US EditionJennifer Garner on 'Hard' End to 13-Year Marriage with Ben Affleck
- On Jan. 7, 2026, Jennifer Garner told Marie Claire UK, `The fact of it is what was hard. The actual breaking up of a family is what was hard. Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard.`
- They married in 2005 and then separated in 2015, finalizing their divorce in 2018 and raising their three children: Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel.
- Now Garner says she co-parents with peace and equanimity, continuing family outings with Affleck and their children and exchanging gifts last month with her partner John Miller.
- She told women that time provides opportunity to heal and forgive, and Garner said she avoids public gossip to protect herself and her children in her Marie Claire UK interview.
- Sources say the relationship has evolved into a friendship, with Affleck prioritizing time with his children amid his other relationship developments.
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ComingSoon.netJennifer Garner opens up about hardest part of Ben Affleck divorce
It’s a new year and new insights for Jennifer Garner, who’s shedding rare light on her “hard” divorce from Ben Affleck. The “13 Going on 30” star, 53, told Marie Claire UK the couple’s 2015 split prompted her to “be smart about what you can and can’t handle, and I could not handle what was out there. But what was out there [gestures] was not what was hard. The fact of it is what was hard.” RELATED: Nicole Kidman’s Tom Cruise ordeal sparked custo…
Although they are separated, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are still on good terms.
At the age of 53, she frankly addressed what the separation in 2015 meant, not from the media noise that surrounded her, but from the emotional loss that it involved for her and her family.
Ex-wife of Boston’s Ben Affleck opens up about ‘hard’ divorce
The former wife of Boston native Ben Affleck has opened up about their divorce. In a recent interview with Marie Claire UK, Jennifer Garner recalled how “hard” breaking up with Affleck was in 2015 after 10 years of marriage. The divorce was finalized in 2018.
Jennifer Garner Opened Up About How She And Ben Affleck Have Rebuilt A “Partnership” She Didn’t Think They’d “Ever Get Back To” After Their “Hard” Divorce
“I think it’s important for women to know, when they think, ‘Oh, I’ll never see that, I’ll never have that feeling, I’ll never be friends with this person again’... Time is the opportunity to heal.”View Entire Post ›
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