Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner: A Closer Look at Their Relationship | Page 32

THE KIDS ARE ON BOARD
Violet , Fin and Samuel “ would love it ” if Ben and Jen gave things another shot , a source tells Star . “ They ’ d want to see their parents back together .” Jen has never spoken publicly about her current beau , John Miller .
in 2018 , was the “ biggest regret of my life .” Despite his foibles , Jen also mourned the marriage . “ I didn ’ t marry the big fat movie star ; I married him . And I would go back and remake that decision ,” she famously told Vanity Fair months after their split , lamenting , “ He ’ s the love of my life . What am I going to do about that ?”
Their union may have ended , but her support didn ’ t . She even drove him to rehab after their split and reportedly allowed him to live on her property before she moved into her new
$ 7.9 million farmhouse in 2018 . “ Jen is a nurturer and can ’ t help but worry about Ben . She ’ s been his rock all these years ,” says the source . “ She ’ ll always forgive Ben , because he ’ s the father of her children . She wants to help him be the best man he can be .”
The source says Ben , who ’ s reportedly been “ casually dating ” since his split from J . Lo , relishes the sense of stability he has with the mom to his kids . “ He ’ s happiest when he ’ s with them ,” notes the source . “ There ’ s nothing he ’ d like more than to make their

ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM family complete again .” For Jen , that ’ s a risky proposition . One obvious reason is her nearly sevenyear romance with tech business investor John Miller , whom she began dating in 2018 . While the Cali Group and PopID CEO has stuck with Jen while she repeatedly tends to her ex , he ’ s long hoped the Yes Day actress would take a step back from her ex , especially now that he ’ s divorced from Jennifer Lopez . “ John wants Jen for himself ,” an insider told one news outlet , adding that the businessman “ is trying to deal with Ben and Jen ’ s relationship by mostly staying quiet , but it ’ s very hard to do that .”

TWISTED LOVE Especially when she spends so much time with her ex . Over the last year , the Deadpool & Wolverine actress has been
ENDURED HIS CHEATING SCANDAL
Within days of announcing their 2015 split , Ben was spotted with his and Jen ’ s recently fired nanny , Christine Ouzounian , 37 . At the time , his rep denied an affair , and Jen publicly let him off the hook , telling Vanity Fair , “ She was not a part of the [ divorce ] equation . Bad judgment [ though ]? Yes .”
DROVE HIM TO REHAB
In August 2018 , Ben sought treatment for alcohol addiction for a third time . Jen was photographed driving him to Malibu ’ s Canyon at Peace Park . Forty days later , she and their kids were by his side as he left .
30 Star MARCH 24 , 2025