Why Ben Affleck Is Worried About His Kids After Eyebrow-Raising Jennifer Garner Comments
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By Melissa Willets/Jan. 10, 2022 11:14 am EST
The social media backlash was so intense that he attempted to walk back his comments during a subsequent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “I would never want my kids to think I would ever say a bad word about their mom,” the “Argo” star said at the time. Now, he is talking to the Los Angeles Times more about his worries for his three kids — Violet, Seraphina and Samuel — in light of how poorly his Garner remarks were received in the court of public opinion.
Ben Affleck really only cares what his kids think of him
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“Even the ‘Sad Affleck’ meme — that was funny to me,” he noted, referring to a widely-circulated downtrodden image featuring the star from 2016 (via Cheat Sheet). “I mean, there’s nobody who hasn’t felt that way at a junket. But then my kids see it and I think, ‘Oh, are they going to think their dad is fundamentally sad or they have to worry about me?’ That’s really tough,” he continued.
The actor has previously spoken about how important his kids are to him, sweetly noting, “The only biography that needs anything is written on the hearts of your kids. I will be long dead and someone will ask my kids what was your dad like and that is when I will know what my life was worth” (via Good Morning America).
