According to a source who spoke with Entertainment Tonight, Ben Affleck is now co-parenting with Jennifer Garner and is planning a “intimate” celebration right now.
Ben Affleck is having a birthday that is, to some extent, joyous.
In the midst of constant reports that he and his wife, Jennifer Lopez, are about to split, the A-list actor and director has decided to make his birthday party “intimate” this year. This past Thursday, August 15, he celebrated his 52nd birthday.
A person familiar with the situation said, “Ben is planning to keep things intimate for his birthday and spend it with close friends and family.”
During this turbulent period, Affleck is not thinking about blowing out his candles. He is also not thinking about other things. In its place, he is concentrating on his children. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a total of five children together. Violet, who is 18 years old, Seraphina, who is 15 years old, and Samuel, who is 12 years old are the children that Affleck shares parental responsibilities with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner. In the meanwhile, Lopez and her ex-husband, Marc Anthony, are the parents of twins Max and Emme, who are 16 years old.
According to the insider, the mixed family has been “going well” in terms of co-parenting.
“Jennifer Garner is being communicative and an understanding shoulder for Ben,” the source tells ET only two weeks after another source told ET that Affleck was feeling “hopeful” after making “his family a priority” by moving into a new home that is closer to his and Garner’s children. The newly acquired property is located in a more convenient location for the children. In only a few short weeks after listing the $60.8 million property that he and Lopez jointly own for sale, Affleck made the acquisition of an equestrian estate in Los Angeles that cost 20 million dollars.
ET’s most recent source continues to speak about Garner, saying, “She is there for him every step of the way, and given the involvement of their children, she is very supportive.” In addition, she does not interfere too much in his private and personal life since she respects such matters.
As for Lopez and Anthony, the insider continues, “Co-parenting between Jen and Marc is going well,” and they are doing well. “They’ve surpassed any former bumps in the road and just want the best for one another and their kids.”
At the beginning of this month, a source told Entertainment Tonight that Affleck and Lopez are “waiting to announce their official split, because they want to make sure that everything is seamless when they do, especially with everyone involved.”
According to the person who spoke to ET at the time, “They want to make sure that the children are comfortable with the transition and where they are living, etcetera.” It is important to them that their children should not get the impression that they are pulling the rug out from under them. They are working together to make this change as simple and healthy as possible. They are making an effort to mutually support one another.
Recently, the pair has been apart for a variety of occasions, including holidays, celebrations, and even their second wedding anniversary. During Lopez’s 55th birthday party, which was themed after Bridgerton, which took place in July, Affleck was strangely missing.
When Lopez celebrated her birthday sans the Gone Girl actor, she referred to it as a “fresh start.”
“It has been a hard year with some unexpected realizations, changes, and obstacles, but Jen is trying to view her 55th birthday as a fresh start,” according to one individual who spoke to ET at the time. “She is trying not to let her situation with Ben bring her down.”
At the time of publishing this year, J.Lo had not yet acknowledged Affleck’s birthday on any of her social media platforms, despite the fact that she had posted a cute Instagram tribute where she wished her husband a happy birthday the previous year.