Editing Ben Affleck (section)

===Relationship with Jennifer Garner===
[[File:Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner 2013 Golden Globe Awards (8378777915) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Affleck and [[Jennifer Garner]] at the [[70th Golden Globe Awards]] in 2013]]
Affleck was married to actress [[Jennifer Garner]] from 2005 to 2018. They began dating in August 2004,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Engaged |url=https://people.com/celebrity/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-engaged/ |work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=April 19, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102146/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1051815%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> having established a friendship on the sets of ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001) and ''Daredevil'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Scoop – Vol. 62 No. 13 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20145517,00.html |work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=September 27, 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102442/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20145517%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> They were married on June 29, 2005, in a private [[Turks and Caicos Islands|Turks and Caicos]] ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Under the Radar |url=https://people.com/premium/under-the-radar/|work=People |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=July 7, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101748/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1080007_3%2C00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Victor Garber]], who officiated the ceremony, and his partner, Rainer Andreesen, were the only guests.<ref name="FrankTalk">{{Cite magazine|last1=Smith |first1=Krista |title=Exclusive: Jennifer Garner's Frank Talk About Kids, Men, and Ben Affleck |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=April 14, 2017 |date=February 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111162819/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/jennifer-garner-talks-kids-career-ben-affleck |archive-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> Affleck and Garner have three children together.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ben-jens-baby-violet-settles-in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223556/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C26334%2C1139179%2C00.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Ben & Jen's Baby Violet Settles In |date=December 8, 2005|work=People|access-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Rosie Marder Contributing Entertainment |date=April 10, 2024 |title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's middle child reveals new name |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ben-affleck-jennifer-garners-child-reveals-new-name-1889044 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref name="son">{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-baby-born/|title=Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Welcome Third Child |work=People |date=February 29, 2012|access-date=February 28, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229094753/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20560766%2C00.html|archive-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref>

They publicly announced their separation in June 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-are-getting-divorced/|title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Divorcing After 10 Years of Marriage |work=People |first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Leonard |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630204223/http://www.people.com/article/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-split |archive-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> with Affleck continuing to live in a guesthouse at the family home until mid-2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ben Affleck Has Officially Moved Out: The Kids 'Have Been to Ben's New House,' Source Says |url=https://people.com/movies/ben-affleck-officially-moves-out-kids-visit-new-house/ |access-date=November 2, 2019 |work=People |language=en}}</ref> They jointly filed for divorce in April 2017, seeking joint physical and legal custody of their children.<ref name="divorce">{{Cite news|last1=Russian |first1=Ale |title=Jennifer Garner Officially Files for Divorce from Ben Affleck |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce/|work=People |access-date=April 13, 2017 |date=April 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413230557/http://people.com/celebrity/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-divorce/ |archive-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> They jointly hired a mediator to help them negotiate a financial settlement<ref>{{cite news |last1=La Ferla |first1=Ruth |title=Laura Wasser, She Who Will Cleave the Union of Kim and Kanye |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/style/laura-wasser-kim-kardashian-divorce.html |access-date=April 1, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a23622544/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-finalize-divorce/|title=Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Finalize Their Divorce|last=Barbour|first=Shannon|work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, Affleck described the divorce as "the biggest regret of my life"<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Brooks |title=Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain. Now He's Trying Honesty. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/movies/ben-affleck.html |access-date=March 13, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> and "a painful experience, even if you're on the best possible terms and you agree it's the best choice."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Murfett |first1=Andrew |title=Divorce 'was very, very painful': Affleck on his breakdown and finding The Way Back |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/divorce-was-very-very-painful-affleck-on-his-breakdown-and-finding-the-way-back-20200302-p545z4.html |access-date=March 6, 2020 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=March 5, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

While Affleck believes paparazzi attention is "part of the deal" of stardom, he has spoken out against photographs taken at his private residence<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duke |first=Alan |date=December 10, 2013 |title=Ben Affleck: Paparazzi scare his kids |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/10/showbiz/ben-affleck-paparazzi-children/index.html |access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> and paparazzi interest in his children specifically, who he says became the "big money" draw for photographers waiting outside his home.<ref name="content.time.com">{{Cite magazine|last=Stein |first=Joel |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2126108-4,00.html |title=Ben Affleck Directs One of the Year's Best Films |magazine=Time |date=October 15, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530064525/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C2126108-4%2C00.html |archive-date=May 30, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Affleck and Garner hosted an event for lawmakers at their home in support of a bill that would protect celebrities' children from harassment by photographers; their six-year-old daughter made a speech about her personal experiences.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jennifer Garner reveals how her children were negatively impacted by her fame in rare interview |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019051372978/jennifer-garner-reveals-children-impacted-by-her-fame/ |access-date=April 2, 2020 |work=HELLO! |date=May 13, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Garner also testified before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee in support of the bill,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Child |first=Ben |title=Jennifer Garner joins Halle Berry's fight for new anti-paparazzi law in California |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/15/jennifer-garner-halle-berry-paparazzi-law |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> which later became law. Despite the legislation, photographers still regularly waited outside their children's school and police assistance was sometimes required.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inside Jennifer Garner's Whole New World |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1032760/instagram-fame-a-return-to-tv-and-a-thriving-romance-inside-jennifer-garner-s-whole-new-world |access-date=April 1, 2020 |work=E! Online |date=2020}}</ref> In 2014, Affleck argued in favor of United Kingdom-style legislation that requires media outlets to blur children's faces in published photos.<ref name="kinja1" /> He has said there are "real practical dangers" involved in paparazzi attention, citing Garner's longtime stalker, Steven Burky,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7741505.stm |title=Garner 'feared for family safety' |website=BBC News |date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> who was arrested in December 2009 while trying to blend in with paparazzi outside their daughter's preschool.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8596274.stm |title=Jennifer Garner 'stalker' sent to mental hospital |website=BBC News |access-date=February 12, 2017 |date=March 31, 2010}}</ref> Burky was charged with two counts of stalking, to which he pleaded [[Insanity defense|not guilty by reason of insanity]]. In March 2010, he was ruled insane, sent to California's state mental hospital, and ordered to stay away from the Affleck-Garner family for 10 years if released.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/celebrity/NATL-Judge-Finds-Accused-Ben-Affleck-Stalker-Insane-89554822.html |title=Judge Finds Accused Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Stalker Insane |first=Caitlin |last=Millat |website=[[WRC-TV]]/NBC4 |location=Washington, D.C. |date=March 30, 2010}}</ref>