Ben Affleck Thanks 'Thoughtful' Ex Jen Garner as He Continues to Open Up About Sobriety

While Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, both 47, have remained friendly and successful co-parents following their 2018 split, he made the raw confession to the New York Times that their divorce is his biggest regret in life. The 47-year-old actress moved on to a happy, low-key relationship with handsome businessman John Miller, 41, in 2018.

Jennifer Garner, 47, had the best surprise for her son, Samuel, after picking up the eight-year-old from school on March 9: ice cream! The sweet duo made a trip to Rori’s Artisanal Creamery in Santa Monica on Monday afternoon, and during their outdoor stroll, the mother and son looked giddy as they sweetly held hands. Samuel even excitedly broke into a run in front of Jennifer as they made their way across a crosswalk, and Jennifer appeared amused by her son’s enthusiasm.

Jennifer Garner, 47, is totally fine with ex-husband Ben Affleck, 47, dating again. “When it comes to people that Ben may or may not be dating, Jen’s attitude is different at all stages of a relationship that Ben will have.

Actress Jennifer Garner is the smiliest mom. She’s the happiest when she’s with her kids and that was no different when she picked up daughter Seraphina Affleck, 11, from school on March 6.

Ben Affleck‘s film The Way Back had an early cheerleader on the sidelines — his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

Jennifer Garner, 47, made sure Ben Affleck, 47, kept his role as Jack Cunningham, a former basketball all-star struggling with addiction, in the new film The Way Back when he relapsed in 2018, and she did so by going straight to the film’s director, Gavin O’Connor. Gavin, 55, sat down for an interview with 34th Street Magazine and talked about how the actor’s former wife directly asked him to not “pull the plug” on the film because Ben loved it so much.

Ben Affleck went back to rehab as production was set to start on his new film The Way Back a few years back, and we’re now learning that his ex wife Jennifer Garner called the director of the film during that time.

Well-versed in the dos and don'ts of discussing his good pal Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber stuck to the company line. "He's a great guy and they're friends," the Alias alum told Us Weekly last September of businessman John Miller.

While their relationship might have struggled in the past, Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner share a cordial relationship and are always there for each other and their children. Now that the actor is back to his healthy self, after struggling with alcoholism, it seems like he is working on mending his relationship with his ex.

Friendly exes! Ben Affleck was spotted with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, for the first time since revealing that their divorce was his “biggest regret.”

Ever since Ben Affleck returned to the spotlight post his rehab, the actor has been opening up about his life and struggles. During his latest interview with Associated Press, the actor reflected on how his life his relationship has personal relationships have improved now that he is feeling better, both physically and mentally. The actor said he has a better relationship with his ex-wife now. They share the children together, Violet (14), Seraphina (11), and Samuel (8).

Ben Affleck, 47, fell back on his struggles with his drawn-out divorce with Jennifer Garner, 47, and alcoholism to inspire his performance in his upcoming movie The Way Back. For the sports drama premiering in March of 2020, Ben is tackling the role of a divorcee and recovering alcoholic who begins to coach an underdog basketball team.

Ben Affleck wants his children to always know how much he cares about and respects their mother Jennifer Garner.

After recently calling his divorce from actress Jennifer Garner the “biggest regret” of his life, Ben Affleck is heaping further praise on the mother of his children. Affleck and Garner, both 47, were together for 10 years before they officially divorced after a long separation in 2018.

After recently calling his divorce from actress Jennifer Garner the “biggest regret” of his life, Ben Affleck is heaping further praise on the mother of his children. Affleck and Garner, both 47, were together for 10 years before they officially divorced after a long separation in 2018.

Ben Affleck still cares deeply about ex-wife Jennifer Garner, and could not be more grateful that she is in his life.

Jennifer Garner, 47, is the ultimate doting mom! The actress was on mom duty on Feb. 23, as she picked her seven-year-old son, Samuel Affleck, up from school.

© Getty Getty Ahead of his new movie, The Way Back, Ben Affleck is on a big press tour. However, he isn’t just using this trip to promote a movie — he’s also using it to come clean about his battle with alcohol addiction and the way it affected his marriage to Jennifer Garner.

Ben Affleck said he would love to have a “meaningful” relationship during a very candid interview on the Feb. 21 episode of Good Morning America. And a source close to the 47-year-old star EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife that Ben is “definitely open” to the idea of tying the knot again at some point. This after he and ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 47, announced their separation in 2015.

Ben Affleck did not mince words during his interview with journalist Diane Sawyer on the Feb. 21 episode of Good Morning America.