Ben Affleck says it is ’embarrassing’ to talk about divorce from Jennifer Lopez; praises ex-wife Jennifer Garner | Hollywood News

Ben Affleck has finally addressed his divorce from Jennifer Lopez, months after their high-profile split. While Lopez had already shared her side of the story, Affleck sat down with GQ to discuss where they stand now. He also opened up about the challenges of co-parenting with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, while addressing how rumours about his ‘private life’ affect their kids.
When asked about his divorce from Lopez, Affleck hesitated to go into detail, admitting, “I don’t want to share, that’s just sort of embarrassing. It feels vulnerable.” Despite months of speculation, he made it clear that their split was drama-free. Affleck and Lopez finalised their divorce in January, just 20 weeks after she filed, bringing their two-year marriage to an official close.
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Ben Affleck, 52, dismissed any speculation of “hidden intrigue” behind the divorce. “There is no ‘So-and-so did this’ or ‘This was the big event.’ It sounds more like a couple’s therapy session,” he said, adding that most breakups aren’t as sensational as people expect. He admitted that as he gets older, he realises relationships aren’t about pinpointing one issue but rather about understanding differences. The Hollywood star also clarified that Lopez’s 2024 documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, was not the cause of their split. According to him, he participated in the project to support his ex-wife, despite their different attitudes toward public attention. “My temperament is to be a little bit more reserved and private than hers,” he explained. However, he claimed that their different views on fame didn’t lead to a “major fracture” in their relationship.
Despite them parting ways, Affleck had nothing but praise for the “Jenny From the Block” singer,  stating, “She’s handled celebrity more adeptly and more adroitly than I have.” He acknowledged that breakups often lead to people searching for a root cause, but in their case, it was simply a matter of everyday relationship struggles. Affleck shared an analogy about understanding what you’re signing up for. “You don’t marry a ship captain and then say, ‘Well, I don’t like going out in the water.’ You’ve got to own what you knew going into any relationship,” he said in the context of the documentary.
Ben Affleck gushes over ex-wife Jennifer Garner
Ben Affleck also opened up about his co-parenting relationship with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner. The duo parted ways in 2015 after being together for nearly a decade. The Accountant 2 star couldn’t stop praising Garner, calling her “wonderful and great,” He acknowledged how well they work together to raise their three children, Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13. “I’m really lucky that I have a really good co-parent and partner in Jennifer Garner, the kids’ mom,” Affleck, 52, shared. “We work together well.”
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Ever since his split from Lopez, Affleck has been spending more time with Garner, fueling speculation about a possible reconciliation. Meanwhile, Garner is already in a relationship with John Miller, whom she’s reportedly planning to marry soon. Now, Affleck is opening up about the challenges of raising kids in the spotlight, recalling moments when he and Garner had to break down tabloid stories for their children. “They would see something on a supermarket stand, we would say, ‘Well, you know, this isn’t always true, because if it were, you would have 15 brothers or sers or whatever the number of stories is where they said that your mom was pregnant,” he said.
According to the actor,  he and, more importantly, his kids are well aware of what’s happening in his private life. Addressing why people might be so interested in his life, Affleck told GQ that he doesn’t put much effort into controlling his public image. “I think I don’t present in a very careful way. So I’ll go out and pick up the packages or deliveries, and I don’t really care that people are there to take my picture.”