Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner reunite in Japan as ‘best friend exes’ amid Jennifer Lopez split rumors: source
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Ben Affleck and ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, proceed to staff up for the sake of their youngsters as the actor faces ongoing marriage woes with estranged spouse Jennifer Lopez.
“They’re best friend exes and the epitome of good co-parenting,” a source near Affleck tells Fox Information Digital. The source shared that the previous couple lately loved a visit to Japan with their youngsters: Violet, 18; Seraphina, 15; and Samuel, 12.
Representatives for Garner, Affleck and Lopez didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
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A source tells Fox Information Digital that Ben Affleck loved a trip with ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their youngsters amid ongoing split rumors with estranged Jennifer Lopez. (Getty Photos)
On Thursday, Garner — who lately opened up about their eldest daughter, Violet, graduating highschool and attending Yale this fall — shared some snaps from the holiday on her Instagram, showcasing among the sights and experiences.
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That very same day, which was coincidentally Affleck’s 52nd birthday, each Garner and Lopez paid visits to the “Argo” actor-director at his Los Angeles dwelling, in response to images obtained by Fox Information Digital.
Garner was photographed visiting Affleck at his rental dwelling on Thursday. (Backgrid)
Lopez was additionally seen visiting her estranged husband on his birthday. (MEGA)
Later that night time, Lopez — who notably did not put up a tribute to her estranged husband on social media — was seen dancing to Bruno Mars‘ “Marry Me” at his Inglewood, California, live performance on the newly-opened Intuit Dome.
The A-list couple have reportedly been residing separate lives. (Getty Photos)
For months, the couple have been on the middle of split rumors as they spent a lot of their summer season on reverse sides of the nation. Lopez loved her time in the Hamptons, whereas Affleck remained in Los Angeles.
Garner, who divorced Affleck in 2018, has supplied a supporting hand to the actor all through the years as he is confronted struggles with habit as nicely as ups and downs in his relationship with Lopez.
In June, the actress shared a optimistic message on social media referencing how the exhausting occasions will finally get higher.
Garner and Affleck divorced in 2018. (Gilbert Flores/Selection through Getty Photos)
On her Instagram story, Garner shared a poem titled “it gets better” by Cleo Wade. The poem opens with the road “you will not have the blues forever.”
Shortly after sharing the poem, she shared a video of Whitney Houston singing the tune “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,” which options lyrics like “Where do broken hearts go? Can they find their way home / Back to the open arms / Of a love that’s waiting there?”
The previous couple share three youngsters collectively. (Getty Photos)
Whispers concerning the state of Affleck and Lopez’s marriage took a drastic flip when Affleck did not attend Lopez’s luxurious “Bridgerton”-themed fifty fifth celebration on July 2.
“Ben didn’t come to celebrate Jennifer’s birthday because they are done,” a source advised Fox Information Digital final month. “Totally done. They are not getting back together.”
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As a substitute, the Academy Award-winning actor-director closed escrow on his new $20.5 million dwelling in Los Angeles, in response to People magazine. That very same day, the Grammy Award-winning Lopez reportedly finalized the sale of her New York Metropolis apartment.
“They are not communicating right now,” the source added. “If she wants to talk to his kids, she goes straight to the kids. Same with him.”
Affleck and Lopez didn’t spend their second marriage ceremony anniversary collectively in July. (Getty Photos)
Earlier this 12 months, in the documentary, “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” Affleck was proven reluctantly coping with the general public scrutiny that adopted the couple once they first bought collectively in the early 2000s.
The doc follows Lopez as she works on not solely her new album, “This is Me…Now,” but in addition the high-concept music movie, “This is Me…Now: A Love Story.”
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“Jen was really inspired by this experience, which is how artists do their work,” Affleck mentioned. “They get inspired by their personal life, it moves you. I know as a writer and director I certainly do the same things. But things that are private I had always felt are sacred and special in part because they’re private.
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“So, this was one thing of an adjustment for me.”
Affleck and Lopez bought engaged for the primary time in 2002. (Getty Photos)
Throughout an look on Kevin Hart’s Peacock present “Hart to Heart,” earlier this 12 months, Affleck opened up about adjusting to Lopez’s degree of fame and admitted to not liking the eye.
“We went someplace with [Jennifer] — I can’t bear in mind as a result of she’s so well-known, and he or she creates this — folks love her, and he or she actually represents one thing necessary to folks,” Affleck said about Lopez. “[To me,] individuals are like, ‘Hey, I like your movie,’ after which they’re like ‘Ah! J-Lo!’ It’s wonderful, you recognize what I imply?”
Recalling a situation in which he, Lopez and their blended family were walking through Times Square in New York City, Affleck said the fan attention was “f—ing bananas.”
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The duo have hardly ever been noticed collectively over the previous few months. (Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/ through Getty Photos)
“We get out of the automobile, we have been going to a play, and I used to be like, ‘F— it, babe, we’re going to be late, we gotta stroll a block and a half.’ She was like, ‘Alright,’ she didn’t say s—,” he said. “We get out together with her, all the youngsters, by way of Instances Sq., and the s— was like f—ing bananas.”
During the conversation, Affleck also addressed his not-so-subtle facial expressions that often seem to highlight most paparazzi shots of him.
“I don’t like numerous consideration,” he said. “That is why folks see me and so they’re like, ‘Why is this dude always mad?’ As a result of somebody had their digicam sticking in my face, and I’m like, ‘OK, right here we go.'”
Affleck and Lopez tied the knot in 2022. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Rumors of the couple’s split began earlier this year when they went 47 days without being spotted together. Since then, they have only been seen together on rare occasions, including school graduations for Affleck’s children, Violet and Samuel. Lopez shares 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
A source recently told Fox News Digital that the duo often butt heads when it comes to their parenting styles.
“They’ve had fights about variations of opinions on elevating their children,” the source said. “They’ve very totally different parenting types.”
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Affleck and Lopez were first engaged in 2002 after meeting on the set of their film “Gigli.” Affleck proposed, and they were set to be married in 2004, but the wedding was called off at the last minute.
Twenty years later, Lopez and Affleck married in Las Vegas during a surprise wedding ceremony.
In her documentary, Lopez got candid about calling off her engagement to Affleck over 20 years ago.
“Ben and I, we broke up three days earlier than our marriage ceremony,” Lopez revealed. “We simply crumbled beneath the strain. I feel all of us go alongside considering like, ‘I am doing OK. I have been by way of these items.’ When you’re like me, you simply shake it off and put your greatest foot ahead and simply do your factor.”
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Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright and Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this report.