Nearly a year after Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, the once-affectionately-nicknamed couple ‘Bennifer’ continues to be stuck in the middle of a furious battle over the final cord that’s still tying them together. The Gigli co-stars officially finalised their divorce in January 2025 after just two years of marriage – ultimately spiralling into a failed second attempt at love after their first engagement in 2022.
And yet, the exes still share one common ground: Their $60.8 million “White Elephant’ marital mansion in Beverly Hills. What could’ve served its role as the pair’s lavish love nest, now sits idle despite several attempts at offloading it.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s $60m mansion: A failed sale series
Affleck and Lopez snapped up the three-story mega mansion known as Crestview Manor in May 2023. The 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom abode is housed in a 38,000 square-foot estate, which also has a 5,000-square-foot guest penthouse, a 12-car garage, a two-bedroom guardhouse and a caretaker’s house, according to the Daily Mail. The opulent property even features basketball and pickleball courts, a gym, boxing ring, and a home bar, among other unmissable highlights.
As Bennifer’s marriage crumbled last year, they first tried to get rid of the property off-market, seeking out a buyer in a $65 million deal. When that initial attempt washed down the drain, they resorted to releasing the public online listing for it, pricing the place at $68 million in July. As per TMZ, a $64 million offer came their way from a potential New Jersey buyer months later. However, once that deal slipped out of their hands as well, the pair’s multiple hit-and-trials left them no choice but to slash the price-tag by $8 million. With renovation costs included, Ben and Jen were poised to be hit with a loss worth $855,000.
Given the current situation, this pending Beverly Hills mansion sale is severely costing them a lot more emotionally than financially.
Millions mean nothing to Ben Affleck as he strives to cut JLo from his life: Source
An inside source has since spilled to the Daily Mail that Ben Affleck is more than willing to empty millions of dollars from his pocket to get rid of this last thread pulling him back to Lopez for good. “Ben and JLo slashed the price on their Beverly Hill mansion for $8 million less than they paid for it, but this is nothing to Ben,” the source claimed. “He just really wants this to be sold so that he can cut the final cord that keeps him and Jennifer intertwined.”
The insider also suggested that while Jennifer is expected to have a “presence in his life with their kids remaining best friend,” the Beverly Hills mansion still appears to be the final “symbol of their marriage.”
Previous reports have insisted that Bennifer were even divided over the hefty purchase in 2023. An insider told People that buying the place was The Accountant star’s idea in the first place. However, as they left their mark on the house, Affleck’s excitement also dissipated due to the inconvenient distance it put between himself and his three children, shared with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Meanwhile, contradictory claims elsewhere argued that it was actually Jennifer who insisted on splurging on the estate.
Bennifer divided over Beverly Hills mansion
And now the source spilling the alleged inside talks maintains that Ben Affleck is prioritising finding a buyer as soon as possible. He “does not care that he take a multi-million cut. His marriage and divorce cost him millions and what is another couple million? It is a small price to pay for Ben.”
Last month, a RadarOnline.com report also painted a similar battleground picture between the famous exes. A source established that while Affleck was ready to take a hit, the singer-actress did not want to budge from her plans of making all her money back.
With no one considering the mega mansion’s deal a viable one, the insider alleged that Ben wanted to “cut his losses and get what they can instead of paying a fortune in property taxes while it’s still on the market.” As for JLo’s point of view, the source said she “feels he owes her and that’s a big reason why she’s digging in hard and making this house sale a point of principle.” On the flip side, Ben “thinks she’s being petty and delusional” because the market is no longer the same, as per the source’s narrative.