{"id":2456504,"date":"2026-06-12T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456504"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:50:32","slug":"jennifer-garner-hints-shes-never-forgotten-the-messiness-of-her-marriage-to-ben-affleck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jennifer-garner-hints-shes-never-forgotten-the-messiness-of-her-marriage-to-ben-affleck\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner Hints She\u2019s Never Forgotten the &#8216;Messiness&#8217; of Her Marriage to Ben Affleck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have been divorced since 2018, and the impact still resonates with the 54-year-old actress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Garner, who is promoting her role in the upcoming Peacock series, <em>The Five Star Weekend,<\/em> spoke to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.televisionacademy.com\/news\/features\/emmy-magazine\/articles\/cover-2026-08\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Emmys magazine;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Emmys magazine&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Emmys<\/em> magazine<\/a> about how she related to her middle-aged character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBy the time you\u2019re in the middle of your life, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/25-messiest-most-dramatic-celebrity-123353376.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:some s\u2014t has gone down;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;some s\u2014t has gone down&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">some s\u2014t has gone down<\/a>,\u201d she explained. \u201cSo, they all show up with hurt and grief. And in the privacy and the messiness of just sitting in each other\u2019s stew of sisterhood, there\u2019s room for all of it to come out and be explored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That small comment feels like a dig at Affleck, whose alleged affair with the nanny and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrities-struggled-drug-alcohol-addiction-142200042.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his substance abuse problems;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his substance abuse problems&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">his substance abuse problems<\/a> were the catalyst for the end of their marriage. This isn\u2019t the first time Garner hinted that her ex\u2019s issues changed the entire course of her life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen my kids were little, I worked so little, and then we had such <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/jennifer-garner-says-upheaval-ben-132144406.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:an upheaval in our family;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;an upheaval in our family&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">an upheaval in our family<\/a>, that I really hardly worked for a long time,\u201d she said of taking a step back in her career during a chaotic time to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/jennifer-garner-five-star-weekend-interview-2026-11984225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:InStyle;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;InStyle&quot;}\" class=\"link \">InStyle<\/a><\/em> recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And of course, there is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2016\/02\/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck?srsltid=AfmBOorvU-niWCUUXxCJ8sGSzcjKGk1piYWgjl4-CTXWBHrR1NS2Jbu9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:her iconic interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;her iconic interview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">her iconic interview<\/a> with <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> in February 2016 that was conducted while they were separated \u2014 Garner didn\u2019t hold back then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI didn\u2019t marry the big fat movie star; I married him,\u201d she candidly shared. \u201cAnd I would go back and remake that decision. I ran down the beach to him, and I would again. You can\u2019t have these three babies and so much of what we had. He\u2019s the love of my life. What am I going to do about that? He\u2019s the most brilliant person in any room, the most charismatic, the most generous. He\u2019s just a complicated guy. I always say, \u2018When his sun shines on you, you feel it.\u2019 But when the sun is shining elsewhere, it\u2019s cold. He can cast quite a shadow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Garner is a bit more reserved in her discussion of Affleck in 2026 \u2014 probably to protect their kids, Violet, 20, Finn, 17, and Samuel, 13 \u2013 it\u2019s pretty clear that their divorce hurt her deeply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She felt it then, and she still feels it now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More on Jennifer Garner:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Before you go, click <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3611\/celebrity-nanny-affairs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> to see celebrities accused of having affairs with their nannies.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/3611\/celebrity-nanny-affairs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ben Affleck, Jude Law Celebrities Accused of Having an Affair With the Nanny\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YDzLIlL3f55o9akO7ASPtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sheknows_79\/8176afd2d444fb9f5b5077dac44ab42a\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ben Affleck, Jude Law Celebrities Accused of Having an Affair With the Nanny<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.sheknows.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:SheKnows' Newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SheKnows' Newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">SheKnows&#8217; Newsletter<\/a>. 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Garner, who is promoting her role in the upcoming Peacock series, The Five Star Weekend, spoke to Emmys magazine about how she related to her middle-aged character. 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