Jennifer Garner Reveals ‘Upheaval’ in Family During Ben Affleck Divorce: ‘I Really Hardly Worked’

While Jennifer Garner remained a familiar face to fans, she recently revealed that her Hollywood career took a backseat when she separated from Ben Affleck after 10 years of marriage.

“First of all, when you’re in a performance kind of role, you give up a year/year-and-a-half of performance while you are pregnant, having a baby, recovering,” Garner, 54, told In Style in an interview published on Wednesday, June 3.

She continued, “When my kids were little, I worked so little, and then we had such an upheaval in our family, that I really hardly worked for a long time.”

The Juno star and Affleck, 53, welcomed children Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13, after marrying in 2005. For years, they ranked as one of Hollywood’s favorite couples, but in June 2015, they announced their separation one day after celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary.

“After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” the former couple said in a joint statement to E! News at the time. “We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private, family matter. Thank you for understanding.”

Their divorce wasn’t finalized until three years later in 2018, and since then, they’ve remained close friends over the years.

They’ve also both moved on with other partners. Garner began dating businessman John Miller in 2018, and the two are still together.

Affleck famously rekindled his previous relationship with Jennifer Lopez in 2021. They officially tied the knot in Las Vegas during the summer the following year only to call it quits in April 2024.