Jennifer Lopez Shares Summer Photo Retrospective amid Ben Affleck Split: ‘Oh, It Was a Summer’

Jennifer Lopez is looking back on her summer.

On Saturday, Aug. 31, the “This Is Me… Now” singer, 55, shared a post on Instagram showing off photos from her summer, highlighting the time she spent hanging out with her kids and siblings as well as taking some time to relax. The post comes after she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on Aug. 20 after two years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.

“Oh, it was a summer,” she wrote in the caption.

Lopez kicked off her photo carousel with a mirror selfie showing her posing with a sultry expression as she sported a black turtleneck sweater, slim-cut black jeans and a slicked-back ponytail hairstyle.

Other photos show Lopez enjoying some summer activities, including eating an ice cream cone, spending time with her sister Lynda and getting ready to take a bubble bath. She also included a snapshot of her cat and dog soaking up some sunshine and a photo of some cozy pajamas that read “blessed mama” on the top.

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Another shot captures one of Lopez’s kids — she shares 16-year-old twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony — smiling at her pet cat. Lopez also posed for a selfie outside as she wore pink-tinted sunglasses and a swimsuit.

Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez’s child with her cat.

Several of the photos also show off the Atlas actress’ summer ensembles, including a mirror selfie in her bathroom that features her in full glam makeup and a white swimsuit, as well as a shot of her out at a restaurant wearing a white dress with a dark red ribbon around her waist and a red leather purse and heels to match.

The post also features a photo of a woman wearing a graphic T-shirt printed with the message, “She’s in bloom and unbothered, out of reach and at peace,” as well as a text slide featuring the quote: “Everything is unfolding in divine order.”

Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez.

Lopez filed for divorce on the second anniversary of her and Affleck’s Southern wedding ceremony. The former couple spent much of the summer apart — although she stopped by Affleck’s rental home in Los Angeles earlier this month ahead of the actor’s 52nd birthday.

“It’s really hit her hard,” a source previously told PEOPLE of Lopez’s reaction to the pair’s split. “She’s very upset and disappointed with Ben.”

Lopez and Affleck tied the knot in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022, nearly two decades after they were previously engaged in the early 2000s before calling it quits shortly before their planned wedding.

Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez.

On Aug. 22, a source told PEOPLE that the pair had good intentions when rekindling their romance, stating that Lopez and Affleck “really loved each other — and it happened quickly.”

Another source told PEOPLE earlier this week that Lopez is “doing as well as she can” and “seems relieved” after filing for divorce, which she did in a courthouse herself without an attorney.

“She didn’t want a divorce. She wanted to figure things out,” the source added.

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