Ben Affleck Turns To BFF Matt Damon For Support After Splitting From Wife Jennifer Garner


Ben Affleck has had many public heartaches in his life, and through it all he’s had his best friend Matt Damon to lean on. It’s no different now, as Affleck goes through yet another public set back, and this one is personal, as he and his wife, Jennifer Garner, announced that they would divorce after ten years of marriage.

According toPeople, Affleck has reached out to his childhood friend and fellow collaborator, Matt Damon, in the wake of such upsetting news. A source told People magazine, “In the same way Jen is turning to her friends, for a long time, Ben has reached out to Matt, who is a true touch point for him.”

As the Inquisitr reported, Ben and Jen were on a ten month separation before announcing that they have decided to divorce. Over the last two years, Affleck and Garner have been in couple’s therapy in hopes to fix their troubles. Throughout their ten month separation, Affleck lived in hotels, but also came back to their home. Affleck will continue to live on their property, but in a different home, as the two plan on co-parenting their children, Violet, 9, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3.

As for Matt Damon, a source said that this is a very important friendship for Ben, especially during this trying time. “He’s a solid friend and this has been a long separation and not easy, and a lot of people would leave after a separation.”

The two have known each other for thirty years now, and know each other inside and out. In fact, Damon moved up the block from Ben so that their children can grow up together. Damon’s $15 million mansion in the Palisades is so close to Affleck’s that they often hang out.

Back when Matt made the move in 2012, Affleck told Boston Herald, “We’re closer than we were in Central Square (in Cambridge, Massachusetts). We’ve got the kids back and forth in the yards. The weird thing is, when we imagined hanging out with our kids together, it would be like playing football and baseball. But it’s all these girls playing princess!”

Both Jen and Ben released a statement about their impending divorce. “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting out children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private, family matter. Thank you for understanding.”

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