Star couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were married for ten years and had 3 children before splitting in 2017. 

Relationship Timeline

Affleck met Garner in the Summer of 2000 when they worked on the movie “Pearl Harbor.” They later met again on the set of “Daredevil” in Summer 2002.

In 2003, Garner and Affleck starred together on “Dinner for Five.” Despite Garner’s marriage to Foley and Affleck’s engagement to Lopez, some viewers noted that the two actors were flirting.

One writer for Vulture noted that during their shared appearance, Garner gave Affleck “such a genuine look of gratitude and affection, it makes me a bit uncomfortable to see it on television.”

On November 6, 2004, Garner visited Affleck on the set of the movie “Man About Town.”

Several months after “Dinner for Five” aired, Garner and Foley separated.

Speaking to TV Guide, Foley said that ” nobody else was involved. Jennifer became a huge celebrity. She became a huge star, and she deserved everything she got. There was no other relationship; there was no infidelity, nothing. People get divorced, you know?”

A year later, it was Affleck and Lopez who had split. 

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Lopez stated, ” I lost regard for myself, questioned whether I belonged in the business, thought maybe I sucked at everything.” Lopez later married Mark Anthony. A union that ultimately failed as well.

Affleck and Garner were first photographed together at the World Series in 2004 when the Boston Red Sox were playing.

After the World Series games that cemented their relationship, Us Weekly reported Garner went to visit Affleck in Vancouver while he was filming “Man About Town.” The two were photographed together walking in the rain.

After months of mostly keeping their relationship private, Affleck proposed to Garner on her 33rd birthday, according to People.

Garner and Affleck have three children together: two daughters, Violet Ann Affleck, born in 2005, and Seraphine Rose Elizabeth Affleck, born in 2009, as well as a son, Samuel Garner Affleck, born in 2012.

Who did Ben Affleck cheat on Jennifer Garner with?

When still married to Garner, Affleck began secretly dating a 38-year-old “Saturday Night Live” producer named Shookus. Garner’s discovery of Affleck’s affair with Shookus led to the end of their 10-year marriage.

In July of 2015, Us Weekly broke the story alleging that Ben Affleck had been involved in an extramarital affair with his children’s nanny, Christine Ouzounian, citing anonymous sources.

A source close to Ouzounian claimed that she belonged to a high-end nanny firm based in Beverly Hills and was hired while the married couple was already in the midst of a hush-hush, 10-month-long trial separation. 

Not long into Ouzounian’s employment, however, sparks started flying between the recent college grad and Affleck. “They would hang out without the kids. And they were very flirty,” the source disclosed.

That source also maintained that Garner immediately let Ouzounian go the moment she found out that her husband’s relationship with the family nanny was anything other than strictly professional. 

A source claimed Ouzounian’s firing did absolutely nothing to quash their relationship. Instead, the star-crossed lovers still found ways to communicate with one another. “She says Ben really, really likes her,” the anonymous insider divulged. “She’s saying this is true love.”

Affleck’s camp, however, vehemently denied everything. “All allegations of a romantic relationship are baseless,” a rep for the actor swiftly stated in an interview with Us Weekly.