Ben Affleck celebrated his and Jennifer Garner’s eldest daughter’s high school graduation without his wife Jennifer Lopez by his side.
The actor and filmmaker was spotted heading to his daughter Violet’s graduation party in Los Angeles this past weekend. He celebrated alongside his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and the former couple’s two other children Samuel and Seraphina.
Garner previously took to Instagram to share an emotional post about Violet’s latest life milestone. “Tell me you have a graduate without telling me you have a graduate,” she wrote in the post’s caption, with a graduation cap emoji. “Bless our hearts.”
The actress went on to speak about Violet moving on from her childhood. “How are we going to make it?” she asked. “What are we going to do?”
The noticeable absence of Ben Affleck’s wife Jennifer Lopez, and his wedding ring amid the gossip that the famous couple may be calling it quits after nearly two years of marriage. Affleck reportedly moved out of the $60 million mansion that he and Lopez share. He is now living in a $100,000-per-month rental.
Affleck has also been seen out in public with and without his wedding ring. Most recently, he attempted to avoid photographers by hiding his finger under a coat.
Meanwhile, Lopez went to the 2024 Met Gala earlier this month solo. She also attended the premiere of her new Netflix film Atlas and even confronted a reporter, who asked her about the divorce rumors.
“You know better than that,” Lopez told the reporter.
Sources Say Ben Affleck Has ‘Come to His Senses’ About Jennifer Lopez Marriage
As rumors continue to fly about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marriage, sources say the Argo star has “come to his senses” about the relationship.
“If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would,” the insider stated earlier his month. “He feels like the last two years was just a fever dream, and he’s come to his senses now and understands there is just no way this is going to work.”
However, Affleck’s ex Jennifer Garner has allegedly been encouraging him to repair his relationship with Lopez, “She fully supports their relationship. [She] wants nothing more than for him to be happy,” a source said about Garner.
After his first engagement to Lopez was called off in 2003, Affleck struck a romance with Garner. The duo got married in 2005 and had three children, Violet, Fin, and Samuel.
The former couple officially called it quits in 2018. However, a few years later, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reunited. They got married twice in 2022.