Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck shook the internet when they finally got married in an intimate ceremony in Las Vegas over the weekend. Photos from their love-filled nuptials have met with fan frenzy. While the fans across the globe are elated with the couple embarking on their marital life, JLo’s decision to change her name to Jennifer Affleck has been met with mixed reactions as fans are pretty upset about it.

The singer and actress has changed her last name and taken her husband’s surname in a surprise move. She also signed the newest edition of her fan newsletter, On The JLo, with the name, Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck. In the newsletter she confirmed getting married to Affleck and posted some photos and videos from the wedding. OnTheJLo newsletter, Jennifer wrote, “They were right when they said, "all you need is love". We are so grateful to have that in abundance, a new wonderful family of five amazing children and a life that we have never had more reason to look forward to. Stick around long enough and maybe you'll find the best moment of your life in a drive through in Las Vegas at twelve thirty in the morning in the tunnel of love drive through, with your kids and the one you'll spendn forever with. Love is a great thing, maybe the best of things - and worth waiting for. With love, Mrs. Jenniffer Lynn Affleck (sic)." However, Jennifer Lopez’s last name remains unchanged on her social media handles.

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However, Twitterati were unimpressed and took to the micro-blogging site to express their displeasure. Check out their tweets below:

Women need to stop changing their names. I’ve been married 15 years and did not. My sister did, and then changed it back, she is still married to same man. Keep your identity

— MJW (@mjwolfs) July 18, 2022

Ben Lopez was RIGHT THERE!

— Tim Petras (@driftwood888) July 17, 2022

Why would JLo change her name, she has a whole career invested in her birth name!! She needs to keep her name!!

— Delicacy (@LifeDelicacy) July 18, 2022

I refuse to call her J.Aff

— Jace Serrano (@JaceSerrano) July 17, 2022

Ugh. Lopez-Affleck would be amazing

— charlemaigne. (@charzseeya) July 17, 2022

I am shook - she took his name!!

— Rebecca Bodenheimer (@rmbodenheimer) July 18, 2022

So now she's J-Af?

— Patricia Schwarz, PhD (@TessEractica) July 18, 2022

Wait, why DON’T both parties take each other’s last name. Way more romantic.

— Chuck Butts (@PointyBoots) July 17, 2022

In 2003, while cooking with Pat O'Brien as part of Ben & Jen: A Dateline Special, he asked her what will be her name a week after she gets married. She had then replied, "What do you think my name will be? Am I gonna change it professionally you mean? No, I think I'm going to stay with Jennifer Lopez, but my name will be Jennifer Affleck, obviously." Pat then joked and said that if her name and Ben's surname are put together it comes out as 'Jaff' in the same refrain as JLo. Repeating it, Jennifer said, "Jaff. It doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but you've gotta make sacrifices." When Pat said that 'Jennifer Affleck is a good name', she replied, "It's not bad. I'll take it."

Jennifer and Ben were first engaged way back in 2002 but parted ways mere days before their wedding. Later they went on to marry different people, with Ben marrying Jennifer Gardner with whom he has three daughters and Jennifer marrying Marc Antony with whom she has twin sons. They rekindled their romance in April 2021.

(Source: Twitter)