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 that Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 55th birthday, her husband Ben Affleck entered into escrow for his new $20.5 million “bachelor pad.”

The 51-year-old Last Duel star bought his new home in Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, while the singer celebrated her birthday without him.

Coincidentally, that was also when the Hustlers star closed on the sale of her four-bedroom penthouse in New York City for $23 million, according to People.

Their purchase came just days after they listed their shared Beverly Hills mansion for a staggering $68 million.

The couple have not been photographed together in months amid persistent rumors of a split.

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

This follows claims that Affleck’s sudden purchase of the home was a “stab in 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 mansion.

A source said RadarOnline: ‘Ben’s decision to move out on his own is the ultimate insult.’

This development is the strongest sign yet that Affleck’s marriage to Jennifer is headed for divorce.

This Is Me…Now artist and Affleck put their Beverly Hills home up for sale earlier this month, after purchasing the estate for $60 million last May but finding no takers.

They recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary separately, amid rumors that they were living in separate houses.

While Lopez lives in their marital home, Affleck lives in a $100,000-a-month rental house a short distance from his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s Brentwood home.

He and Garner, 52, were married from 2005 to 2018 and have children together: Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and 12-year-old Samuel.

This follows claims that Affleck’s sudden purchase of the home was a ‘stab in the heart’ for Lopez; seen in 2023

The couple haven’t been photographed together in months amid ongoing rift rumors, with Affleck missing her birthday party

To celebrate her milestone birthday, Lopez hosted a royal birthday party in the Hamptons, New York, last weekend, which Affleck did not attend.

Reports of Affleck and Lopez’s marital problems surfaced in May, after the two had not been seen together since late March.

A source told In Touch at the time, “Ben has already moved out and they will likely have to sell the dream home they’ve been looking for for two years.

“They will never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him and he can’t change her. There’s no way it could have lasted.”

One of Lopez’s friends from LA told the Ny Breaking: ‘If it’s just a matter of putting in the effort, then you better trust that [Jen] will turn it around.

“She’s put her heart and soul into her love story with Ben and she’s not going to give it up without a fight,” the source added. “From what I hear there’s still a lot of love, so there has to be hope.”

Meanwhile, Lopez is in New York City, having recently celebrated her birthday in the Hamptons.

After hosting a Bridgerton-themed party that Affleck didn’t attend, Lopez thanked her fans for their birthday wishes in a post.

The On The Floor singer told her 251 million Instagram followers she was “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of love she’s received from all over the world.

Later in her post, Lopez admitted that she is “vulnerable” and called her fans her “greatest gift.”

They recently spent their 2nd wedding anniversary apart; seen in 2023

The duo tied the knot on July 16, 2022, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. They tied the knot again the following month in an even more lavish ceremony in Georgia in 2022; seen in January

The couple also spent the Fourth of July weekend apart, as the This Is Me… Now star celebrated her nuptials in the Hamptons with her family and friends, while the Deep Water actor stayed in Los Angeles.

Earlier this summer, reports surfaced that Jen and Ben had been living apart for “months” amid speculation that they were on the verge of divorce.

Meanwhile, Us Weekly claimed on Wednesday that there is a “glimmer of hope” that Ben and Jennifer could get back together.

“Jennifer suggested they just take their time and figure it out,” the source said.

It was also added that Bennifer 2.0 “still has not made a decision” on the split.

They tied the knot on July 16, 2022, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. They tied the knot again the following month in an even more lavish ceremony in Georgia in 2022.