Ben Affleck Talks About Marriage With Jennifer Garner, Twitter Calls Out Actor For Blaming Alcoholism On Ex

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oi-Sanyukta Thakare

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Updated: Thursday, December 16, 2021, 19:18 [IST]

Ben
Affleck
recently
opened
up
about
decade
long
marriage
with
ex-wife
Jennifer
Garner
and
revealed
that
he
struggled
with
drinking
during
their
marriage.
However,
the
comments
have
landed
him
in
trouble
with
Twitter
as
fans
began
calling
him
out
for
blaming
alcoholism
on
his
ex-wife.

During
an
appearance
on
the
Howard
Stern
Show
on
Monday,
Affleck
said
he
felt
trapped
in
the
marriage
with
Garner.
Notably,
the
former
couple
currently
co-parent
three
kids
–
Violet
(16),
Seraphina
(12),
and
Samuel
(9).

People
Magazine
reported
him
saying, “I’d
probably
still
be
drinking.
It’s
part
of
why
I
started
drinking
because
I
was
trapped.
I
was
like ‘I
can’t
leave ’cause
of
my
kids,
but
I’m
not
happy,
what
do
I
do?’
What
I
did
was
drink
a
bottle
of
scotch
and
fall
asleep
on
the
couch,
which
turned
out
not
to
be
the
solution.”

For
the
unversed,
Affleck
over
the
years
in
2001,
2017
and
2018,
has
been
in
and
out
of
rehab
multiple
times
for
alcohol
addiction.
The
two
tied
the
knot
in
2005
and
filed
for
divorce
after
their
separation
in
2015.

Jennifer
Lopez
&
Ben
Affleck
Kiss
With
Masks
On
At
The
Met
Gala

Affleck
added
that
he
and
Garner
tried
their
best
to
save
the
marriage
but
it
did
not
work
out.
He
said, “The
truth
was,
we
took
our
time,
we
made
the
decision.
We
grew
apart.
We
had
a
marriage
that
didn’t
work,
this
happens,
with
somebody
that
I
love
and
respect,
but
to
whom
I
shouldn’t
be
married
any
longer.
Ultimately,
we
tried.
We
tried,
we
tried
because
we
had
kids.
Both
of
us
felt
like
we
don’t
want
this
to
be
the
model
that
our
kids
see
of
marriage.”

Upset
with
the
actor’s
comments
many
took
to
Twitter
slamming
him
for
his
choice
of
words.
One
Twitter
user
wrote, “Just
because
you’re
sober
(with
the
help
of
your
ex-wife),
doesn’t
mean
you
can
be
arrogant.
Which
you
are
these
days.”

Another
said, “Ben
Affleck
don’t
blame
your
drinking
problem
on
JG.
Its
all
YOU.”
Take
a
look
at
more
reactions,

I
don’t
know
but

#BenAffleck
looks
like
there’s
something
wrong
with
him.

—
Erika
(@ELoves444)

December
14,
2021

Did

#BenAffleck
throw

#JenniferGarner,
the
mother
of
his
children,
under
the
bus?
Says
he
felt
trapped
in
his
marriage,
blaming
her
for
his
drinking?
And
something
like,
his
children’s
well
being
is
the
most
important
thing.
Has
he
learned
nothing
from
all
the
stints
in
rehab?

—
Lisa
G-S

(@hairrence)

December
15,
2021

@BenAffleck
Just
because
you’re
sober
(with
the
help
of
your
ex-wife),
doesn’t
mean
you
can
be
arrogant.
Which
you
are
these
days.

#benaffleck

—
Rose
(@girlmeetslovely)

December
15,
2021

Jennifer
Lopez
&
Ben
Affleck
Share
A
Kiss
At
Venice
Film
Festival,
Fans
Call
It
Red
Carpet
Debut
2.0

Affleck
is
currently
dating
his
ex-girlfriend,
actress
and
singer
Jennifer
Lopez.
The
two
rekindled
his
romance
after
calling
off
their
engagement
in
2004.

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