Ben Affleck Spent Thanksgiving With Jennifer Garner on First Big Holiday Since Jennifer Lopez Divorce
On Thursday, Ben Affleck celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. The pair were seen volunteering at homeless shelter The Midnight Mission’s annual Thanksgiving Street Fair, passing out food to people on the big holiday.
The former couple were joined by their three children, 18-year-old Violet, 15-year-old Seraphina, and 12-year-old Samuel. A source told People about the day, “They truly enjoy giving back to their community and cherishing quality time together as a family.”
Affleck and Garner posed for a photo with the organization’s CEO, David Prentice, wearing their aprons and hair nets.
In the caption it read, “Today, we were honored to have Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner join us at The Midnight Mission for Thanksgiving! Their kindness, warmth, and dedication brought so much joy to our Skid Row community. Thank you, Ben and Jennifer, for serving meals and sharing smiles on this special day. Your compassion reminds us all of the true meaning of Thanksgiving—coming together to support one another.”
The event is popular for celebrities and additionally included Sarah Paulson, Sasha Farber, and Jenn Tran this year. Affleck has supported The Midnight Mission for a while, telling People in 2020, “I found that I get a lot out of giving a little bit of my time to other people. I don’t know that it helps them or not, but I know it’s helpful to me.”
Affleck added, “It’s easy to sort of throw up your hands and say there’s nothing you can do. But the truth is there are people who want to make their lives better, who are struggling, who need help and who you can benefit by even doing a little bit, giving a little bit of money or a little bit of time. It’s just a really powerful thing to do to be able to connect with people.”
This was the first Thanksgiving and major holiday that the actor has celebrated since divorcing his second wife, Jennifer Lopez, in August.
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