{"id":2506135,"date":"2026-07-17T14:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2506135"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:51:05","slug":"jennifer-garner-praises-great-partner-ben-affleck-after-their-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jennifer-garner-praises-great-partner-ben-affleck-after-their-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner Praises &#8216;Great Partner&#8217; Ben Affleck After Their Split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/jennifer-garner\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jennifer-garner\" data-tag=\"jennifer-garner\">Jennifer Garner<\/a> had nothing but good things to say about ex-husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/ben-affleck\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ben-affleck\" data-tag=\"ben-affleck\">Ben Affleck<\/a> 11 years after their 2015 separation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a July 16 interview with <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jennifer-garner-praises-ex-husband-ben-affleck-incredible-co-parent-12008091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>, the actress credited her \u201cincredible co-parent\u201d for giving her the freedom to star in her show, <em>The Five Star Weekend<\/em>. Garner said she initially turned down the part because it was supposed to shoot outside of Los Angeles. \u201cI really only work in L.A. I have three teenagers, and I can\u2019t leave for four months. It\u2019s just not worth it to me,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-related-links \/\/ lrv-u-padding-a-050 a-background-color-body-inset-b-2@mobile-max\">\n\t<!-- disable-pmc_link_tags_to_related_posts-starts --><\/p>\n<article class=\"o-card a-background-color-body-offset-tl-n1@tablet lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-padding-a-1@tablet lrv-u-margin-t-1 lrv-u-border-a-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234778986\/who-is-jennifer-garner-boyfriend-john-miller\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-display-none@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-4x3 u-width-125@tablet\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content u-margin-l-1@tablet\">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  u-letter-spacing-015 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase a-font-secondary-bold-s lrv-u-font-size-14 lrv-u-margin-t-050 lrv-u-margin-t-1@desktop lrv-u-margin-b-025 u-margin-tb-00@tablet lrv-u-display-block\"><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-medium-s@mobile-max a-font-primary-xs@tablet lrv-u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-margin-b-1 u-margin-t-050@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-025 lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAll About Jennifer Garner\u2019s Boyfriend, John Miller\t\t<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>\t<!-- disable-pmc_link_tags_to_related_posts-ends --><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen producers came up with a plan for the show to shoot primarily in L.A. and a month in Nantucket, Garner said she could say yes to the job because of Affleck. \u201cThey can stay with their dad,\u201d Garner said. \u201cHe\u2019s wonderful. He takes care of them. He\u2019s a great partner in that way. And so that\u2019s very freeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGarner and Affleck are parents to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234970169\/jennifer-garner-kids-fully-cringe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13<\/a>. The couple married in 2005 and separated in 2015 before finalizing their divorce in 2018. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1235026271\/jennifer-garner-reaction-ben-affleck-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer Garner Hints She\u2019s Never Forgotten the \u2018Messiness\u2019 of Her Marriage to Ben\u00a0Affleck<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAccording to Garner, she once deprioritized work while caring for her and Affleck\u2019s kids, but she\u2019s slowly coming back to working more frequently, thanks in part to Affleck. \u201cThere is a time in your life where you just do get caught up in all of that,\u201d Garner explained. \u201cAnd that\u2019s okay. Nothing is forever. That\u2019s a season. And it\u2019s a beautiful thing. And I wouldn\u2019t trade a minute of it. But I feel like my kids are a little bigger 1784299862. Their dad has become this incredible co-parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn October 2025, Affleck had similar things to say about co-parenting with Garner when he talked to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accessonline.com\/videos\/ben-affleck-praises-jennifer-lopezs-spectacular-performance-in-kiss-of-the-spider-woman#google_vignette\"><em>Access Hollywood<\/em><\/a> about his daughter Violet after she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/health-and-wellness\/articles\/3061805\/violet-affleck-post-viral-infection-face-masks\/\">testified at the United Nations<\/a> over mask bans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI could not be more proud of my children. I can\u2019t even tell you,\u201d said Affleck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c[Violet] takes after her mom. She\u2019s spectacular,\u201d he continued, referring to Garner. \u201cAnd I\u2019m very lucky that I\u2019ve got a great partner and that we got great kids. It\u2019s the joy of my life and I\u2019m just very, very lucky. And it makes me happy every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1235028307\/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-kid-seraphina-ariana-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer Lopez Sings A Breakup Anthem With Ben Affleck\u2019s Kid In An Adorable\u00a0Video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sheknows.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Garner had nothing but good things to say about ex-husband Ben Affleck 11 years after their 2015 separation. In a July 16 interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress credited her \u201cincredible co-parent\u201d for giving her the freedom to star in her show, The Five Star Weekend. Garner said she initially turned down the part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2506136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[29466,24003,39283],"class_list":["post-2506135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-ben-affleck","tag-celebrity-news","tag-jennifer-garner"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jennifer-Garner-Praises-Great-Partner-Ben-Affleck-After-Their-Split.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506137,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506135\/revisions\/2506137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}