Jennifer Garner has no interest in the media frenzy surrounding her ex-husband Ben Affleck's reignited romance with Jennifer Lopez. And she definitely doesn't want to get caught up in that. when Affleck was engaged to Jennifer Lopez, Garner was caught openly flirting with the Oscar-winning screenwriter.
Now, as you surely remember, the actor is currently engaged, for the second time, with the singer and actress, Jennifer Lopez. But before this happened, he was married to Jennifer Garner, who is the mother of his only 3 children.
How Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Met Ben Affleck first met Jennifer Garner on the set of the movie "Pearl Harbor." Not long after, he met Jennifer Lopez on the set of the box office flop "Gigli." At the time, Garner was still married to "Felicity" star Scott Foley. While Lopez was married to her second husband Cris Judd. Soon after, however, she filed for divorce in early 2002, and Affleck and Lopez later went public with their relationship. Fans will remember that "Bennifer" was the hottest couple of the early 2000s. She made an appearance in his video for "Jenny From the Block," and by November 2002 they were engaged. However, at the same time, Affleck was working on the movie "Daredevil" with Garner.
They fell in love on "Daredevil" In 2013, eight years after Affleck and Garner got married, the actor admitted in an interview that he fell in love with Garner while making "Daredevil," even though he was in a relationship with JLo. According to Us Weekly, Affleck said at the time that it was difficult to deal with the film's failure at the box office. But the silver lining was that he found his wife. "That's where I found my wife," he said. "We met at Pearl Harbor, which people hate, but we fell in love with Daredevil," Affleck explained that Garner gave him the foundation he needed to get out of his career slump. He also said she helped him take the steps he needed to move on and start making good movies again. "She is, by leaps and bounds, the most important person to me in that regard," he said of Garner. "For the past 10 years, she has allowed me to have a stable home life while pursuing my career goals."
Jennifer Garner flirted with Ben Affleck But before Affleck and Garner could begin their relationship, she had to divorce Foley and he had to end his engagement to Lopez. Just one day before Lopez and Affleck's September 2003 wedding, they postponed the event due to a media frenzy. And in January 2004 they separated. In March of that year, Garner and Foley's marriage ended, but the actress and Ben Affleck didn't make their relationship official until much later.
In fact, even before they were both single, Affleck and Garner appeared on IFC's 'Dinner For Five.' They talked about working on "Daredevil" and Garner openly flirted with Affleck. During the episode, Garner told Affleck that she was "so glad" that she didn't force her to do a screen test with him for the superhero movie. “It's really for your comfort, and I don't know if I ever thanked you for not testing me,” Garner tells her husband-to-be. When guest star Kevin Smith began making fun of Affleck, Garner threatened to "kick his ass" because she felt protective of the actor.
What does Jennifer Garner say about Bennifer? As Affleck and Jennifer Lopez continue to rekindle their romance in the public eye, insiders say Garner wants nothing to do with the media frenzy that comes with it. A source told E! News that Garner "does not want to be a part of the circus or media attention in any way." Instead, Garner focuses on the three children she shares with Affleck: Violet, 15, Serafina, 12, and Samuel, 9. "She's trying to live her life and raise her kids, and the last thing she wants is to do is deal with Ben's love life," the source said. "His focus with her is always on the happiness of the children and Ben being a good father."
