Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner have shared subtle details about their dynamic amid their respective relationships with Ben Affleck.
Affleck and Garner initially met on the set of 2001’s Pearl Harbor and reconnected three years later. The pair exchanged vows in June 2005, welcoming daughter Violet six months later. The Alias alum later gave birth to their second child, Seraphina, in 2009 followed by son Samuel in 2012. Following a decade of marriage, Affleck and Garner parted ways.
Affleck, who was previously engaged to Lopez from 2002 to 2004, rekindled his romance with the singer in early 2021. A source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time that Garner and Lopez were amicable.
“J. Lo has Jennifer Garner’s seal of approval,” the insider exclusively revealed in June 2021. “J. Lo thinks Jennifer is a kind and wonderful person and an amazing mother.”
In April 2022, Lopez revealed that Affleck proposed for a second time 20 years after their first engagement and tied the knot in July 2022. As the family adjusted to their new dynamic, Lopez and Garner remained focused on strengthening their friendship.
“Now that Jen and Jen have been coparenting, they’ve been getting to know each other better and have formed a very new friendship,” an insider shared with Us in November 2022, noting that Garner “can’t believe how sweet” Lopez is to her kids. “They really enjoy each other.”
Amid Lopez and Affleck’s marital woes, a source told Us in May 2024 that Garner is showing her support. She’s “encouraging Ben to work on his marriage to Jen,” the insider said. “She fully supports their relationship and wants nothing more than for him to be happy.”
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