Ben Affleck Spends Holidays With His Ex-Wife Jennifer Garner Amid J.Lo Split

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are showing everyone how it’s done when it comes to co-parenting. The pair divorced in 2015 after 10 years of marriage and share three children together.

According to a source, they spent the Christmas holiday together with their kids, Violet age 19, Seraphina, 15 and Samuel 12. The source says, “Jen grew up surrounded by her family and she wants the same for her kids.” After their divorce, Affleck moved on to short-term relationships with producer Lindsay Shookus and later actress Ana de Armas.

But he very famously rekindled his relationship with Jennifer Lopez, whom he dated from 2002-2004. In 2021, they started dating and, a year later, announced their engagement. Their marriage ultimately didn’t last, and they are still currently dealing with divorce proceedings. Lopez filed for divorce in August of 2024.

But it’s not just Christmas morning they’re spending time together. Affleck and Garner were seen having a bagel breakfast in early December and included their children at a charity event on Thanksgiving Day. The Midnight Mission‘s annual street fair raises funds for the mission as they assist the homeless in job placement, education, and emergency services.

Affleck has always spoken positively about his ex wife and their relationship. Rumors of an affair with a nanny made headlines and Garner handled the drama with grace. She says, “We had been separated for months before I ever heard about the nanny. She had nothing to do with our decision to divorce. She was not a part of the equation. Bad judgement? Yes. It’s not great for your kids for [a nanny] to disappear from their lives.” Affleck admitted to personal faults and the couple worked on his alcohol and depression issues together. He described the divorce as “the biggest regret of my life.”

In August, they were seen at college drop off for their eldest daughter at Yale. They enjoyed a lunch outside at a local restaurant and prefaced it with a teary selfie on Garner’s Instagram during their daughter’s high school graduation.

Garner is currently dating John Miller, CEO of CaliGroup, a technology company. They have been dating since 2018 and have succeeded in keeping their relationship private. Miller is divorced from his wife and together they share 2 children. A source told People after Garner’s divorce from Affleck, Jen will always care about Ben and help him to be the best dad. She was very ready to move on though.” Miller is supportive of Garner’s career having attended the premiere of her show, The Last Thing He Told Me in April of 2023.