Surprising advice Jennifer Garner gave ex-husband Ben Affleck before Jennifer Lopez divorce
By this point, we all know Affleck and Lopez went through yet another break up this year.
First, they were engaged in the noughties, and then two decades later, they rekindled and were spotted tying the knot in 2022 before divorcing in 2024.
But before J Lo, Affleck was married to actress Jennifer Garner.
The pair were together between 2005 and 2018 and share three kids together: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
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They’ve always kept it friendly, and appear to be on good terms despite no longer being together.
Not only were the pair spotted together spending Thanksgiving together, but she also apparently gave him some very sound advice prior to his divorce from J Lo.
According to a report from Page Six, Garner hared she would 'love' her ex-husband to spend Christmas with her and their kids.
A source told the outlet: "Jen and Ben typically split their time with the kids over the holidays but Jen offered to spend Christmas all together with Ben if he would like.
“Christmas is one of Jen’s favourite holidays and she would love for the family to be together as often as possible for these occasions."
When they spent Thanksgiving together, they were spotted feeding the homeless community as part of the Midnight Mission group.
The two looked happy to be together as a family during this time.
But according to another insider, who told Page Six, the 52-year-old actress hadn’t wanted him to divorce at all.
In fact, she had allegedly ‘encouraged’ him to work on his marriage with the singer.
The person claimed: “When things started getting rocky between Ben and Jennifer [Lopez], Jen was very supportive of their relationship and encouraged Ben to work on their marriage.”
They even shared how Garner ‘had even become friendly with Jennifer, and they were communicating on a regular basis’, but the pair haven’t ‘been in touch’ recently.
According to the source, all Garner wanted was for Affleck to be ‘happy’.
As for J Lo, she spent Thanksgiving alone, and said that she was grateful this year.
She shared with People: "It was a pretty intense year for me and I'm most looking forward to spending time with my kids and my family coming out from the East Coast.
"The holidays are such a special time for us and they've always been since I was a little girl. And I really look forward to those moments when I can be with my sisters and just relax and have fun and create new memories."
She then added: "So we kind of catch up on what everybody’s doing and how life is. It’s just a beautiful time. I really enjoy it.
"I love all of the decorations and the hot chocolate and the music and the food, and I'm one of those people who really tries to make it out of a storybook for my kids with all of those things. I'm a sucker for the holidays."
Topics: Ben Affleck, Celebrity, Jennifer Lopez
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