Ben Affleck’s cruel birthday blow to Jennifer Lopez revealed as it emerges he snapped up $20.5M bachelor pad on the day she turned 55

 

On the same day Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday, her husband Ben Affleck closed escrow on his new $20.5 million ‘bachelor pad.’

The Last Duel star, 51, purchased his new home in the Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, as the singer marked her birthday without him.

Coincidentally, that’s also when the Hustlers star finalized the sale of her four-bedroom New York City penthouse for $23 million, as per People.

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His purchase came days after they publicly listed their shared Beverly Hills mansion for a whopping $68 million.

The pair have not been pictured together in months amid ongoing rumors of a split, and have spent most of the summer apart on different coasts.

 

On the same day Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday, her husband Ben Affleck, 51, closed escrow on his new $20.5 million ‘bachelor pad’; seen in 2021

 

The Last Duel star purchased his new mansion in the Pacific Palisades (pictured) on Wednesday, July 24, as the singer marked her birthday without him

It comes following claims that Affleck’s sudden purchase of the home has been a ‘stab to the heart’ for Lopez.

Affleck’s home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms with breakfast and dining areas, as well as a separate family room, den, walk-in closets, media room, powder room, guest house and more amenities typical of a multi-million dollar house.

The home was designed by architect Cliff May.

Meanwhile the penthouse Lopez sold is a four-bedroom, 7.5-bath duplex.

A source told RadarOnline: ‘Ben’s decision to move into his own home is the final insult.’

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This development is the strongest sign yet that Affleck’s marriage to Jennifer may be heading toward divorce.

The This Is Me…Now artist and Affleck listed their Beverly Hills home for sale earlier this month, after purchasing the estate for $60 million last May, but they didn’t find any immediate buyers.

They recently spent their 2nd wedding anniversary apart amid reports that they’re living in separate homes.

As Lopez stayed in their marital home, Affleck has been living in a $100,000 monthly rental that’s just a short drive from his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s Brentwood house.

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It comes following claims that Affleck’s sudden purchase of the home has been a ‘stab to the heart’ for Lopez; seen in 2023

 

The pair have not been pictured together in months amid ongoing rumors of a split, with Affleck missing her birthday festivities