Jennifer Garner Reflects on Affleck Divorce Toll

Jennifer Garner has reflected on the emotional toll of her divorce from Ben Affleck, describing the breakup of their family and the loss of their deep partnership as the most painful aspects, rather than the surrounding media scrutiny. In an interview with Marie Claire UK published this week, the 53-year-old actress shared these insights while promoting the second season of her Apple TV+ series, The Last Thing He Told Me.

Garner and Affleck, both 53, married in June 2005 after beginning their relationship in 2004 while co-starring in the film Daredevil. The couple welcomed three children during their decade-long marriage: Violet, now 19; Seraphina, 16; and Samuel, 13. They separated in 2015, shortly after their 10th anniversary, amid reports of an infidelity scandal involving Affleck. Garner filed for divorce two years later, and the proceedings concluded in October 2018.

"You have to be smart about what you can and can't handle, and I could not handle what was out there," Garner said in the interview, referring to the public attention on their split. She emphasized, however, that external gossip was not the core difficulty. "But what was out there was not what was hard. The...