Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez Remain on Great Terms: How Ben Affleck's Exes Have Bonded Over Their Kids (Exclusive Source)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty; Gary Miller/WireImage

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Ben Affleck’s ex wivesJennifer LopezandJennifer Garnerremain on great terms with each other, a source tells PEOPLE.

Lopez, 55 — whose divorce from Affleck, her husband of two years, was finalized in January — and Garner, 52, are “friends” who check in with each other, says the source.

“Jennifer Garner reaches out to Jennifer Lopez about her kids. Jennifer Lopez reaches out to Jennifer Garner about her kids. They’re friends,” the source says. “They have really found a great female support system and communicate.”

Garner wasmarriedto Affleck, 52, from 2005 to 2015; the pair share childrenViolet, 19,Seraphina, 16, andSamuel, 13. Meanwhile, Lopez sharesher twinsMaxandEmme, who turned 17 in February, with ex-husband Marc Anthony. Lopez and Affleck initially began dating in 2002 and became engaged, but split in 2004. They reunited in 2021.

“We’re always pitting women against women. In this case, it’s just not the truth,” the source adds of Lopez and Garner’s relationship.

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez.Gary Miller/WireImage; Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic; Earl Gibson III/Penske Media via Getty

Gary Miller/WireImage; Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagic; Earl Gibson III/Penske Media via Getty

A different source recently told PEOPLE that Affleck and Garner “have been on good terms for a while now and seem to enjoy chatting and hanging out” when they’re with the kids.

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The former couple were notably seensharing a laugh at Samuel’s 13th birthday partyon March 2, and the source said Affleck has appeared “extra giddy lately, though, and much more affectionate” while spending time with Garner.

Ben Affleck on March 8, 2025.Andy Wenstrand/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty

Andy Wenstrand/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty

“People are reading into it in a way to create drama where there is none," the source says.

source: people.com