Affleck, Garner split ‘with love, friendship’
As regulars at a local farmers’ market, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and their three young children looked like the perfect Hollywood family. The stars took turns working so they could nurture their careers and their kids — devoted parents who appeared arm in arm at countless industry events. “It’s work, but it’s the best kind of work,” Affleck, 42, famously said of his marriage to Garner, 43, when he accepted the best picture Oscar for Argo. Now, it seems the work is done. After weeks of public speculation about their relationship, the couple announced Tuesday they plan to end their 10-year marriage with a divorce. “We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children,” Garner and Affleck said in a joint statement. “This will be our only comment on this private family matter.” Affleck will continue to live on the couple’s property in a separate house, and they will co-parent their children Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The couple is also planning to go to a mediator to settle their divorce, the person said.