Jennifer Lopez has responded to criticism about her decision to take Ben Affleck’s last name. Lopez announced the change in her subscription-based newsletter just after their July wedding, calling herself “Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck.” IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEBRITIES WHO DIED THIS YEAR! A New York Times opinion piece responded to the news calling the practice of taking a husband’s last name “cringe-y” and “dispiriting.” The guest writer compared it to something out of The Handmaid’s Tale and criticized Lopez for participating “in a tradition that’s historically rooted in women relinqui…