Jennifer Lopez says decision to take husband’s last name not anti-feminist
American entertainer, Jennifer Lopez, has defended her decision to take on her husband, Ben Affleck’s last name.
In a cover story for the December 2022 issue of Vogue, released on Tuesday, the entertainer described her decision as a power move because she’s in control of her own life.
An opinion piece by Jennifer Weiner had been published in the New York Times in July criticising the singer for taking her husband’s last name. Weiner had said, “At this fraught moment for feminism in America, a woman like the former Jennifer Lopez deciding to change her name feels especially dispiriting.”
Responding to the criticism, Mrs Affleck said, “People are still going to call me Jennifer Lopez. But my legal name will be Mrs. Affleck because we’re joined together. We’re husband and wife. I’m proud of that. I don’t think that’s a problem.
“It feels like it’s a power move, you know what I mean? I’m very much in control of my own life and destiny and feel empowered as a woman and as a person.”
Lopez and Affleck, who first dated from 2002 to 2004, rekindled their relationship in 2021 and got married this year.
