Jennifer Garner brands 50th birthday a ‘wedding for myself’ after Ben Affleck weds J.Lo
express.co.ukJennifer Garner revealed she "basically had a wedding for herself" to celebrate turning 50 back in April.The 13 Going on 30 star’s extravagant shindig comes just a few months after ex-husband Ben Affleck, 50, married pop star Jennifer Lopez, 53. “I basically had a wedding for myself,” Garner admitted, referring to the lavish party she threw to mark the milestone.The Juno actress said she organised the beautiful Spring party without anticipating how big it would become, confessing she was “so shocked that I was doing it”.
The Springtime festivities were also in the name of a good cause, as Garner revealed those in attendance were put to work for the sake of charity.The Once Upon a Farm co-founder explained how she’d asked her guests to dig deep in order to fill 5,000 backpacks each containing enough food to feed a family of four.
The initiative was part of the actress’ continued support of the Blessings in a Backpack programme.The star spoke to Town & Country about how her charitable gestures over the years have helped her to gain the reputation of one of the “nice” celebrities.
She said: “I have no reason not to be nice. My life is lovely. I'm not always just nice. I can also be salty, and I can be taciturn, or I can be really serious about what I want to get done. “It's not that I feel I'm underestimated in that way—I'm not afraid to stand up for myself and say, 'Just so you know, this isn't going to fly with me.' “When that happens, I don't want you to be shocked that I'm a real person."Garner’s comments come after her ex Affleck and new wife Lopez announced they had tied the knot this year on July 16.Affleck and Garner married back in 2005, but the pair split and their divorce was finalised in 2018.The former couple.
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