Ben Affleck Spends Thanksgiving with Ex-Wife Jennifer Garner Amid Jennifer Lopez Divorce

Ben Affleck seems to be ditching and avoiding Jennifer Lopez every now and then. The 52-year-old Oscar winner was spotted cozying up to his first ex-wife Jennifer Garner, on Thursday while volunteering with Midnightg Mission in downtown Los Angeles.

Affleck, The Hypnotic star and Garner appeared to be executing great energies while reuniting for the celebration. The exes- who were married from 2005 to 2018- share three children, Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. The kids were also spotted at the event, following the footsteps of their parents.

Despite his ongoing divorce from J Lo, ‘The Accountant” actor was photographed smiling with his one-time lover- and was even caught whispering in her ear. The former married pair wore matching aprons that read, “I love the Midnight Mission,” while greeting fellow volunteers.

The family kept it casual for Thursday’s  outing in downtown Los Angeles. While Graner traded her fancy outfits for a simpler blue sweater and jeans, securing her brunette locks in a dark hair clip, the Argo actor wore a dark-colored button-up shirt underneath his apron.

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This marks Affleck’s first Thanksgiving since Lopez filed for divorce in August on the two-year anniversary of their second wedding ceremony.  The 55-year-old Love Don’t Cost a Thing singer and Affleck tied the knot in July 2022 after rekindling their early 2000s romance in 2021. Lopex listed their date of separation as April 26, 2024, four months before she officially filed the paperwork.

As Affleck was reuniting with his ex-wife and his kids for thanksgiving, Lopez was seen grabbing lunch with her friends in Los Angeles a day before the holiday. During her outing, the Atlas actress rocked a chic long-sleeved white shirt with high-waisted jeans, accessorized with nude heels, a brown crocodile Hermes bag, and a gray blazer.

Before their split, Lopez and Affleck seamlessly blended their families together, as the singer shares 16-year-old twins, Emme and Max, with ex-husband Marc Anthony. The children, reportedly close to each other, have continued to spend time together despite their parents’ ongoing divorce.

Close sources say Affleck was taking a break from filming to spend the holidays with his children, which, in turn, meant spending more time with Garner. Affleck and Garner married in 2005 after his original split from Lopez. The pair announce their separation in June 2015 after 10 years of marriage but did not officially file for divorce until April 2017.