<p id=”par-1_79″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/jennifer-lopez/?swcfpc=1″>Jennifer Lopez</a> filed for divorce from <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/ben-affleck/?swcfpc=1″>Ben Affleck</a> in August 2024 after two years of marriage. The couple fell back in love after initially falling for each other 20 years prior. Unfortunately, they couldn’t make their relationship work for the second time. Affleck reportedly confided in his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, throughout his marriage to Lopez. Here’s what a source recently said about how <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/seeing-photos-ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-jennifer-lopezs-final-straw-source-says.html/”>Lopez knows that Affleck and Garner</a> are just platonic, friendly exes amid rumors of a rekindling.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jennifer-lopez-allegedly-knows-that-ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-are-platonic-exes”>Jennifer Lopez allegedly knows that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are ‘platonic’ exes</h2>
<p id=”par-2_70″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ben-affleck-wants-jennifer-garners-help-finding-grounded-mature-relationship-insider-alleges.html/”>Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner</a> have a strong bond despite their divorce. The couple tied the knot in 2005 and split in 2015 before <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ben-affleck-jennier-garner-separated-years-earlier-fans-originally-thought.html/”>finalizing their divorce in 2018</a>. Affleck and Jennifer Lopez fell back in love in 2021 after first falling for each other 20 years prior. Unfortunately, they had issues relatively early on in their marriage — and Affleck reportedly ran to Garner for help on numerous occasions.</p>
<p id=”par-3_62″>Now that Lopez and Affleck are officially over, a source told <a href=”https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/how-ben-affleck-is-leaning-on-ex-jennifer-garner-amid-his-divorce-from-jlo-source” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Entertainment Tonight</a> that Lopez knows there are no lingering romantic feelings between Affleck and Garner. The source explained that Affleck is “leaning on” Garner while he finalizes his divorce in 2024, as they’ve “always been close … always will be. … She knows him better than anyone, and he respects her.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_31″>“She is the mother of his kids and has been there for him through the worst and best times,” the source continued, noting that the two have a “platonic” relationship. </p>
<p id=”par-5_34″>Garner and Lopez have reportedly remained friendly amid the split. Lopez is “continuing to move on,” the source noted, which likely means that she won’t maintain a close friendship with Garner moving forward. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jennifer-garner-allegedly-doesn-t-want-to-hear-from-jennifer-lopez-unless-it-s-about-their-kids”>Jennifer Garner allegedly doesn’t want to hear from Jennifer Lopez unless it’s about their kids</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Ben-Affleck-Jennifer-Garner-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner smiling in formal clothing in 2014″ class=”wp-image-3749282″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party | C Flanigan/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-6_69″>While one source told Entertainment Tonight that Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner remain friendly, another source told <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14106281/jennifer-garner-jennifer-lopez-limited-contact-ben-affleck.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jennifer-garner-not-want-hear-jennifer-lopez-kids-source-says.html/”>Garner has no interest in maintaining contact</a> with Lopez unless it’s about their children. Ben Affleck and Garner share Violet, 19, Fin, 15, and Samuel 12. Lopez has twins Max and Emme Muñiz, 16. Lopez’s kids developed a close friendship with Garner and Affleck’s kids during her marriage to Affleck.</p>
<p id=”par-7_66″>“Jen no longer wishes to have communication with J.Lo unless it is to do with the kids,” the source said. “Her friends feel she shouldn’t have allowed herself to get so involved in helping J.Lo to fix her marriage to Ben. Especially considering Jen felt pitted against J.Lo at times during their own marriage. Jen is too nice and truly wanted to help, so she tried.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_38″>Lopez had a particularly close relationship with Violet. The insider noted that Garner would never “speak negatively” of Lopez, but if her younger kids wanted to hang out with Lopez, “it would have to go through” her first.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-13-going-on-30-star-plans-on-focusing-on-herself-moving-forward-another-source-says”>The ’13 Going on 30′ star plans on focusing on herself moving forward, another source says</h2>
<p id=”par-9_58″>While Jennifer Garner seemed to help Ben Affleck through his marital woes with Jennifer Lopez, she’s allegedly choosing to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jennifer-garner-putting-focus-back-ben-affleck-debacle-planning-wedding-paris-source-says.html/”>focus on herself and her relationship with John Miller</a> moving forward. Garner and Miller have been dating since 2018. They stay out of the spotlight, but several sources suggest they’re going the distance with their romance and considering marriage.</p>
<p id=”par-10_48″>“Jennifer is finally putting the focus back on herself, and everyone is happy to see it,” a source told <a href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/jennifer-garner-john-miller-planning-dream-paris-wedding-excl/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch Weekly</a> in October 2024. “She’ll never be a diva, but she deserves to be the center of attention after putting Ben [Affleck] first for so long ….” </p>
<p id=”par-11_32″>The insider added that Garner’s recent trip to Paris for fashion week in September 2024 served as the “perfect reward,” as she also used that time to scout out potential wedding venues.</p>
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