Ben Affleck slammed for 'blaming alcoholism' on marriage to ex Jennifer Garner

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Ben Affleck has been slammed for "blaming" his ex-wife Jennifer Garner for his past alcoholism.The 49 year old, who shares kids Violet, 16, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, nine, with the actress, spoke out on his marriage to the Alias star during an episode of The Howard Stern Show that aired on Tuesday 14 December.

Speaking on why his marriage to Jennifer, also 49, ended in 2018, he told the host: “We had a marriage that didn’t work.This happens.

It was somebody I love and respect but to whom I shouldn’t be married any longer.” While Ben, who recently rekindled his romance with Jennifer Lopez, acknowledged that he knew they shouldn't be together any longer, he explained that they tried to make it work for the sake of their three children.