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    Jennifer Garner Details “Incredible” Chapter in Ben Affleck Marriage

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    Jennifer Garner is thinking back to a time when she was thriving during her marriage to Ben Affleck. 

    The 13 Going on 30 alum detailed the unforgettable vacation she took with her and the Gone Girl star’s kids Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14, before calling it quits with Affleck in 2015. 

    “When my kids were really little, I went to Paris,” Garner told Ina Garten on a recent episode of her Happy Hour podcast. “Ben was shooting some Batman-ish movie in London and we went for six weeks. I took them out of school. It was the last time I really took kids out of school, but it was wonderful. It was incredible. It was so fun.”

    As for what made the getaway so special?

    “And part of that is that we bopped around,” Garner recalled. “We went to Venice, we went to Paris.”

    And while the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice actor was busy getting into character as Bruce Wayne, it was Garten who suggested the Alias actress explore the French city by boat. 

    Since then, it’s turned into a full-blown tradition for the Daredevil actress. How fabulous is that? 

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    Ben Affleck Jokes He’s Only “75 Percent As Good” at Parenting as Ex Jennifer Garner

    “I’ve done it now, every time I go,” Garner said. “Every picture from that night, from that trip, the smile on my kids’ faces—it was such an adventure that you gave us.”

    Garner and Affleck, both 54, tied the knot in 2005 before separating in 2015. And while they finalized their divorce in 2018, they’ve remained a team in co-parenting their little ones.

    In fact, The Town actor recently gave his ex her flowers in the parenting department, calling her a “spectacular” mom on the Oct. 11 episode of Sunday Today with Willie Geist before admitting “it always makes me feel like I’m coming up a little short.”

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    And he’s not afraid to let his kids know that either, sharing he tells them that he’s “doing about 75 percent as good as your mom.” 

    “And they’re like, ‘Maybe 40 percent,’” he added with a laugh. “I’m maxing out. Woo, B+!”

    But in all seriousness, Affleck expressed that he couldn’t be more “grateful” to have a co-parent like the Juno actress. 

    “I respect her,” he emphasized. “I think the most important thing is having that mutual respect—being able to get along with that person.”

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    Sarah Silverman & Jimmy KimmelYou know you’re cool when you can pop into your ex’s talk show and give him a hard time. Such was the case when Silverman turned up on Kimmel’s stage in 2018 to chat about her show I Love You, America and his “cute,” “bright,” “funny” wife Molly McNearney. “It’s not fair!” the actress cracked. “She gets, like, new woke Jimmy. I had Man Show Jimmy.”

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    Chris Pratt & Anna FarisTBH, we might still be mourning this relationship harder than either of its participants. Because when Faris—now married to cinematographer Michael Barrett—heard that Pratt was set to wed Katherine Schwarzenegger in 2019, she offered to officiate. She even sent over a gift after the newlyweds welcomed daughter Lyla in August 2020. Thrilled for son Jack to become a big brother, a source told E! News at the time that Faris “is very supportive.” 

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    Julianne Hough & Brooks LaichAfter the Dancing With the Stars co-host and former hockey player called in quits in 2020, the pair have continually proved they are on good terms.In 2025, Hough enjoyed a trip to the lake with Laich and his then-pregnant fiancée Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir.And when Laich announced his marriage to the former Crossfit athlete in 2025, Hough celebrated the news, writing on Instagram, “Congratulations! So so happy for you both. Sending you all the love, health and happiness for the years to come to you and your beautiful family.”
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    Jennifer Garner & Michael VartanAffleck isn’t the only one of Garner’s exes who she’s stayed close with after breakup. She’s also friends with her former Alias costar, who she briefly dated in 2003 before her marriage to Affleck.”I can’t remember why I was Bavarian, but I do know today is your birthday,” Garner wrote on Instagram in 2023 along a still from Alias, in which she was dressed in a dirndl. “I hope it’s a great one, Michael! XX.”

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    Maren Morris & Ryan HurdThe Grammy winner and songwriter ex—who finalized their divorce in January 2024—have remained on good terms as they continue to parent their son Hayes. In fact, the pair live just five minutes apart from one another, which makes co-parenting a breeze.“Our stops are really easy,” Morris told The Zoe Report in May 2025, “and we’ll have family dinners.”

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