Ben Affleck is reflecting on his personal life and the strong bond he shares with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner. In his GQ April 2025 cover story, published on March 25, the actor opened up about fame, fatherhood, and the challenges of living in the public eye. While discussing the scrutiny surrounding his life, he spoke about co-parenting their three children—Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel—and praised the relationship he and Garner have maintained over the years.
Affleck revealed, “I’ve ended up focusing on is: look, I know what’s going on in my life. And also, really more importantly, my kids know. We used to have a thing, my ex-wife and I, when 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 sisters or whatever the number of stories is where they said that your mom was pregnant,” as reported by The Mirror US. He continued, “And 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. It’s more of a headache than anything else and there certainly are worse things. I have yet to figure out why I’m an object of –”
Affleck and Garner’s close bond is not a secret to anyone and was even more evident during a recent family outing for their son Samuel’s 13th birthday. On March 2, the former couple was spotted at a paintball venue in Los Angeles, fully geared up with protective masks, vests, and paintball guns.