EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner look glum at 'the happiest place on earth' http://t.co/vK4JYER9LB pic.twitter.com/IRjLpYf0Vx
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) August 17, 2015
The Garner-Afflecks were in Orlando, Florida this weekend, where they were seen at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal on Saturday and then at Disney World on Sunday. Saturday was Ben Affleck’s 43rd birthday, and in case we might assume he would rather be boozing it up counting cards and surrounded by cocktail waitresses, a source told People Magazine that “all Ben wanted for his birthday was to be with his children.” That would be sweet except witnesses say that he and Jennifer looked absolutely miserable and did not talk or interact with each other at all, either on Saturday at Universal or Sunday at Disney. Here’s People’s report on their day at Disney and you can see the photos on The Daily Mail. Ben’s mom went with them and they were both wearing their wedding rings.
An onlooker tells PEOPLE they had “no interaction at all” with each other.
They looked “so tense and uncomfortable,” another onlooker notes. “When she was around him, you could see the tenseness. Her shoulders would rise up.”
While Affleck and Garner spent time individually with the kids – Violet, 9, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3 – “There was never a point that all of them were really [interacting] together,” according to the onlooker.
The family and a few friends arrived at Fantasyland in the morning, and got to skip the long lines for rides like It’s a Small World, Peter Pan’s Flight, Mickey’s PhilharMagic, and even took a special tour of Cinderella’s Castle. When Affleck and Garner accompanied the kids on the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride (which they went on twice in a row) the couple rode on elephants near each other, an onlooker says.
The awkwardness of their reunion echoes reports from Saturday, when the family visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando together, where another onlooker says, “Neither of them looked too happy.”
But a source close to the couple told PEOPLE they were focused on putting their children first.
“As always, it’s about the kids and they will always put them first,” the source said. “Everyone had fun. They put them first no matter what.”
I sound like a broken record at this point, but how is it helpful for the kids to see mom and dad together when they’re actively ignoring each other? Kids know when there is something wrong. It has nothing to do with whether mom and dad are wearing their rings. I don’t really get it, but at least they’re trying to do the right thing for their kids. It’s also possible that they’re stressed out because they’re being photographed and/or because it’s hot and crowded there. They did get to skip the lines, and from what I’ve read that’s available to anyone who makes reservations up to 30 days ahead of time. It’s possible that they had this vacation pre-planned, but it seems more like some kind of damage control after the nanny did a bunch of pap walks.
Here are photos that photo agency FameFlynet claims were taken on Ben’s 43rd birthday, but in Atlanta. I’m confused as there were multiple sightings of him in Orlando that day. It takes only an hour and a half to fly from Atlanta to Orlando so these could be taken that day. It seems like he keeps wearing the same shirt as a dig at the paparazzi.
Hurray! someone Thought of the Children! – Helen Lovejoy
Seriously these two coulda just split time for this trash ass glacial side eyes situation, and I STILL think that’s Garner calling the shots with respect to Letting him hang out to freeze him out in public
We use that Helen Lovejoy quote all of the time around here!
Even happily married parents take turns on outtings with children, yes?
Yes, all the time. The kids love it!
He’s a loser, and I don’t get why she even bothers with trying to act like they’re “friendly” or that he is even the least bit engaged in this game of pretending to be all involved in what the kids are doing.
I don’t get it either. If I were her I would not want to be around this douche nozzle of a person.
They should just end the charade. It’s not helping anyone and it’s making them miserable.
This is a genuine question. Why are they doing all of these family outings now that they announced a split? It seems like it’s less for the kids and more for the media. If they wanted to do something strictly for the kids, why don’t they do it in a private way? All these family outings are doing is keeping them in the news.
Look at his eyes. There is no “there” there. I have always thought he had the emptiest eyes.
How does an onlooker know they had no interaction all day? Was the onlooker with them all day? Look at the photos filled with other people in the shot on the internet. They have the same expression. Dying in the oppressive heat and humidity. Orlando is horrific in July and August. I don’t know a soul that would put themselves through it at parks that live in Florida. That’s how bad it is. Give me the coast and the beach any day in July or August over being in Central Florida out at the parks all day being so stifled by the heat and trudging through the parks, kids getting grumpy as the day wears on.
Tourists on vacation with kids don’t have a choice, though, and suffer through it.
I doubt they are all warm and cozy and are strained, but I imagine they did interact enough to appear normal for the kids. There was one photo I saw with Jen and Ben talking and Ben smiling. I am sure that wasn’t the norm during the trip, but it showed they are interacting somewhat. But Jen is usually, not always, such a smiley person no matter what, and she’s definitely not on this trip.
True. If I were at Disney in Florida in August, I can almost guarantee I would have a similar expression.
We are going to Disney in a couple of weeks, me and my husband and our almost 4 year old.
It will probably be a miserable train wreck. I jokingly call it “That vacation before the Divorce.”
Jeez! KCARP, I’ll keep you in prayers. ☺
Same here, my husband and I can’t stand Disney, we just do it for the kids – thank goodness they are past that stage now. I can imagine if you’re only together for the kids AND at Disney, that would really suck.
Bingo!!! I have been to Disney a lot, as I have a child and business in Orlando. August is the worst, heat and humidity, my expression is pretty much just like that. The “concierge” service to skip lines is available to anyone with 30 days and a lot of dollars. Funny it was one of the few times I had a big smile on at the park, when you miss the lines. The Affleck’s are probably just so used to “concierge” service they can’t appreciate the difference enough to be happy about that.
Funny not sure what people expect them to be like. They are separated and getting a divorce, and still doing a Disney vacation together for the kids. I give them props for the try and I am sure the kids had fun and didn’t care or notice anything but Disney which probably was a bit of a relief. Never been much of a fan, but it must stink to get divorced so publicly with kids.
The best time to go to Disney is mid to late January. The parks are nearly empty because most people have gone back to school or work.
They got special treatment. Obviously. With a fast pass you can ONLY select 2 of the major attractions and 1 standard one, major attractions = 2 hour waiting in line during the peak season. Someone in this thread is mentioning a “concierge services” to avoid lines? Where do you get it? 5 star Disney resort? Isn’t that the service that the Park Avenue moms where using and made Disney changed their policies towards people with disabilities skipping lines as these women were paying a lot of $$$$ to some companies to do so? I would be really pissed off If I was standing in a 105 weather for 2 hours with my toddler and I saw this family skipping lines!!! Lol
My Dad lost sixteen pounds walking around Disney World in August for a week when I was eleven. We went back about a year-and-a-half after that in January and had the best time ever. Disney World in January is the $h!t.
They are not glum. They are MISERABLE and I’m willing to lay money on the fact (hit me, Ben!) that it has nothing to do with the (horrendous) state of their marriage and almost everything to do with the humidity.
Dorotea – the concierge service is available to anyone. It’s a type of tour booked by calling the Disney Reservation line. It’s hundreds of dollars an hour, and allows parties to go to any fast pass line as many times as they want. You can always distinguish a tour group by the presence of the “plaid” Cast Member – see the plaid vest? this is not the service that people abused for the disability access.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/vip-tour-services/
Yeah the onlookers need to take a seat too. I have been to Disneyland most parents look stressed out and like they need some drinks.
I will sacrifice a lot for my kids, but Disneyland is one thing I absolutely will not do. It started years ago when my cousin went there and was told she had to be “respectful” to the robots in the Hall of Presidents.
Besides, Disney took Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which as written by Ian Fleming is one of my favorite books for the 10-year-old crowd, and destroyed it. Somebody needs to make it the way the book was actually written.
They’re just looking at the photos and making up quotes to support it. Her shoulders are up in one photo, so they incorporated that in there too.
I live on the coast in Canada, and the humidity *here* makes me want to die at times. Florida at its peak of heat and humidity, though? Not even if someone paid me. Ugh.
I live in Florida, 4 miles from the ocean, and I don’t leave the house in August unless forced. Best time for Disney or any of the Orlando money suckers is February or March, you might need to wear a poncho for the rain, but it’ll be cool and the lines will be short.
My husband calls Disney “the happiest f-in’ place on earth” with a very snide edge to his tone.
Reminds me of Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation lol
+1
This exactly. It’s 90 degrees with a 70 degree dew point here in Boston. I had a similar look on my face walking home from the gym yesterday.
Yes… I live in Florida and detest our climate, but July and August are the worst of the worst. Raised in central Florida and now live on the coast… the breeze is a definite blessing, but it’s still oppressive. It’s flabbergasting that anyone would choose to visit during the summer, even if it’s the most convenient time for families.
But! Rain showers make it a little better. We have Universal passes, and we were there in early July. The morning was unbearable, but it poured for an hour while we were on a ride, and by the time we got out, everyone else was soaked and the weather was suddenly pleasant. Humidity released from the air, hot pavement cooled. It stayed that way for the rest of the day. Tampa was underwater this month, but I’ll take a thunderstorm to pounding hot sunshine any day.
Absolutely true. If I were exposed to the hell that is Disney World in August I would look miserable too. That being said, Ben looks really bloated and not well.
That is exactly what I thought. This “onlooker” probably saw them for a few minutes tops, unless they were some kind of creeper, following them all day.
Everyone has their moments. My family (all adults) just went on vacation together and we had a few less than happy/smiley moments. People get tired and hot and grouchy.
A friend is going to Disney in Florida in 2 weeks. I can’t imagine how grossly hot and humid it will be!
OMG, My husband and I have taken our children to Disney World, and if anyone was looking at us, they would think we were the most miserable couple on the planet, especially me. I think I out whined our toddler. LOL
Just got back from Universal. It actually wasn’t terrible because most days it rained so the temperature would drop significantly in the afternoon.
I’ve been there in August and it is absolutely miserable. Awful. Horrible. Never again.
True, from the whole day, do they expect them to be smiling 24/7? How many pics of Jolie/Pitt are out with the kids and they are not smiling it up.
The happiest couple on the planet are not going to be smiling all day. It’d be abnormal. I saw a few pictures on another site, and they seemed like any other family at Disneyworld. No noticeable tension, or any sign of anger on anyone’s faces, and the kids seemed happy, which is the most important thing.
These pics seem ripe fodder for one of the standard “family” onion articles. Mom caught making exasperated hand signals JUST WANTS FAMILY TO HAVE GOOD F()€KING TIME. Dad pictured on Dumbo ride with same miserable expression he has in any picture that doesn’t involve coke and strippers. Poll of 13,628 passers-by and onlookers places likelihood that parents spoke a civil word to each other during the entire 10.25 hour visit at 3.8%.
The look miserable. Bags under the eyes, scowls, just general unhappiness.
It’s Orlando in August. That’s enough to make even the happiest of people look miserable, so he must really be hating life. I’m kinda loving the fact that Affleck is having to sweat this whole situation out, figuratively and literally.
He looks sickly.
My diagnosis: acute hangoveritis
I concur, plus “idon’twanttodothishititis’.
They don’t need to be there in August. I feel like this is a PR move. If they wanted a private and relaxing family getaway, they could have flown to a private island or somewhere cooler with fewer crowds.
That’s about as unhappy as a person could look while sitting in a flying elephant.
LOL, oh dear!
hahahahaha
LOL!
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Yeah, how many adults would look any different! Especially guys…
They look miserable, and there is no way children don’t pick up on that. Such a confusing time for them (the kids).
They definitely do, and I think if Ben and Jen had a brain between them they’d stop this “must look together for the kids” shtick.
I remember when my parents split (I was around age 9), there was so much tension in the house that it made me physically uncomfortable. I can still remember them sitting at opposite ends of the dinner table, eating but not talking. Thankfully my dad moved out pretty quickly, so it didn’t last long…but yeah, these two really need to stop playing nice and put their kids first.
I get your comment, and not really a Jen/Ben fan. Yes they have been way too public with their kids & life and now unfortunately their divorce. This I think is a bit different. When kids go to Disney they don’t notice anything else but Disney. Maybe they were trying to give them something else to concentrate on. Its hot and humid trust me most parents look like that at some point at Disney. I do think they love their kids, so good luck at making it through a divorce in such a public way and handle their Hollywood career. I think if they could make it less public the better they would be.
+1.
Totally agree. Neither of them are a good enough actor to hide this from their kids. The oldest, in particular, has to know something is wrong. Just split up already and stop trying to force-feed your kids the line that you’re all one big happy family. You’re not.
They need to get a divorce, get some distance from each other and try, at some point, to reach some peace with each other again. Then they might try a family vacation. Somewhere that doesn’t involve being outside all day in central Florida in August.
Just my two cents.
^^every bit of what you said, thaiajs^^
When my ex and I first split, it was HARD as everyone who’s ever gone through a divorce knows. We’re great friends now and spend a lot of time together, and I would happily bring him along on a vacation. But not in the first couple of months after a split. Sure, keep things as calm as possible for the kids, but the forced togetherness just looks rough for everyone. And WHY would anyone go to theme parks in Florida in August? Hot, sweaty and miserable.
When my parents were miserable, we kids knew it. They should parent the kids separately, it’s just not working this way.
I can’t help but wonder whether the audience for this kind of outing is even the kids or if it’s yet another image control pap outing. If it’s for the kids, surely it’s healthier to play croquet in the backyard than be surrounded by flashing bulbs. And I agree with earlier comments — there’s no way the kids didn’t pick up on their parents’ misery. These kinds of family “fun” days aren’t doing them any favors — and I say this as a child of divorce
@SG exactly the public seems to be the intended audience and not necessarily the kids.
You can tell this by a photo taken at Disney in August? The hottest time of the year? Maybe their miserable because of the heat?
I am sorry for all of you who have endured a divorce as a child or with children.
My parents had different issues (health and job stability worries), and kids sense worry / tension. My parents actually were pretty good actors in their own way, but I remember every tear they ever shed. It sticks with you, and children just don’t have life experiences to help them cope at the time.
For two actors, they can’t even “act” civil for the sake of the kids at Disney? Christsakes!!!!!!
Spot on! With their money and support, you would think that they would alternate days with their kids and bring a longtime “approved” nanny to help out. Or split the kids up etc. I would suck it up and grow up if this was me and my ex.
And if they did book this awhile ago, who cares. They have enough money to cancel the trip and move on. Unbelievable to act this way in public with media on your tail!
They may be glum, but at least they’re trying. I would rather see this then hear about how they’re trashing each other through the mud. Or get into a nasty custody battle *cough Kelly Rutherford*.
I said something similar yesterday. Too many divorced parents I know only speak to each other through lawyers or email.
The only time he looked happy was in the pics with the nanny. He never looks at his children the way he did in those pics.
He’s a narcississt who only thinks of himself and how to have fun, gambling, boozing or with the nanny.
1. She was bringing him alcohol
2. He didn’t know he was being photographed, he’s always miserable when he knows people are taking photos. I’m guessing they had to see cell phones being held up all day as people took pictures of them.
I still say if he was sleeping with the nanny or she “went inside for two hours” there’d be photos of her going in the house or of him touching her.
He didn’t know he was being photographed in any of the pictures above and he still not smiling.
He’s a tabloid fixture in one of the most crowded tourist attractions in the country, he knew he was being photographed. Just because he’s not looking at the camera doesn’t mean he doesn’t know. As I said above, there were probably countless people that saw them and immediately grabbed their phones to take pictures. Celebrities are treated like zoo animals.
Please that’s just an excuse for why he looks miserable.
There are photos of him smiling yesterday. Maybe he likes Harry Potter more than Disney World.
@Neah23 some people do not like their picture being taken.. so it’s not an excuse.
@KB, who wrote: “2. He didn’t know he was being photographed, he’s always miserable when he knows people are taking photos. I’m guessing they had to see cell phones being held up all day as people took pictures of them.”
Are you talking about the video of the nanny bringing Ben a bottle of something? It sure looked like she looked over at the camera, said something to Ben, and he looked over at the camera as well. He was still smiling. She probably told him, “Baby, wait until we get in the house before you kiss me. There’s someone over in the bushes and I think they’re filming this.”
He always looks happy with Matt Damon. But Matt is his true love…
@Merritt, who wrote: “He always looks happy with Matt Damon. But Matt is his true love…”
LOL! Well, that’s too bad, because Chris Hemsworth seems to be Matt Damon’s ‘true love’ these days. 🙂
I find it odd and depressing that people are having such fun following this family when they’re clearly going through a horrible time. How is that entertaining to so many people?
I wouldn’t say it’s fun, I’d say it’s interest. Though I am really getting a kick out of him wearing the same shirt.
The problem is, when you court public opinion when it’s of benefit to you, you’re opening a door that can’t be closed. All of her farmer’s market pap walks and interviews where she’s super mom, the family pap walks leading up to the Oscar’s, it all creates interest in them as a family. They didn’t announce they were splitting and disappear, they flooded the tabloids with information. It was like two weeks straight of new quotes every day. There’s a way to go about the whole thing out of the public eye, but they’ve chosen a different path.
I can’t speak for anyone else but I find this saga a fascinating study in human nature. There’s so much going on here, and everyone involved is very real, if that makes any sense. Each of us has seen at least of piece of this story somewhere in our own lives, it isn’t a weird rich people drama that none of us have had personal contact with. Just read the opinions voiced, they’re coming from a place of personal experience, not simply an outside-looking-in mentality as so often happens with celebrity drama. Here is something unfolding that is cliche yet complex, we can relate but we’re suspicious of PR motives, it all seems so obvious yet there’s a suggestion of something very deep underneath the mess. It’s intriguing.
Damn, he looks like Eeyore on that Dumbo ride. I have seen people look more excited in the waiting room at my dentists office. I am sure that he would rather have been elbow deep in blow and strippers. Specail shoutout to the sentence “The couple rode elephants next to each other”. someone should totally get married that way.
Your dentist’s office is probably air conditioned.
Omg “elbow deep in blow and strippers” Hilarious! Lol.
I immediately make the grumpy cat face when I see his mug because he’s just…not attractive to me. That and he’s a history re-writting nincompoop.
Orlando and the Corporate Rat Maze is a hell hole on Saturdays. I refuse to go to anything in Orlando after Thursday (Universal included) because I would be wearing the same expressions they have and I have no kids. Plus there’s always that time around 2pm where the crying from various strollers start because it’s far past nap time. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal and Howl-o-scream is as close as I get to theme parks as I approach 30.
I don’t know, I guess I grew up a bitter girl. I didn’t want to be a Disney princess–I wanted to be Scar with an army of hyenas at my command. So living within driving distance to Disney my entire life, there’s SO MANY DWPs around that I think I got Disney’d out.
I grew up in Texas, but we went to Disney World several times growing up. What I remember most was standing in line in that heat. One of my favorite “rides” was the one with the animatronic family through the generations because it was long and air-conditioned!
Oh god yes, that and Alien Encounter was my favorite because it was so cold.
He is so rich and so extremely beautiful. Yet people keep saying he is unhappy. He is not unhealthy physically, so what is the problem? Why is he so sullen?
If you are not happy with being rich and beautiful in this extremely materialistic society we live in today, then what the hell is wrong with you? His divorce? Pls.
Literally MILLIONS of people get divorces/separate every year. MILLIONS.
When I got divorced, I was 34, comfortable financially and at the height of my physical attractiveness, and it hurt so much I wondered how I could make it through the next 30 seconds. And I didn’t have children to worry about, which I imagine would add to the level of grief and guilt tenfold. I remember splitting up our possessions, and things that had been so important to me as a young bride, like silver, china and crystal didn’t matter at all. I thought to myself “it’s just a bunch of meaningless stuff.” You have no idea what you’re talking about.
Yep. Been there done that. Agree with everything GNAT said. I was young, attractive and financially stable but it was still the hardest most miserable thing I’ve ever been through. I was so heartbroken and sick to my stomach over what I was going through, that I couldn’t eat. I lost 30 lbs in 2 months and my gallbladder died on me. It took a major physical and mental toll on my body.
Every divorce is different. My ex was a shameless cheater and I was so happy and relieved when he finally moved. I hated him the way he treated the kids, since I am all for co-parenting.
Regarding Garner and Affleck, I could imagine, they drifted apart but do not hate each other. Everything is possible.
Not everyone experiences that same break up or the same emotions you did. I found the long drawn out demise where we kept living together and fighting then sort of but not really making up and pretending it wasn’t all over bar the shouting MUCH worse than the final seperation and dividing of our lives. The not breaking up was depressing and oppressive. When we finally gave in it was a huge relief. It was sad but in a lighter more hopeful way than the excruciating sadness of the preceding two years.
I see your point, and no one knows how you are going to react in a situation until you are in it. I give them props for trying and I also realize that the few minute photos at hot humid Disney don’t necessarily show what they are feeling. I didn’t go through a divorce, but my husband died and I had an 8 year old child and ironically I needed to go to Orlando/Disney for business a bit after. I went with a relative who took my child around, but I am sure my face wasn’t always that happy either at the parks with him. I know my child didn’t care and he told me years later it did cheer him up too.
I just think some of the criticism for this is a bit much as people do what they do to get through a tough emotional crisis. Now if you want to complain about the PR gossip magazine spin stories on the divorce, I get that because that is all them. This I would let be.
I’m not saying that everyone has the same experience as I did. I just think to say that it’s no big deal if you’re good looking and rich is unfair. We have no idea what they are going through. It’s called empathy.
And noway, that must have been horrible for you and I’m truly sorry. As painful as divorce can be, I can’t imagine losing my husband. Whatever you did to keep going after that was the right thing.
GNAT….you are so right….and wedding pictures, and family pictures…it’s torture…
GNAT thank you of the comment, and it is probably why I get a bit sensitive when people look at others going through a terrible time and think this is how they should react. I’ve learned that people are very different in how they react to life changing events, divorce, death, heartbreak, etc. There were times when I looked perfectly normal and other times crazy depressed, and really the way I looked meant little with how I felt.
Granted they are celebrities and bring this on themselves with all the PR, but I just feel like with pictures at Disney with the kids we should let this one be and the over analysis of their moods should probably be left to a minimum.
That’s a very good point, noway. We never know what someone is going through, and however a mother of an 8 year old chooses to handle the tragedy of losing her husband should not be questioned. I guess we lose perspective sometimes when the people are famous, and I appreciate the reminder. There have been times in my life, and I’m sure in everyone else’s too, when I was laughing and joking at work and then cried the whole way home in my car. You never know.
Maybe he’s not sullen. Maybe that’s just his normal resting face. Look at his middle daughter – she does the same thing.
I got accused too often of being unhappy after my braces came off (! As if!) because they interpreted my now-normal resting mouth as “sad”. I couldn’t close my mouth easily with all the hardware, apparently that made it look “happy” to them. I just didn’t go around with a goofy grin on my mouth, that’s all. Americans often make this misinterpretation when they see people in other cultures where you don’t have to put on a fake happy face. A friend and neighbor was visiting Russia (he was an interpreter and spoke Russian) and some of the Russians he was with were imitating various foreign tourists for fun – when they did Americans, they put on a wide ridiculous grin and marched around. He thought it was hilarious, but I remembered hearing people on study trips to Moscow etc. saying they thought Russians were “so sad” all the time because they weren’t smiling on the street. They really weren’t sad, just going about their business and thinking about other things (as I do) and smiled and laughed when among friends and family, not to please strangers on the street. Just different cultural habits.
Damn he’s on the Dumbo ride with his kid can he not crack a smile and make it look like he’s having fun. These are not paparazzi pictures so his fans can’t use that as a reason why he looks so miserable.
Dude looks ROUGH. Why does he look like he’s been in a casino for 36 hours straight trying to get his luck to turn around? He looks like he hasn’t slept in days and is living off fast food and cigarettes.
Yep, said so above. He has an unhealthy pallor and his eyes and face seem swollen a lot. Why are they keeping up these appearances? They announced the divorce. It seems so ridiculous.
I wouldn’t go to Disney in Orlando at this time of year even if they pay me. It’s not the happiest place, it’s more what hell feels like
LOL Amen.
Me either. I do NOT do humidity.
Blind Gossip just uses photo assumption to make up blinds. They publish their blinds after news breaks and act like they’re telling you new information.
I don’t need blind items to tell me that this man hates pretending to be a family man and his actions speak louder than words.
I used to love reading blind items, but came to the realization that making up one is not difficult.
All anyone have to write :
What celebrity couple is on the brink of divorce?
What celebrity is gay but afraid to come out the closet?
What celebrity is about to come out of the closet?
What celebrity is about to go too rehab?
Who is about to get out of rehab?
What celebrity is out of control on drugs/ alcohol?
Just switch the words for celebrity to entertainer occasionally. Then claim you have a credible source.
I sent a tip (from Reddit) last week to BlindGossip .BG wanted to talk to the Reddit source to confirm the story .Sadly the Reddit source refused .
Seen pictures this of the estranged couple. Ben looked as though he wanted to be anywhere else but there.
God he looks gross. Looks as though he showed up after playing the casinos all night.
Clean up for a day with the family at least.
I bet if the paparazzi took random shots of other parents at Disney World we would see the same expressions.
Hehehe!
I know I looked like that. I wanted to strangle my friend that insisted we go. Plus we didn’t do the passes for the rides ahead of time so we had to stand in line forever.
Celebitchy, they are probably using the VIP service at Disney world. This is also available to anyone but you pay something like a grand (I believe it depends on how many people you have) and a Disney worker takes you to the front of the line at each ride. The fastpass, which you are linked to in the article, is also available to everyone and free. However you are in a separate ‘fast pass’ lane, which most of the time has a much smaller faster line but you don’t always just get to skip the line like you do the VIP service. Just throwing that put there for anyone planning a trip to Disney. The fast pass is awesome and we used it for some of those more popular rides but there were times we still had to wait but you are looking at 20 min instead of 60. Hmmm, I’ll take that! And when we did it you were only able to do 3 fast passes per day per person.
Thanks for explaining this – I was wondering about the fast pass and went to their site and like you said, it’s available to everyone including mere mortals like us. The way I read the article it seemed like you could get fast-tracked and not have to deal with line ups but that’s not the case – it’s the VIP service like you said and that’s gonna cost you.
I did it once and it really is the bomb. They even drive you in the back of the park on a golf cart, and have special entrances to some of the rides. When we went the most we had to wait was about 10 minutes with a group of 10. It’s expensive though. I had a rich friend wanting to splurge, but if you only do Disney once in a blue moon its the way to go.
I agree that these two together with the kids is bad news as of now. Things are way too tense. Why couldn’t Jen just let Ben go off to Disneyworld with the children and their grandmother? No need for Jen to supervise. It seems that she needs to be in control or she is still manipulating the media via pap photos.
In any case, FWIW, I bring you an old solved blind item which might explain the dysfunctional dynamic between Ben and Jen over the past MANY years. From July 2007:
“This A list actor is already very tired of his fairly new wife. The problem is his fans expect him to be a certain way and getting divorced from the mother of your child(ren) is not something they want to see. So, he puts on a happy face and tries to find other people to act as a buffer. Ben Affleck”
I always thought their 5 first years of marriage were happy.
Why are they stretching the divorce out? It’s one thing to continue to do family things together occasionally but this is ridiculous. What is the point of announcing their separation when they continue to wear their rings, hang out all the time and look miserable together? There’s no need for that, it doesn’t benefit them or their children and it just fuels more stories about them. Move on already. Let it go.
This just looks like torture for both. And even little kids can pick up on bad energy….I imagine Jen is embarassed over the nanny thing and probably passive aggressively letting him have it anytime they are together. This is all a PR stunt so the nanny wont “win” in the press but ugh…let it go already. Kids are gonna need to get used to mom and dad not being together for events like their own birthdays anymore.
I think the two of them are still too invested in their happy family image to do separate outings. Ben also needs these outings to make him look like a better parent as I’m sure public opinion of him is low.
I also doubt that Ben can handle looking after 3 kids on his own without help.
If they were normal people I’d say they had the trip planned and mostly paid for and now can’t afford not to go and don’t want to disappoint their kids. “Hey kids, not only are we divorcing but now we’re NOT going to Disneyworld! Happy summer!” What’s next, they’re giving the dog away?
But they’re not normal people, so it seems like this is a planned PR outing that is backfiring because they both look miserable. I’m sure the kids are having a ball, out in the Florida heat with two miserable parents. Not even Disney can make up for that.
He wasn’t alone though. His mother and their nanny were there too. I don’t know whose idea it is that for the children it is better if Jennifer always comes along, just as I don’t know who insists on wearing the rings when they are divorcing. Looks like someone doesn’t want to let go, to be honest…
I think it’s time for the two of them to rather take their kids out separately. It’s definitely worse for the kids for the parents to be miserable together than to have separate outings.
Agree. I don’t understand how this is good for the kids, for them, or for their image. It’s too soon. Kids aren’t stupid.
I think it’s Sophie’s fault. Oh wait, wrong article.
No, it can still be her fault.
@ Kiddo
Don’t forget… BALLS.
The Disney part I get. A lot of kids are dying to go to Disney, and would go with the devil if it meant they could go, and even celebrity kids are probably not an exception. Also, it’s not beyond a parent to bribe a kid with a grand trip if they felt bad for the whole divorce spectacular either.
What I don’t understand, having never been through a divorce, I can’t imagine living in the same house or compound with the ex that cheated on me with the nanny. I could probably fake the Disney trip okay, but I think if I lived that near to him with the kids some physical harm would happen to him. Also the constant wearing the ring thing is just plain weird. Even from a PR perspective what would the purpose be?
This is the most painful divorce in history. Consciously uncoupling they are not.
He just keeps looking worse and worse. I think he will only attract fame hungry women at this point forward..
They are not doing this for the kids, they are doing this for their pr purpose.
Agree. If it were about the kids they could spend time with them at home, away from cameras and the public. Taking the kids to Disney is the most blatant PR move ever. And I have to assume this happened because Ben and Warner (the studio producing his Batman movies) begged Jen to do it because they are crapping their pants over the nanny fallout and how it will affect box office.
He’s such an overrated director and actor. gone baby gone was quite good mainly because his brother and some of the other actors put in such a great performance. But apart from that I find his movies just average. I think he might be more talented at scriptwriting.
If I were Jen, and Nannygate had just happened there is no way I would want my husband alone caring for my three kids. Maybe he would bring the nanny back, maybe one of the kids saw something inappropriate between him and the nanny. Maybe that relationship was going on for a while and the kids knew it.
I don’t understand their pretense of everything is just the same as usual except mommy and daddy can’t stand each other. I don’t think it’s helpful for their children.
Yeah but we don’t know what the kids want or asked for. Maybe they asked that both parents go to Disney World with them?
What about his birthday? Did he ask for her to come? He didn’t ask her to come with him even on her own birthday, when she was still his wife, why would he want her there now? No, there can be only one person insisting on her omnipresence and CONTROL
I have some thoughts…I’ve decided to give both Ben and Jennifer a pass on what they are trying to do. I really don’t think that there is a “right way” to divorce nicely. Still, kudos to them for attempting to make this easier on their children.
Sure, Ben would probably rather be gambling and drinking on his birthday, but given the divorce, and all that comes with it, he may have let the kids decide how to spend his b-day. Good dads do that kinda stuff.
And yes, they look miserable. They are going through a very public divorce. There is a fame-whore out there (and one that was once quite close to the children) who is ensuring that they have no chance at moving through this hard time in peace. Not sure if the paps are allowed in Disney World, but if they are, you know full well that they are screaming out stuff regarding the nanny at the entire family (kids included).
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were great, they kept the dirt under wrap (Goop fooling around, and I don’t think Chris was a saint either), and really did the best for the children.
Yes, and I think that was the divorce that these two were aiming for…but the nanny had other ideas.
@ Heat
No was they had too many chances to let the story drop ( with all the other celebrities splits) and they didn’t. Both Jen and Ben just kept giving information to People magazine/others and making passive aggressive comments about each other and then there the photo ops.
The nanny just capitalizing on the media mess they have made.
GOOP and Chris seem almost saintly in comparison to Jen/Ben.
Ben looks like a bloated MESS and pissed off.
Jen looks upset and stressed. Ben’s Mum is being used as an emotional buffer – she looks haggard too.
This ▪wearing rings and pretending mummy and daddy love each other▪ is Obsurd. The children are being mentally tortured.
Meanwhile, the horny-famewhore nanny is driving around in her Lexi, with no shame and pure smugness.
I genuinely feel sorry for the Affleck children. What a horrible legacy to be born into.
Ha, maybe the fact that there was dirt to hide in the first place indicates they weren’t always thinking of what was best for their family?
Obviously any guest with a ticket can be there if they’re behaving but the usual paparazzi behavior wouldn’t be acceptable. in addition to just VIP guide, that guide had someone with her running interference. Disney handles celebrities really well considering.
I just went to DW in December with my mom, husband and 2 year old. We were all super happy, but I’m sure if you caught us at the right time, we’d have unhappy faces for a few minutes. Humans don’t naturally smile constantly, the paps have an image of a miserable couple to portray. That being said, they do seem to be trying SO HARD for the kids. I could udnerstand this if it was for one of the kids’ birthdays. But Ben’s? Why DW? Why both parents? If they are going to split, they need to make sure the kids understand that they are BROKEN UP. What’s the point, really, of this happy family charade? Kids’ birthdays, Christmas evening, maybe a few family dinners throughout the year I understand.. but this seems weird and confusing for the kids. If they were going to live jointly with separate romantic lives they shouldn’t have announced the split and just carried on as usual..
I bet Disney World is great in December. What was the weather like? I’ve only been in the summer.
I went in January…right after the holidays and kids back in school. Weather was AMAZING and lines were short ! It was awesome !
@word – you went AFTER the kids were back in school?
The weather was awesome. Probably 77 degrees all day. The lines were short (we rode A LOT of rides) and had a really really nice day. We only went for one day and it was GREAT, we stayed from like 9am until after the fireworks. My 2 year old got experience her faves (Winnie, Aladdin, Dumbo) and ride several which she was scared of and still talks about (Jungle Cruise, Pirates.)
I went as a child in January and it was very fun also, but I have no memory of the lines. I will ONLY take my family/head to Disney or FL in general in the winter. We made the mistake of going to Ft. Lauderdale in July. Misery!
LOL Word – did you leave your kids at home or did you pull them out of school to go in January? Just curious – in some places you get a fine or a stern reprimand for pulling kids out of school when school is in session (UK)
Seana– I know you weren’t asking me but you get FINED for taking your kids out of school when its in session?!?! We went to Disney in Jan and later on Universal in Feb (school was in session both times) and it was a complete non-issue. My parents work in the restaurant industry and taking time for a vacation during the holidays wasn’t possible.
It’s just so weird that the Afflecks think they have to do this. Divorces happen all the time, they both need to get over themselves and “how it looks.”
I can’t help but laugh when I see his pictures- he epitomizes the nasty, bad-tempered dude on a bad drunk, who you just KNOW is going to pick a fight or get all up in your face wanting to feel you up… THE guy you avoid in every pub…
Jennifer Garner would have gained my respect had she just changed the locks and arranged a visitation schedule- assuming Ben is sober enough to be with the kids alone. Get divorced, and be civil next Christmas…it’s too early to think you can go on joint trips and have a decent time. Everyone needs time to heal and adjust.,.namely the kids.
Ben may be sober (not sure since the nanny brought champagne) but he still has “Resting Booze Face”
He looks like my alcoholic ex bf with that pic of the cigarette hanging out. I cannot tell you how happy I am that after 3 years, I broke up with him and we have not been together 10 years now. Phew.
I am with you suzanne. I wish she would have done the same. These pics are tough to look at. The family is suffering. Work out visitation and hopefully in the future they can do things as a family.
Agree @Suzanne. I had nothing, but compassion towards Jennifer. Now I’m also irritated by her agressive controlling behaviour and refusal to let go. He agrees to everything, perhaps because he wants out as quick as possible.
Not sure how much you can tell about the entire day from a few photos. *shrugs*
THIS! We only see what the tabloids are showing us and they have a narrative to sell.
Yep, but that won’t stop people. lol
Those are older pics. Ben is employing the JenA strategy of wearing the same clothes to decrease the value of the pap pics. Silly thing since any photos of him right now are going to fetch a good price.
I understand doing things for the kids, but their relationship has deteriorated past the point of civility. Jen might not trust Ben around their kids anymore and probably thought he would abandon the kids at night to the nanny to head to Paradise Island,
I think the shirt thing is hysterical. I keep thinking “surely he won’t wear it again” and then he does.
It really is hysterical. I wonder if he washes it daily or bought it in multiples. Either way he looks gross and unkempt.
Original Mia – I wondered the same exact thing!! I’m guessing he packed several lol
Maybe he does as I do – if he finds something comfortable that he likes, he gets several exactly the same. I was impressed at an early age by the tale of the rich man that nobody knew was rich, because he had seven identical suits….
Ok really the media should leave them alone now. This is getting out of hand and there are children involved. Also, to be honest, I have seen plenty of married people who were miserable at Disney World (and everywhere else lol). Misery is not just for divorced or separated people lol. Also, the heat was unbearable so no one’s happy when it’s THAT hot and you’re in the sun all day with people taking “secret” pics of you. I don’t blame them for looking that way, and of course only the pics of them looking “miserable” will make the blogs. I’m sure there were plenty of happy moments too, but those pics won’t sell.
There were children involved when did the happy family photo op last we at the movies, the
only difference here is that they didn’t set this up. I do think it’s crapy for any so called “fan” to sell a pictures of celebrities in there down time when they don’t want to be bothered, but that the price you pay for fame.
I’m not a fan of his by any means but I’m in the parks at least once a month for my job and they don’t look that much different than the average guest in August. They have a VIP guide (or a plaid as they are sometimes called) which helps a lot but you’ll still wait and it’s still hot.
I’d look like that at DW on a good day. Fighting thousands of people and waiting in line for hours? No thank you.
I’m only commenting because I happened to look into doing this at DIsneyworld the last time my family went (not because we’re celebrities, we’re not, I just hate lines.) You can hire a VIP tour as late as the day before you intend to visit and for a family like the Garner-Afflecks, I’m sure they’d let you make the plan the day of. Honestly, if I was only going for one day in august (why??? such a terrible time to go!) I would do the VIP tour because it would be a miserable experience any other way.
Wow. Disney on a Sunday in August. I did it the other day and it was one of my worst experiences. Of course you would do the VIP tour if you have the money – no brainer!
It was nice to see them in complete agony like every other parent in the park. Suck it up, Affleck Gardners! That ‘s what you get for trying to delude and distract your children.
Anyone ever been on a family vacation? My husband and I have had bouts of not getting along with our son right there on a vacation. What to do you do? Tell your child, “Sorry dear, I don’t feel like going through the motions so no Disney for you?” No, you muscle through, avoid eye contact and conflict for your child or this case children. Add in August, heat, and photographers and yuck.
Luckily their kids are young enough to not be able to micro-analyze their parents’ actions. Young children are blessedly self-centered.
He looks like a bum, by the way.
I would leave them alone now. This is too much.
I would be so upset though if nanny and Ben would come out officially as a true couple down the road. Ben is using his family right now to salvage his ruined image. He is not meant to be a family man.
As a child of divorce I can assure you they are *$&%((@* these children. They need to split so they can be happy when they are with their children solo. Children certainly may not understand the “why” of the situation but I can assure you they can sense the tension and they can feel every unspoken emotion in the interaction their parents are having, good and bad. Whoever conceived this ridiculous we’re together PR stunt needs to have their head examined it’s clear they were NOT thinking about these children. So sad to see these miserable people.
God, he let himself go.
Yeah I don’t get the few posters on here who swoon about his beauty. He’s tallish. That’s all.
Sincere question: is Disneyworld in Florida actually any fun? The one thing I’d want to do is Harry Potter World and that’s it. I don’t like getting close to people dressed up when I can’t see their faces and I hate roller coasters. Is there anything else for me to do? My parents never took me and my sister as kids–please don’t feel bad for us. We were not deprived, we went to France every summer to visit family (dad is from France). We’ve also been to EuroDisney in Paris twice and it was fun but nothing I had to run back to. People act like I missed out on so much as a kid and I just don’t feel like I did. Going to France was way more fun in my opinion.
You didn’t miss anything monumental, especially if you’ve been to EuroDisney.
Also, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter isn’t part of Disney; it’s part of Universal Studios (and Islands of Adventure, which is next door but requires a separate ticket).
I haven’t been to Disney for about a decade, but I have a Universal pass. In my experience, Universal is more fun for adults… and most of the rides aren’t roller coasters, they’re simulators that immerse you in film worlds. I did love Disney World as a kid, though… because I grew up an hour away. I liked the water parks and resorts more than the actual parks, because of all the waiting and the heat.
EPCOT is the closest I’ve come to traveling the world, and I’d choose your experience over mine any day!! Though EPCOT was pretty cool and educational in general. I have a lot of nostalgia for Disney, but only because I grew up with an annual pass and it was our default weekend destination. It would be interesting to return as an adult; everything seemed so perfect and polished and colorful back then.
It depends on your age. For a 3-8 year old Disney is REALLY special. We just took our 3 year old (2 at the time) to Disneyworld and she had the time of her life. You’d think she wouldnt remember 8 months later but she absolutely does. She talks about about it almost daily. I imagine if she went now, or at 4,5,6 she’d be completely out of her mind.
I went when I was 9 and it was really fun. Not the most magical time of my entire life, but very fun. I went to Universal when I was 12 and it was pretty damn boring.
Universal Florida is a lot of fun for teens and adults now. It has changed a lot in the past few years and the ride technology is phenomenal. You should go as an adult!
Original Bennifer coming back soon.
Good luck with that, JLo.
Ha-ha!
Well Ben s looking like shit. We’re only seeing a couple of pictures. I’m sure they interacted with. One another and their children. Good for them for at least trying. I hope they work things out and get back together and live happily ever after.
No, no, she will truly be better off once he’s the ex, the one who skips out on visitations, the one who embarrasses his daughters by ogling their classmates.
I will not be bamboozled! I know this just Assfleck’s PR team forcing him to play the part of family man when we all know he’d rather be poking some hooch’s cooter and gambling the day/night away. He doesn’t want to be there with his family, but he’s being forced to by his PR because he’s too stupid and undisciplined to force himself. I do think Jennifer is humoring him by allowing him on these excursions but that doesn’t mean she’s glad to be around him. It doesn’t mean he’s sincere in being there. It’s a ‘have to’ and Ben doesn’t like doing stuff he doesn’t want to do – can’t even pretend. I can’t stand that narcissistic jackwad. I want him to fail in the industry so bad. Let Jennifer get back into her career and show him up. I want him to fade into the shadows, get bloated from the Coke, and have all his money taken by the bolt-on bimbos.
You said it all JenniferJustice!
Lmao
I’m with a ya jenniferJ
Yikes!!! After reading this story and the ensuing comments, I have made my decision – No Disneyland!!!! I have to admit I’ve been on the fence and as the kids get a bit older, their arguments have become more convincing, but not anymore. No way, no how and especially in August!
Thanks everyone.
We went in April a few years back and the weather was fine. I would definitely not go in the summer months.
It’s fine to come in the cooler months. Less crowds, more comfortable temperature and humidity-wise.
Yep. We live in MN and plan to take our kids in December/January when they are old enough. I think everyone should try to take their kids to one of the US parks at least once if they have it in their budget. I went once and still have amazing memories.
To be clear… they were at Disney World in Orlando, not Disneyland in California. I’ve never been to Anaheim, but after growing up in central Florida, I know our heat and humidity is a special kind of horrible that doesn’t exist in other states.
If you went in January, though…? You might actually enjoy it. Weather in the 60s, smaller crowds, etc. Just don’t go in the summer, and don’t go during a school holiday (spring break, Christmas, Easter, etc).
Don’t do that just never go in the heat of the summer. Orlando in the dead of summer is a special kind of hot and humid. Disney along with Universal and Orlando is great fall up until right before Spring break for the kids. The weather is amazing. It is pretty and not very crowded, and service at Disney especially is very good used to be amazing, but still better than most places. The key to any vacation and Disney especially is to realize you don’t have to see everything. Plan what you want and try to see that, otherwise you will need a vacation from your vacation. I have a friend who I travel with and she has a bucket list and doesn’t think she will come back anywhere so she wants to see everything and that is exhausting.
I can’t stress enough how much nicer it is when you go to Disney World during the winter/spring when school is in session. Take the kids out of school and go for a long weekend. The weather is nice and the lines are short. HEAVEN. I used to worry about the kids missing school but once in their life won’t kill them.
Ben looks hungover. That’s how I look when hungover.
I’m really sad for Jen, though. Ben really humiliated her in front of the world messing around with their nanny, and then making it worse, the nanny fame-hoing it everywhere.
I’ve never seen Jen so sad before. This one photo at Disney did make me feel for what she is going through. On a side note, little Sam has his daddy’s cleft chin. Of course, I can’t believe people are so invasive and photographing them. Hopefully, one day they will get to a better place.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/17/19/2B715FB900000578-0-image-a-62_1439835604710.jpg
I think people shouldn’t be taking pics of them like that. They are not at a red carpet event…they are on vacation for God’s sake. All people care about is making a quick buck. They are with their children and pics of their kids should not be published…that is just wrong.
Agreed. It’s really gross.
Little Sam got Jen’s mouth. Yeah, I’m pretty sick of the comments along the lines of “she knew what he was like” and “she cheated too” as if she deserves the humiliation coming her way. She supported him for ten years, produced three beautiful children while her career took a back seat. She doesn’t deserve the scorn at all. As to why she’s along for the vacation, I’d say it’s because Ben never looks like he gives a sh1t about spending time with them. I wouldn’t leave them with him, either.
They have the exact same mouth!
They really did make beautiful children.
He looks so unattractive and slobby.
I think that is his passive-aggressive coming out. You can make me go, but you can’t make me like it.
Diane, but why does she make him go? I think, and I might be wrong if course, she can’t let go of having him with kids under her control. She was always controlling the life of this family , because she had to, he forced her into this role of a respinsible for everything. But now, she does it because she can’t stop, she is afraid. And maybe in this way doesn’t let him go
I don’t think it was her plan. I think he was there because PR made him.
Latest in the Twitter World today!
@usweekly unconfirmed: Ben Affleck spotted in San Diego with nanny
If this is true, he really is the biggest piece of crap! Ugh, I don’t think he could be more of an idiot.
As much as I want to think nanny is mostly an opportunistic fame chaser, it would not be shocking if he is contacting her on the DL.
The really miserable thing is that people are stalking this family, including three children. They can’t make a move without you all claiming it’s a pap walk. Not even to buy some good fruits and veg. So they’re supposed to hide behind closed curtains? Do a pap sweep of every place they might go? Really. It’s so unlikely that either of the adults are calling the paps at this point. They’ve got other things to worry about. Maybe they’re just trying to live their life despite the stupid cameras.
And now we’re taking stories sold by nameless “onlookers” as gospel truth. Are all the nameless “sources” not coming up with enough? Just think a bit: have you ever been totally misinterpreted by some stranger who leaped to a conclusion about you that was dead wrong? I have. Even people in the vague friend category do it, and that’s annoying. And that’s even without everybody being prejudiced by reading tabloids about me. People draw wrong conclusions about other people all the time, based on virtually nothing. Jumping to conclusions is a favorite form of exercise.
They’re taking their kids to a Disney park. How unusual. And the kids are undoubtedly glad to have both mom and dad along regardless of whether tabloids think the parents look “miserable”. Kids really do like having their parents close by even if the parents aren’t too fond of each other at the moment – happens a lot, divorce or no divorce. Haven’t you ever had family outings with some adult family member not thrilled to be with another? As long as they are civil, it’s ok. Lots easier on the kids than being shuttled between the parents or not being to able to invite both to their games or whatever. That’s why it’s recommended today that parents do exactly as these two are doing.
There are lots of other celebrities that go unseen for months at a time and live in LA. Unless you feel that the other celebrities are living underground then their is a way for Ben and Jen to keep from being photographed as much as they do.
I guess the Kardashians are just trying to live their life despite the stupid cameras, that’s why their photographed so much.
Are they supposed to put everybody in disguise to go to a Disney park? At some point, some people will just refuse to let the paps restrict their lives. Others don’t have a problem because there’s nothing they want to do that would require risking the paps. Some people do call the paps and it’s obvious, and it comes out at some point that they get commissions on the pap picks (Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan). But it’s wrong to assume that is what is happening when a family is just picking out fresh produce in the open air. The paps are after them because they’re “news” right now. No need to call them.
Do other celebrities and their children wear disguises? No they just know how to avoid getting photographed by the paparazzi for the most part.
( But it’s wrong to assume that is what is happening when a family is just picking out fresh produce in the open air.)
It not when the fresh produce comes from a paparazzi infested farmers market. The Studio City farmers market much like The Grove, Mr. Bones Pumpkin patch, The Ivy and so on are known for being paparazzi friendly and celebrities know if they want to be seen these are the places to go. That’s why these places are infested with D/Z listers and Reality Stars.
Having said that I think you’re missing something here these pictures are not take by the paparazzi, but by fans and other people who were at the park that day. Normally people post these pictures on Instagram or Facebook and site like the Daily Fail, Yahoo and others will offer them money in exchange for the pictures.
The nameless “sources” are most likely the fans/people who took the photos at Disney World.
The only question I have is, Why he hell is Jennifer Garner wearing jeans in Orlando, Florida? OMG! I used to live in Florida and one time I went to Disney World in June and there is no way I was comfy in a sundress at that time. It is miserable there this time of year.
Also, why aren’t they alternating days with the kids with extra help? Wouldn’t that take tension off and maybe just maybe, create a fun atmosphere?
I hate my legs and wear jeans all the time, too. Especially if I knew I was going to be papped!
Totally agree with you on the second point.
1. Why even bother wearing the rings at this point? It’s not fooling anyone and it doesn’t matter who is wearing theirs or not.
2. Why not have the kids go with one parent one day, and then the other parent the next day? That way, they’d be with parents who might be happier at that time.
3. When are they going to stop with the pap outings? It’s getting a little much at this point.
TOT (Totally Off-Topic): So Terrence Howard has been secretly divorced from his latest wife for about a month? 2 months after the birth of their baby, but 4 months after his wife filed secret separation papers. Those papers cite their separation as taking place in Aug. 2014; would that be about the time Qirin was conceived? Anyway… back to our regularly scheduled programming…
I truly believe this is Jennifer dragging her feet with the divorce she has been all along. Why not let Ben have the kids a few times out of the week and she can have them the rest of the time. They do not have to be together 24-7 as he was off making movies plenty of times. I don’t think what Ben did was wonderful but he is flat out miserable and has been for a long time and he is ready to leave love him or hate him he wants out. I do believe they both love the kids but seriously the wedding rings still on I’m sure that is because Jennifer requests it before the nanny story was released Ben was taking it off after his movie conferences. He doesn’t want to wear it. I think she is going to drag her feet on this divorce as well. But she needs to let him be and she needs her own time away to start healing and moving on. It’s time.
God bless precious children. Ben and Jennifer Affleck are sweet.
is that ciggarette on his mouth? never know he smokes
I would not be at all surprised if Ben was still with the nanny. There was a random reference to the nanny in Lainey’s post yesterday. Something to the effect that the only person who didn’t look at Ben in disgust was the nanny. I don’t even think they will keep it on the DL for long. Remember it is always about Ben and his needs. He does not appear to have a filter and obviously has no regard for his wife and family. I’m sure his friends will be thrilled when she becomes his plus 1.