{"id":4498,"date":"2026-06-03T16:48:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-jennifer-garners-career-was-affected-by-upheaval-of-ben-affleck-divorce\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:48:47","slug":"how-jennifer-garners-career-was-affected-by-upheaval-of-ben-affleck-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-jennifer-garners-career-was-affected-by-upheaval-of-ben-affleck-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jennifer Garner&#8217;s career was affected by &#8216;upheaval&#8217; of Ben Affleck divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fjennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jennifer Garner \u201chardly worked for a long time\u201d while dealing with the \u201cupheaval\u201d of her divorce from Ben Affleck.<\/p>\n<p>The actress opened up about balancing an acting career and family matters in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/jennifer-garner-upheaval-family-ben-affleck-exclusive-11989373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with InStyle<\/a>, published Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen 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,\u201d she told the outlet, likely referencing her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/06\/30\/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-to-divorce\/\">split from Affleck <\/a>as well as his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/03\/03\/ben-affleck-had-sober-liaison-take-him-from-rehab-to-the-way-back-set\/\">battle with addiction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Garner (pictured above from her photoshoot with InStyle) \u201chardly worked for a long time\u201d while dealing with the \u201cupheaval\u201d of her divorce from Ben Affleck. <span class=\"credit\">Celeste Sloman\/InStyle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The mom of three made the revelation in a new interview with InStyle, published Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Celeste Sloman\/InStyle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The exes wed in 2005, but called it quits in 2015.\u00a0They <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-afflecks-kids-meet-their-5-children\/\">share three children<\/a>: Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14.<\/p>\n<p>Garner told the outlet how thankful she is for being able to get back into acting as her children have gotten older and her family life has seemingly calmed down a bit.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, Affleck <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/08\/23\/inside-the-rehab-center-where-ben-affleck-is-getting-treatment\/https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/08\/23\/inside-the-rehab-center-where-ben-affleck-is-getting-treatment\/\">went to rehab for alcoholism<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 and has gotten sober.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have this year and a half where I just indulged [in acting], because this job is very selfish. It\u2019s all about your schedule. It\u2019s not about what the kids have going on at school. It\u2019s not about pickups and drop-offs and making it home for dinner,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWhen 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,\u201d Garner (pictured here with Affleck and child Seraphina in 2006) told the outlet. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201c13 Going on 30\u201d star was seemingly referencing her highly publicized split from Affleck (seen above in 2014) as well as his battle with addiction. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I work, I don\u2019t apologize to my kids for it. I\u00a0<em>do<\/em>\u00a0thank them for being so sweet about it. But that\u2019s part of life. Working hard is part of life, and messing up is part of life. Tripping and falling \u2014 there\u2019s room for all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in February, the \u201c13 Going on 30\u201d actress <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/27\/celebrity-news\/jennifer-garner-details-sacrifices-and-challenges-of-co-parenting-with-ben-affleck\/\">shared the many sacrifices she made <\/a>while co-parenting with the \u201cGone Girl\u201d star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen your kids grow up in two separate households, I\u00a0become mom and dad, and he becomes dad and mom,\u201d Garner said on Bustle\u2019s \u201cOne Nightstand\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou kind of can\u2019t help it, right? Because you don\u2019t have the benefit of both sides, the yin and yang being in the same house, so you have to have a bit of both in the way you parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Garner previously detailed sacrifices she had to make while co-parenting with the \u201cGone Girl\u201d actor (seen above at the 2014 Oscars).  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cWhen your kids grow up in two separate households, I\u00a0become mom and dad, and he becomes dad and mom,\u201d she explained on Bustle\u2019s \u201cOne Nightstand\u201d podcast. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a little bit of loss in that, but there\u2019s also something gained in that,\u201d she added. \u201cYou also just learn, it\u2019s made me let go and not focus so much on the bringing up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since finalizing their divorce, the former couple has formed a very amicable co-parenting relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Though their break up was highly publicized, Affleck maintains that the tabloids got it wrong and they <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/12\/14\/ben-affleck-id-still-be-drinking-if-i-stayed-married-to-jennifer-garner\/\">ended their marriage on good terms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything you read [in the news about the divorce] was bulls\u2013t. The truth was we took our time, we made our decision \u2026 we grew apart,\u201d he said on the \u201cHoward Stern Show\u201d in 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Despite their obstacles, the exes have remained on good terms and often reunite for their three children. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earlier this month, they grabbed food just the two of them, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe had a marriage that didn\u2019t work. This happens. She\u2019s somebody I love and respect, but to whom I shouldn\u2019t be married any longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garner, 54, and Affleck, 53, often reunite with and without their children. Most recently they were <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/celebrity-news\/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-reunite-to-daughter-violet-20-to-urgent-care\/\">spotted taking their eldest child to urgent care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, they <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/exes-ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-match-in-blue-in-la-outing\/\">went for a stroll just the two of them<\/a> as they grab food in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/03\/celebrity-news\/how-jennifer-garners-career-was-affected-by-upheaval-of-ben-affleck-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Garner \u201chardly worked for a long time\u201d while dealing with the \u201cupheaval\u201d of her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}