Jennifer Lopez Ditched Her Engagement Ring Hours Before Announcement

Jennifer Lopez tried to throw people away commitment smell for hours before she announced she was getting married Ben Affleck … because he lost a huge stone while he was out with his fiancé.

Bennifer was away and on Friday checking in to some of LA’s commercial properties they might be looking for – which isn’t so crazy, especially when they just grabbed massive space together … and they will now become husband and wife.

As you can see, the love birds introduced the PDA as they examined what has been described to us as an empty office studio located in some sort of warehouse. When they were out, Jen wrapped her arms around Ben’s waist … and THIS finger was exposed.

Clearly there is no ring there … unlike the few days before he was spotted making furniture purchases the emerald green diamond settled beautifully on his finger.

Jen didn’t hide the fact that she had given up the hardware … even inside, you see, the ring wasn’t visible. So yes, it looked like he wanted to keep the matter subdued before publicity later that night – when the cat was out of the bag.

Jen told the world via video message on her website On the JLo – where she posted a video where she apparently got a ring from Ben and rips it. It’s a beauty – and she even threw her old ode to the song “Dear Ben” as a cover piece playing in the background.

As the quick clip fades, you hear the opening lines of the song – “You’re Perfect” – which in itself is pretty perfect … in the sense that it can refer to both Ben and the diamond.

So now that everyone knows they’re getting hooked (again) – the question is … does Jen wear a ring in public all day, every day? Given how gentle they are to each other, our guess would be yes. And why in the world doesn’t … it’s really spinning after all.