Jennifer Garner Said She Works “Hard” To Avoid Stories About Ben Affleck After He Spoke Publicly About The “Deliberately Mischaracterized” Comments He Made About Their Marriage
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Jennifer Garner Said She Works “Hard” To Avoid Stories About Ben Affleck After He Spoke Publicly About The “Deliberately Mischaracterized” Comments He Made About Their Marriage,“It doesn't make me feel good, even if it's something nice about one of us.”
Jennifer Garner Said She Works “Hard” To Avoid Stories About Ben Affleck After He Spoke Publicly About The “Deliberately Mischaracterized” Comments He Made About Their Marriage
Jennifer Garner opened up about how she carefully navigates news about Ben Affleck after their porce.
Bg004 / GC ImagesIn a new interview with Stellar magazine, the 13 Going On 30 star said she makes a conscious effort to steer clear of news stories that might involve her or Ben, admitting that seeing that kind of context doesn’t put her in the greatest headspace.
Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images“I really work hard not to see either of us in the press,” she said. “It doesn’t make me feel good, even if it’s something nice about one of us.”
Bellocqimages / GC ImagesShe went on to say that when it comes to herself or anyone close to her, she’d rather try and “forget” that she’s “out there in any way,” before adding: “I don’t need to see anyone in my family made into a meme.”
Mike Coppola / Getty ImagesOf course, the meme subject she’s referring to is her widely scrutinized ex-husband, who’s been memed over everything from his unhappy-looking face to his obsession with Dunkin’.
youtu.beFor her part, Jennifer admitted she’s not personally engaged with any of the memes inspired by Ben, but she added that she’s sure “he’s quite meme-worthy.”
Jim Spellman / WireImageThe interview comes less than a month after Ben reflected on some “deliberately mischaracterized” comments he made about his marriage to Jennifer back in 2021.
Albert L. Ortega / Getty ImagesFor context, Ben sought treatment for alcohol addiction on several occasions throughout his marriage to Jennifer in 2008, 2017, and again in 2018 after their porce was finalized.
Pascal Le Segretain / Getty ImagesBen has previously admitted that his addiction was the primary cause of his and Jennifer’s porce, saying in 2020 that he started drinking “more and more” as their marriage was “falling apart,” which only led to “more marital problems.”
Jeff Vespa / WireImageAnd so, given that he’d praised his ex on numerous occasions for her unwavering support during these tough periods, people were left shocked and disappointed in December 2021 when it seemed that Ben blamed Jennifer for his alcoholism.
Kevin Winter / Getty Images for The Hollywood ReporterDuring an interview with Howard Stern, Ben opened up about feeling “trapped” toward the end of his and Jennifer’s marriage and told the host that if they were still together he’d “probably still be drinking.”
Dave M. Benett / Getty Images“Part of why I started drinking alcohol was because I felt trapped,” he said. “I was like ‘I can’t leave because of my kids, but I’m not happy. What do I do?’ What I did was drink a bottle of scotch and fall asleep on the couch, which turned out not to be the solution.”
Tim Mosenfelder / Getty ImagesBen’s comments sparked major outrage among fans, and several days later, he addressed the criticism during an emotional appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, during which he told viewers that he was unfairly portrayed to be an “awful guy.”
youtube.com“It’s the exact opposite of who I am, what I believe,” he said of the accusations that he’d “blamed” his ex for his personal struggles. “I would never want my kids to think I would ever say a bad word about their mom. Because I never had, I never would.”
Jason Merritt / Getty ImagesAnd so, during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter last month, Ben opened up about his fears of being vulnerable in the public eye after he was accused of shading Jennifer.
Momodu Mansaray / Getty Images“I view these things as land mines, where if you say one wrong thing, your career might be over,” he said. “I had a really painful experience where I did an interview where I was really vulnerable, and the entire pickup was something that was not only not right, it was actually the opposite of what I meant.”
Kevin Mazur / WireImageHe confirmed that he was referring to the Howard Stern interview and said that — even though he thought he’d been “pretty articulate” at the time — he felt the media “deliberately mischaracterized it in order to make it clickbait.”
Rodin Eckenroth / FilmMagic“To be clear, my behavior is my responsibility entirely,” he said. “I was trying to say, “Hey, look, I was drinking too much, and the less happy you become, whether it’s your job, your marriage, it’s just that as your life becomes more difficult, if you’re doing things to fill a hole that aren’t healthy, you’re going to start doing more of those things.’”
Kevin Mazur / Getty ImagesReflecting on the intense backlash, he said: “It didn’t matter how many times I said, ‘I do not feel this way. I’m telling you, I don’t blame my ex-wife for my alcoholism.’”
Steve Granitz / FilmMagic
Ben Affleck Revealed How Alcohol Affected His Marriage To Jennifer Garner, Calling Their Divorce His “Biggest Regret” Ben Henry · Feb. 19, 2020- Ben Affleck Hit Back At Accusations That He “Blamed” Jennifer Garner For His Alcoholism And Said That They Were “The Exact Opposite” Of The Truth Ellen Durney · Dec. 16, 2021
- Ben Affleck Got Brutally Honest About The “Painful” Accusations That He Blamed Jennifer Garner For His Alcoholism And Said His “Behavior” Is His “Responsibility Entirely” Ellen Durney · March 17, 2023
Ben Affleck Revealed How Alcohol Affected His Marriage To Jennifer Garner, Calling Their Divorce His “Biggest Regret” Ben Henry · Feb. 19, 2020
Ben Affleck Hit Back At Accusations That He “Blamed” Jennifer Garner For His Alcoholism And Said That They Were “The Exact Opposite” Of The Truth Ellen Durney · Dec. 16, 2021
Ben Affleck Got Brutally Honest About The “Painful” Accusations That He Blamed Jennifer Garner For His Alcoholism And Said His “Behavior” Is His “Responsibility Entirely” Ellen Durney · March 17, 2023Topics in this article
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