties after settling their divorce.
Ben, pictured in Brentwood with ex-wife Jennifer Garner in December 2024, moved right into a $20 million dwelling within the Los Angeles suburb following his divorce
Jennifer was seen home searching in Los Angeles final December as their $68 million mansion struggled to discover a purchaser
The singer visited two properties, one in Brentwood close to ex Ben, and one other in Beverly Hills
The identical month their marital dwelling was listed, Ben started renting a bachelor pad in his beloved Brentwood neighborhood, close to Garner and his youngsters, for $100,000 a month.
He later moved out of the rental and bought a house, additionally within the Los Angeles suburb, for $20 million.
In the meantime, Jennifer secured a lavish $21 million property within the unique Los Angeles suburb of Hidden Hills final February.
The sprawling 2.5-acre property incorporates a 10,046-square-foot principal home, together with a barn, stables, a using enviornment, a visitor home, and a pool.
For added luxurious, the house boasts a non-public theater, a chef’s kitchen, and a totally outfitted fitness center.
As their $68 million Beverly Hills dwelling nonetheless sits available on the market, a second supply revealed to the Day by day Mail that Ben is able to ‘transfer on, get the sale over with and fear about issues which can be vital.’
‘Ben has to develop and transfer on. He simply needs to reside his life that, for essentially the most half, has been very lucky. Ben has had lots of wins, and with that comes a couple of losses,’ the supply stated.
Whereas the insider maintained that Ben ‘by no means needed to get divorced and should promote a home,’ he would nonetheless take the $8 million worth minimize any day if it means having his household, his profession, and his well being.
Ben and Jennifer have been married in July 2023, almost twenty years after calling off their first engagement. The actress filed for divorce two years later they usually settled in January 2025
A second supply advised the Day by day Mail that Ben is able to ‘fear about issues which can be vital.’ The actor shares three youngsters – Violet, 19; Finn, 16 (pictured); and Samuel, 13 (pictured) – with Garner
‘He can compartmentalize what’s vital in life. He is discovered over time what’s vital,’ they added.
In July 2022, Ben and Jennifer exchanged vows on the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas and celebrated their marriage in entrance of family and friends at his sprawling Georgia property one month later.
After the regularly papped couple went 47 days with out being noticed collectively in early 2024, Jennifer formally divorce in August final yr on the second anniversary of their Georgia marriage ceremony ceremony.
The Day by day Mail has contacted representatives for Ben Affleck for remark.
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