Over the course of his career Ben Affleck‘s personal life has received a lot of unwanted attention. As he continues with his post-divorce life from Jennifer Lopez, the Academy Award-winning actor has fully embraced family time with his ex-wife. Jennifer Garner and their three children – a stark reversal from his red-carpet, Hollywood lifestyle.
A source close to Affleck told Fox News Digital that the “Argo” actor has been enjoying time away from the spotlightas he continues to enjoy quality time with Garner and their three children: Violet, 19, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.
“Ben and Jennifer Garner have a great co-parenting relationship,” the source said. “They are still family because of the children. They talk all the time and Jennifer wants the best for him because it’s the best for their children. There is no bad blood between them, and she has really been there for him and their children. they navigate life after divorce from Jennifer Lopez.”
JENNIFER GARNER SHARE UPlifting MESSAGE AS JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK FACE AN EXPANSION
Ben Affleck has fully embraced family time with ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their three children – a stark reversal from his red carpet lifestyle. (The Midnight Mission Instagram/The Everett Collection)
Affleck and Garner have undoubtedly been each other’s strongest supporters over the past two decades. From finding a healthy way to co-parent to leaning on each other in times of need, the former couple — who were married for 13 years from 2005 to 2018 — have maintained a unique bond.
“Ben seems to be in a great place in his life,” the source added. “He has done a number of things work-wise to round out the year, but he seems less stressed than he was six months ago. He is focusing on his work and staying busy and seems excited about his project in the new year.”
The former couple spent time together on December 7. (Back grid)
Last month, the former couple and their children spent Thanksgiving at Garner’s home in Los Angeles. “The kids love having everyone together,” says an insider People magazine.
The two also spent time volunteering for The Midnight Mission, while Lopez spent a pleasant Thanksgiving with her family.
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According to a source, Affleck and Lopez — who filed for divorce in August after nearly two years of marriage — are still seeing each other and each other’s children because their lives have become so intertwined in recent years.
Representatives for Affleck and Garner did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Affleck’s aversion to public attention is nothing new.
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During Lopez’s documentary, titled “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” the former couple admitted that they “just succumbed to the pressure” of being a gossip phenomenon, and that this put a strain on their relationship, causing them had to cancel their 2003 wedding. days before it was supposed to happen.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in 2022. (Getty Images)
“I initially had a very strong sense of boundaries around the press, while Jen, I think, objected to it in the same way that I did. I objected to it very much,” Affleck said.
“When I got back together, I said, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media. And then I realized it’s not fair to ask that. It’s kind of like, you go marry a Captain, you want to love the water. We’re just two people with different approaches, trying to make compromises.”
Affleck is notorious for not looking very happy in paparazzi photos. (Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC images)
In June, Affleck explained why he always looks angry in photos. During his appearance on comedian Kevin Hart’s Peacock show, “From heart to heart”, he admitted that he’s really “a bit shy” and doesn’t “like a lot of attention.”
“This is why people see me and say, ‘Why is this?’ guy always angry?’ Because someone has a camera and they’re sticking it in my face,” Affleck said. ‘Because I’m with my children and they take pictures with me.’
Affleck told Kevin Hart, “This is why people see me, and they say, ‘Why is this guy always angry?’ Because someone has a camera and sticks it in my face.” (thecelebrityfinder/Bauer-Griffin/GC images)
Since the divorce filing was announced, Affleck seemed to retreat from the spotlight.
In September the actor was a no-show for the premiere of “Unstoppable,” a film his production company co-produced with Matt Damon.
While Lopez, who starred in the biographical sports drama, turned heads at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in a daring metallic silver dress tied at the sides with black velvet bows, Affleck was in Los Angeles.
From left to right: Bobby Cannavale, Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle and Matt Damon attend the premiere of “Unstoppable” during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
The ‘Gone Girl’ actor has had a tough time in his personal life.
Affleck and Garner first met on the set of ‘Pearl Harbor,’ but it didn’t lead to a romantic relationship until 2004, after they starred opposite each other in the 2003 film ‘Daredevil.’ They married in 2005, but eventually called it quits in 2015.
“They talk all the time and Jennifer wants the best for him because that’s what’s best for their children.”
“After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the couple said in a joint statement at the time. “We move forward with love and friendship for each other and a commitment to co-parenting our children, whose privacy we ask is respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private family matter. Thank you for your understanding. “
Jennifer Garner still supported Ben Affleck even after they broke up. She was the catalyst in getting help for his alcohol addiction in 2018. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
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In her first interview since announcing the split, Garner said Affleck was the “love of her life.”
“I didn’t marry the fat movie star; I married him,” she told Vanity Fair in 2016. “And I would go back and make that decision again. I would run across the beach to him, and I would do it again. I don’t have these three babies and so much of what we had. He is the love of my life.”
“We still have to help each other get through this,” she added, referring to their divorce. ‘He’s still the only person who really knows the truth about things. And I’m still the only person who knows some of his truths.”
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were married for almost 13 years before splitting in 2015. Their divorce was finalized in 2018. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
As the estranged couple continued to work on their marriage, Affleck revealed in 2017 that he had just completed a stint in rehab for alcoholism.
“I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I have dealt with in the past and will continue to deal with,” he wrote. “I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my children to know that there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and that I am a source of strength to anyone who needs help but is afraid to take the first step.”
“I am fortunate to have the love of my family and friends, including my co-parent Jen, who has supported me and cared for our children while I did the work I wanted to do,” Affleck continued. “This was the first of many steps taken toward a positive recovery.”
JENNIFER LOPEZ AND BEN AFFLECK DIVORCED AFTER TWO YEARS OF MARRIAGE
A year later, months before they officially settled their divorce in 2018, Garner was by Affleck’s side as the actor checked himself back into rehab.
Garner has supported Affleck through his ups and downs. (BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC images)
They finalized their divorce in October 2018.
In 2020, Affleck appeared on “Good Morning America,” where he admitted that he and Garner would be “connected forever.”
““I didn’t want a divorce, I didn’t want to be a divorced person, I really didn’t want to be a split family with my kids,” he said at the time. ‘It upset me because it meant I wasn’t who I thought I was and that was so painful and so disappointing. With myself.”
“When you have children with someone, you are connected to them forever,” he said. “And I am very lucky that she is the mother of my children. I am very grateful and respectful to her. Our marriage did not work, and that is difficult. We both really believe that it is important for children to see their parents respect each other and go interact with each other, whether they are together or not.”
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck faced a media frenzy in the early 2000s and again after they tied the knot in 2022. (Getty Images)
In 2021, Affleck rekindled his romance with Lopez and got married in 2022. However, the newlyweds’ bliss didn’t last long.
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Lopez filed for divorce of Affleck in August in Los Angeles County Court, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The “On The Floor” singer filed the documents on the second anniversary of the couple’s wedding ceremony in Georgia.
That same month, Garner and Affleck enjoyed a trip to Japan with their three children.
“They are best friend exes and the epitome of good co-parenting,” a source close to Affleck told Fox News Digital at the time.
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Tracy Wright of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
