Ben Affleck <\/a>is opening up about his personal life and about his split with Jennifer Lopez<\/a>.<\/p>\n More than three months following the Good Will Hunting actor and Jennifer Lopez\u2019s divorce settlement, he addressed their two-year marriage\u2019s conclusion\u2014which came after their initial mid-2000s engagement and split before reuniting in 2021.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a tendency to look at breakups and want to identify root causes or something,\u201d Ben explained to GQ<\/em><\/a> in an interview published March 25. \u201cThe truth is much more quotidian than probably people would believe or would be interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n While acknowledging that he and the Maid in Manhattan actress had differing views on fame, he emphasized about their separation, \u201cThere\u2019s no scandal, no soap opera, no intrigue.\u201d<\/p>\n The 52-year-old\u2014who co-parents children Violet<\/strong>, 19, Seraphina,<\/strong> 16, and Samuel<\/strong>, 13, with former spouse Jennifer Garner<\/a>\u2014elaborated on a viral moment from Jennifer\u2019s The Greatest Love Story Never Told<\/strong><\/em>, where he drew a comparison about their contrasting views on celebrity life saying, \u201cyou don\u2019t marry a ship captain and say you don\u2019t like water.\u201d<\/p>\n As he told GQ<\/em>, \u201cAs happens in relationships, you don\u2019t always have the same attitude towards these things.\u201d<\/p>\n Though Ben maintained his documentary statements, he clarified that their divergent approaches to fame weren\u2019t the cause of their divorce.<\/p>\n![\"Ben](\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gq-20250325_070256-1609523770-1160x1447.jpg\")
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