Ben Affleck Gets Thrashed Over Frank Comments About His Marriage to Jennifer Garner
Taking Garner's Side
"I was rooting for Ben Affleck but to blame his drinking on his marriage to Jennifer Garner is so silly," tweeted author Roxane Gay. "She dried his a-- out multiple times! After they broke up even. Mmmmm. He best take himself to a meeting or something."
prevnextIf I were a Dunkin' Donuts employee I would simply refuse to serve Ben Affleck on principle https://t.co/n9ayeVmN0g
— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) December 14, 2021
Chris Pratt Comparisons
"Ben Affleck and Chris Pratt prove more and more each day that Jennifer Garner and Anna Faris were the true winners in their respective relationships," pointed out another Twitter user.
prevnexthe saw all the love and memes and was like “let’s destroy all this goodwill” https://t.co/p15yz9DKNT
— jourdain searles (@judysquirrels) December 15, 2021
Comparisons to Garner
Many people on Twitter also shared snippets from previous Interviews that Garner had given where she was more gracious in the way she spoke about her ex-husband.
reminder: ben affleck can give 100 🗑️ interviews about jennifer garner, but she only needs one to absolutely destroy him pic.twitter.com/hnZwIkkg2F
— Cole Delbyck (@coledelbyck) December 15, 2021
thinking of how jennifer garner has been so much kinder to ben affleck than he ever deserved https://t.co/xgdrioGV9q pic.twitter.com/o1yhEk3l66
— i want to bailey-ve 🛸 (@been_herde) December 15, 2021
prevnextBen Affleck: I would've 'still' been drinking if I stayed married to Jennifer Garner
— Cecily (@chicagobonjour) December 14, 2021
Jennifer Garner: *helps him to rehab 3 full years after they’ve already separated * pic.twitter.com/9StRYJ7tWI
The Struggles of Alcoholism
Other people pointed out that alcoholism is a disease, and it wasn't fair to blame Garner for it. "When you can't accept that your drinking problem is because of you, you still have a drinking problem. Jennifer Garner didn't drive Ben Affleck to drink, she did however drive him to rehab probably saving his life," wrote one Twitter user.
So because Ben Affleck felt trapped in his marriage to Jennifer Garner he started drinking and then sleeping with the nanny (he left the nanny bit out).
He felt so trapped in his marriage that 3yrs after they separated, Jennifer had to drive him to rehab. pic.twitter.com/4H3jad0YNI
— girl (@twa96) December 15, 2021
prevnextJust remembered that Ben Affleck also used his Oscar speech to discuss how much hard work his marriage was. pic.twitter.com/KzlxaJYghA
— Emma Fraser (@frazbelina) December 15, 2021
Unfair to Garner
Affleck probably didn't anticipate this level of backlash to his comments, as the Internet was clear in its support of Garner. "Is he seriously throwing Jennifer Garner under the bus even though she was there for him in his lowest moments, taking him to rehab, keeping a dignified silence after their divorce, putting her kids and him first and this is how Ben Affleck repays her," tweeted one frustrated person.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner split up in 2015 and she was seen driving him to rehab in 2018
— Suka (@Pizda_oo) December 15, 2021
Don't blame it on her 😒 https://t.co/bEhPInJsKM pic.twitter.com/GAimf9BBqT
prevnextJennifer Garner giving Ben Affleck his surprise Christmas gift! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/lD9PT7Maj8
— BouffantBecky (@bouffantbecky) December 15, 2021
He Could Have Just Stayed Quiet
"I think Abe Lincoln said it best: Better to remain silent and be thought a d--- than to speak on Howard Stern about Jennifer Garner and remove all doubt," tweeted another person.
Jennifer Garner’s friends telling her not to read Ben Affleck’s interview with Howard Stern… pic.twitter.com/QNtWoLYtsv
— teatime75 (@teatime75) December 15, 2021
prevnextI wonder if Ben Affleck knows he can just not talk about his ex, the mother of his children, the person who drove his behind to rehab, publicly. Like, that’s a thing you can do. Just not say hurtful things about her to Howard Stern, of all people.
— Just Mindy (@just_mindy) December 15, 2021
A Warning To J.Lo
Other people pointed out that Affleck's girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, should probably pay attention to the red flags. "I'm pretty sure Ben Affleck hasn't stopped drinking, not even with JLo. The man has issues, is written all over his face and that won't stop regardless of which partner he has atm bc the problem is HIM. Blaming the mother of his kids, who dealt with a lot of his BS, is GROSS!" tweeted another person.
Jennifer Garner dodged that bullet. Ben Affleck is a hot mess. Good luck to Jlo. #theview pic.twitter.com/jlTwemAdJj
— Mayrabella 😷👩💻💃❤🏋️♀️♍ (@mayrabella101) December 15, 2021
prevBen Affleck’s interview should be a major 🚩🚩🚩 for J.Lo.
If he blames his behavior on his ex, wait till he breaks up with you.
— Lee Radziwill (@RadziwillLee) December 15, 2021