Ben Affleck Spends Easter With His Ex Wife Jennifer Garner
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00:00Ben Affleck spends Easter with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
00:03It's not every day that we get a glimpse of what real co-parenting looks like in Hollywood,
00:07especially when it involves two A-list stars like Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck.
00:11On Easter Sunday, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner continued their co-parenting arrangement.
00:18Ben Affleck spent Easter morning in full dad mode,
00:21walking out of the Brentwood World Market balancing paper bags in one hand
00:24and a brightly colored gift box in the other,
00:26with 13-year-old Samuel matching him step for step.
00:30Store employees said the pair had loaded up on last-minute candy and a ceramic bunny,
00:34and onlookers noticed they were relaxed enough to joke about whose chocolate haul was bigger.
00:39A short drive later, Jennifer Garner's SUV rolled through the gates of Ben's $20 million compound,
00:45and the former spouses settled into the easy rhythm that has defined their co-parenting for years.
00:50Photographers stationed nearby caught Jennifer leaving the driveway a little afternoon
00:54with Samuel riding passenger.
00:56No sign of 19-year-old Violet or 16-year-old Serafina,
01:00though neighbors reported spotting two extra cars outside earlier in the morning,
01:04suggesting the older kids may have slipped inside away from cameras.
01:07Either way, the brief rendezvous underscored how holidays still pull this family into the same orbit,
01:12even after a public split finalized back in 2018.
01:16Ben Affleck recently told British GQ that he got very lucky in the co-parenting department.
01:21I'm really lucky that I have a really good partner in Jennifer Garner,
01:24the kid's mom, who's wonderful and great and we work together well, he said,
01:28noting they text constantly about school runs and orthodontist appointments.
01:32That interview was published just days after the two were photographed laughing and hugging,
01:36while supervising a birthday paintball party for Samuel.
01:43Shots that reignited speculation that Ben's feelings run deeper than friendly.
01:48A March insider, quote, fanned the flames.
01:50The source claimed Ben would definitely be open to giving things another shot with Jen if the timing is ever right.
01:57The same source framed the yearning as hypothetical.
01:59He knows it's not realistic right now.
02:01But gossip sites immediately threaded that remark with the viral paintball images
02:06and the actor's famously wistful demeanor.
02:09Whisperers even dragged in Ben's separation from Jennifer Lopez,
02:13suggesting he was revisiting old chapters for comfort.
02:16Jennifer, for her part, appears unmoved by the chatter.
02:20Friends say she remains committed to her relationship with businessman John Miller,
02:24whom she began dating in 2018.
02:26A second insider told Page Six that she is happy with John,
02:31and that's just not where her head is at.
02:34Adding that Jennifer values the tidy co-parenting arrangement too much to blur lines.
02:39Ben respects that boundary, the source said,
02:42and would never want to come between them.
02:45Photos of Ben's arm around Jennifer's shoulders reportedly landed poorly with John.
02:49According to the insider, the Caliberger CEO has always been supportive of Jennifer's close rapport with her ex,
02:56but felt the affectionate pose cross the line.
02:59He is said to have voiced his discomfort directly.
03:02Jen was given what amounts to an ultimatum.
03:05No more ambiguous cuddle shots, or he might step back.
03:09Friends describe the conversation as frank but calm,
03:12and note that Jennifer understood his perspective.
03:15Since then, the exes have kept their greetings lower key,
03:19shared school event sidelines, quick driveway handoffs, and the Easter drop-in.
03:23Observers did note that Jennifer stayed only long enough to collect Samuel,
03:27suggesting a deliberate decision to avoid fresh tabloid fodder.
03:31Ben, meanwhile, has been filming in Los Angeles,
03:33and reportedly spends offset evenings at the Brentwood house,
03:37leaving the Bel Air marital home he once shared with J. Lo largely unoccupied.
03:40Family insiders emphasize that the holiday gathering was about continuity for the children.
03:46Samuel still splits time evenly between households,
03:49and Violet, now in her freshman year of college, often circles back for Sunday dinners.
03:54Jennifer is said to cherish the stability.
03:56Ben, keen not to disturb the equilibrium,
03:59schedules projects around school calendars when he can.
04:02The pattern feels routine enough that neighbors hardly glance
04:05when Jennifer's black SUV pulls up to Ben's gate.
04:08Whether Ben's lingering affection signals a romantic wish
04:11or simply nostalgia for a long chapter of shared history
04:14remains open to interpretation.
04:17Friends concede he has talked warmly, and often, about the marriage era,
04:21describing Jennifer as
04:23the most important person in my adult life.
04:26Others close to Jennifer see those comments less as yearning
04:29and more as a public acknowledgement
04:30that their family unit still functions despite new partners and new addresses.