Ben Affleck made rare comments about his co-parenting relationship with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, seven years after their divorce was finalized.
The 53-year-old Oscar winner – who recently had a cozy reunion with Jennifer Lopez at the screening of their new movie – opened up about the topic during an interview with Access Hollywood.
Affleck shares Violet, 19, Fin, 16, and Samuel, 13, with Garner – whom he was married to from 2005 until 2018.
The actor gushed how ‘proud’ he is of his three kids while talking to the outlet at the premiere of Kiss Of The Spider Woman in NYC on Monday.
‘I could not be more proud of my children. I can’t even tell you,’ he said before adding that his eldest child Violet ‘takes after her mom.’
Last month, the college student spoke at the United Nations event where she emotionally advocated for mask mandates following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ben Affleck, 53, made rare comments about his co-parenting relationship with ex-wife Jennifer Garner – seven years after their divorce was finalized; seen on Monday in NYC
Affleck shares Violet, 19, Fin, 16, and Samuel, 13, with Garner – whom he was married to from 2005 until 2018; the former couple seen above in 2013 in West Hollywood
Affleck called his daughter ‘spectacular’ and then said, ‘And I’m very lucky that I’ve got a great partner and that we got great kids.
‘It’s the joy of my life and I’m just very, very lucky. And it makes me happy every day,’ he further expressed.
Despite their split, Affleck and Garner have maintained a positive co-parenting relationship for their children.
Last month, the former couple were seen spending time together for a rare family outing – and were joined by two of their kids Fin and Samuel.
Affleck has previously commented on raising his children with the 13 Going On 30 actress during an interview with GQ in March.
‘I’m really lucky that I have a really good co-parent and partner in Jennifer Garner, the kids’ mom, who’s wonderful and great and we work together well,’ he told the outlet at the time.
The Good Will Hunting actor also discussed how both he and Garner have navigated through fame and stayed honest with their kids.
‘We used to have a thing, my ex-wife and I, when they would see something on a supermarket stand,’ Affleck recalled.
‘I could not be more proud of my children. I can’t even tell you,’ he said before adding that his eldest child Violet ‘takes after her mom’; Garner and Violet seen in 2022 in Washington D.C.
‘I’m really lucky that I have a really good co-parent and partner in Jennifer Garner, the kids’ mom, who’s wonderful and great and we work together well,’ he told the outlet at the time; seen in 2014 in L.A.
‘We would say, well, “You know this isn’t always true because if it were, you would have 15 brothers or sisters or whatever the number of stories is where they said that your mom was pregnant.”‘
Affleck added, ‘I know what’s going on in my life. And also, really more importantly, my kids know.’
While at Monday’s premiere of Kiss Of The Spider Woman, the actor also reunited with ex-wife Jennifer Lopez.
The singer took on a leading role in the musical drama while Affleck was one of the executive producers.
The former couple flashed big smiles as they paused for a brief photo session on the red carpet ahead of the screening.
Affleck could be seen lightly wrapping his right arm around her waist and later was spotted whispering into her ear on the red carpet.
The Oscar winner also praised his ex-wife’s performance in the film and told Extra, ‘She’s amazing in the movie.
‘I just can’t wait for you, the audience, to see the movie. I’m as proud of this movie as any that I’ve ever been involved with. I’m really excited to be here tonight.’
While at Monday’s premiere of Kiss Of The Spider Woman, the actor also reunited with ex-wife Jennifer Lopez (seen above)
Affleck further added, ‘She just was going to give it her all and she did. She worked enormously hard. You get to see all of her many gifts. She’s somebody that grew up watching classic musicals’
He further added, ‘She just was going to give it her all and she did. She worked enormously hard.
‘You get to see all of her many gifts. She’s somebody that grew up watching classic musicals.’
Lopez and Affleck tied the knot in 2022 after rekindling their romance but the singer filed for divorce on their second wedding anniversary. Their divorce was finalized earlier this year in January.
During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning late last month, Lopez explained how Affleck came to help finance the musical drama through his production company Artists Equity with close pal Matt Damon.
During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning late last month, Lopez explained how Affleck came to help finance the musical drama through his production company Artists Equity with close pal Matt Damon; seen on Tuesday in NYC
‘The movie wouldn’t have been made if it wasn’t for him and Artists Equity…I will always give him that credit,’ she explained.
‘They financed it. I told him this was the role I was born to play and I wanted to do it, and he was like, “Okay,” and he helped make it happen.’
Kiss Of The Spider Woman additionally stars Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Bruno Bichir and Josefina Scaglione.
The musical – which was written and directed by Bill Condon – is set to hit theaters on October 10.
