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Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia

Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond

A celebrity's engagement ring can cost millions of dollars. Noam Galai/Getty Images Entertainment

When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly worth as much as $2.5 million, made by luxury jeweler Harry Winston and adorned with a 6.1-carat pink diamond.

After the movie stars broke up in 2004 without getting married, J. Lo said she intended to return the ring “quietly” to Affleck. Whether or she ever did that or not, was Lopez entitled to keep the that rock or any of the others she got from her numerous ex-husbands and former fiancés?

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