Ben Affleck Reveals How He Feels About Ex Jen Garner & That He Never Blamed Her For His Alcoholism

Ben Affleck is truthful done with being misconstrued implicit comments helium erstwhile made to Howard Stern astir ex-wife Jennifer Garner. Now, successful a caller interview, he’s clearing the aerial connected the substance of Jennifer and his alcoholism erstwhile and for all  — and helium takes afloat responsibility. “The thought that I was blaming my woman for my drinking,” the Argo star, 50, told The Hollywood Reporter in the March 16 report. “To beryllium clear, my behaviour is my work entirely.”

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He past went connected to picture however helium feels, and felt successful the past, astir the Alias actress, besides 50, with whom helium shares 3 children. “The constituent that I was trying to marque was a bittersweet one,” helium continued. “Anyone who’s been done divorce makes that calculus of, How overmuch bash we try? We loved each other. We attraction astir each other. We have respect for each other. I was trying to say, ‘Hey, look, I was drinking excessively much, and the little blessed you become, whether it’s your job, your marriage, it’s conscionable that arsenic your beingness becomes much difficult, if you’re doing things to fill a hole that aren’t healthy, you’re going to commencement doing much of those things.'”

The Oscar winning screenwriter past clarified that helium believed his 2021 comments, successful which helium utilized the connection “trapped” successful narration to his marriage and divorce, were “articulate” from the outset. “I deliberation I was beauteous articulate astir that,” helium explained, past went connected to adhd that erstwhile it had been mischaracterized, “it didn’t substance however galore times I said, ‘I do not consciousness this way. I’m telling you, I don’t blasted my ex-wife for my alcoholism.’ So, yeah. It’s hard.” 

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On a overmuch much affirmative note, helium shared however his caller wife Jennifer Lopez, 53, has supported him. “But anyway, truthful [J Lo] tells maine today, ‘Relax, beryllium yourself. Have fun. You’re really a amusive feline who is existent and genuine and you conscionable look truthful serious.’ Do I look serious? But arsenic successful galore things, she’s truly right. And she loves me. She’s looking retired for me. She’s trying to assistance me. So it’s like, possibly I ought to f***ing perceive to her.

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