There's a new Jenny on the block.
Jennifer Affleck — who is not Ben Affleck’s estranged wife, but who is a distant relative of Ben’s, and stars in the new reality show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” — joked about the former couple’s divorce on TikTok over the weekend.
The 25-year-old influencer, whose husband, Jack Affleck, is a cousin of Ben, 52, shared a video While getting her hair done at co-star Jessie Ngatikaura's salon, Jennifer Lopez's hit song “Jenny from the Block” played.
Jen sang the lyrics and danced around the salon while showing off her new hairstyle to her 1.1 million followers.
“The new Jenny on the block 😉,” Jen wrote in her caption, along with hashtags for Affleck and J.Lo, 55.
Jen is a cast member of the new Hulu reality series premiering Friday about a group of TikTok moms from Utah.
Her husband Zac will also appear on the show. Zac's father is a cousin of Ben and her brother Casey Affleck (49).
Jen and Zac have two children, a son and a daughter.
The influencer has made his relationship with Ben and J.Lo public. 2022 tiktokwhere she danced in front of her baby while the words “When you thought you were going to be the next JLo” flashed on the screen.
“But instead,” the message continued, with children’s music playing in the background, “she stole your name and you are denying it with Ms. Rachel.”
“Can't forget that Ben Affleck is my husband's second cousin,” Jen captioned the video.
After two years of marriage, J.Lo filed for divorce from Ben on August 20, which coincidentally was the second anniversary of their Georgia wedding ceremony.
In her divorce petition, the singer requested to reinstate her maiden name.
She legally changed her name to Jennifer Lynn Affleck after tying the knot with her ex-boyfriend in a simple ceremony in Las Vegas in 2022.
The “Atlas” star was attacked by the style section the new York Times Instead of asking Ben to be “Mr. Lopez,” she asked him to be Mrs. Affleck — a prospect he laughed off.
“No! It's not traditional,” he said in an interview Prevalence In November 2022. “There is no romance in it.”
“People will still call me Jennifer Lopez. But my legal name will be Mrs. Affleck because we are related to each other. We are husband and wife. I'm proud of that. I don't think it's a problem,” she said.
“I understand that people have their own feelings about it, and that's okay,” J.Lo continued. “But if you want to know how I feel about it, I think it's romantic. It still brings tradition and romance to me, and maybe that's just the kind of girl I am.”
In her divorce filing, J.Lo listed the date of separation between her and Ben as April 26, which began when J.Lo walked the Met Gala red carpet alone and divorce rumors began to spread.
She gave up her right to spousal support and asked the judge to refuse to award support to Ben.
According to the report, the ex-couple had no prenuptial agreement in place — meaning all of their earnings, benefits and assets earned during the marriage could be considered community property.
