Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner “aren’t precisely thrilled” with Jennifer Lopez’s latest choice involving their children, Violet and Fin, based on a brand new report.
A supply informed Rob Shuter’s “Naughty However Good” Substack in a report on January 17 that Garner and Affleck are “uncomfortable” after Lopez invited their children to her racy Up All Evening residency at Las Vegas’ Resorts World.
“She invited Ben’s children,” the insider mentioned. “Regardless of every little thing they’ve been via, they’re nonetheless a household unit in some ways. Jennifer genuinely cares in regards to the children, and Ben appreciates that — however Ben and Jennifer Garner aren’t precisely thrilled by how wild the present is.”
The supply continued, “She’s nonetheless very shut with Ben’s children. They reunited over the vacations, however a few of the present’s extra provocative moments made each Ben and Jennifer Garner uncomfortable. It’s so much for them to absorb.”
Garner and Affleck married in 2005 and introduced their separation in 2015. They filed for divorce in 2018. Affleck and Lopez, who first dated and have been beforehand engaged 2002 to 2004, rekindled their relationship in 2021 earlier than marrying in 2022. They divorced in 2024.
Regardless of their shared ex-husband, a supply informed Individuals in March 2025 that Garner and Lopez stay good mates. “Jennifer Garner reaches out to Jennifer Lopez about her children. Jennifer Lopez reaches out to Jennifer Garner about her children. They’re mates,” the within mentioned. “They’ve actually discovered an excellent feminine help system and talk.”
The supply continued, “We’re all the time pitting girls towards girls. On this case, it’s simply not the reality.”
Lopez and Affleck additionally stay shut, with a supply telling The Solar in January 2026 that the actor continues to be combating their divorce. “At this stage in his life, he feels the absence of a steady, long-term relationship very strongly — and that makes it arduous for him to maneuver on,” the insider mentioned. “He really believes in that concept, and having it crumble twice, with each Jennifers, has crushed him.”
The insider continued, “Ben is deeply romantic — somebody who provides 110 % in a relationship. When it fails, he takes it as a private failure, and that’s one thing he’s nonetheless struggling to maneuver previous.”
