It’s already been six years Hollywood couple Ben Affleck (49) and Jennifer Garner (49) in 2015 announced that they after ten years together had chosen to go their separate ways.
However, it would take three years before the divorce was completed, and during those years there were many hopeful fans who thought that the two stars should find each other again.
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As is well known, they have not done that, and both have moved on after the divorce. It should be noted that the “Batman” star made headlines when he admitted that the divorce was a great defeat, and that it is the greatest remorse of his life.
Unhappy
In a new interview, however, it seems that Affleck is happy they chose to end the marriage.
THEN: Jennifer and Ben at the Oscars in 2013 – two years before the breakup. Photo: Mediapunch / REX / NTB
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– I probably still had to drink. That’s part of why I started drinking… because I was trapped, he says during a visit to Howard Stern Show, adding that he felt unhappy in his marriage to Garner.
The actor has been on several occasions open about their alcohol problems, for which he has previously gone for treatment.
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– I thought I can not leave my children, but I’m not happy, what do I do? What I did was drink a bottle whiskey and falling asleep on the couch, which turned out not to be the solution, he continues.
Affleck, who has children Violet (16), Seraphina (12) and Samuel (9) with his ex-wife, further says that they did everything in their power to save the marriage, but that there was no other way than to end it.
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– The truth is that we took the time we needed, made a decision… We grew apart, he says, adding that the marriage did not work.
Affleck points out, however, that they had a lot of love and respect for each other, but that they should not be married anymore – despite the fact that they tried for a long time for the sake of the children.
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Jennifer Garner has not yet commented on the ex’s new interview. However, she has previously been honest that the divorce was heavy.
– Going through it in public was not hard, but going through it in itself was hard, she has said The Hollywood Reporter.
She also pointed out that the marriage was real.
– It was not for the sake of the cameras. And it was a big priority for me to make it work. But it did not work, she revealed to Vanity Fair, and at the same time described the ex-husband as a complicated man.
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– I always say: «When the sun shines on you, you feel it. But when it shines somewhere else, it’s cold. Bones can cast a bit of a shadow, she continued.
Supported the ex
Last year, the “Batman” star also made no secret of his prolonged alcohol problems was part of the reason why the marriage with Garner went awry.
Even though they are no longer married, the “13 Soon 30” actor has stood by his ex’s side through his alcohol problems and treatment.
