“They do to be supportive”: Jennifer Garner Heartbroken After Kids Refuse to Watch Her Movies, Prefer ‘Batman’ Dad Ben Affleck On Screen
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s love story has long been over. The couple decided to part ways after a decade of marriage in 2015 and divorced 3 years after that. Together the two of them co-parent the three kids they have together- Violet Anne, 17, Seraphina Rose, 14, and Samuel, 11. But which parent’s films and shows do the children love the most?
Why Do Jennifer Garner’s Kids Don’t Watch Her Films Or Shows?
In an interview with InStyle, Jennifer Garner confessed that she doesn’t think that any of her 3 kids will watch her latest AppleTV+ series titled The Last Thing He Told Me, which is inspired by Laura Grace’s novel of the same name. As per the actress:
“My kids don’t love to watch me in things. They do to be supportive, but I think it’s a little weird to watch your mom kiss someone or cry. It’s different.”
However, the Elektra actress stated that the case is almost the opposite for their father Ben Affleck since they enjoy watching his films the most. Garner expressed:
“They don’t mind watching their dad. They don’t want to see me sad, and they don’t want to see me in a romance. They don’t love seeing me play someone else’s mom, honestly. I don’t know if they’ll watch this.”
However, the Daredevil actress was able to get her middle child, Seraphina Rose onboard when she was reading The Last Thing He Told Me book. Garner said that she read the novel to Seraphina during her bedtime and both of them enjoyed the experience because of how immersive and thrilling the book is.
Do Ben Affleck’s Kids Watch His Films?
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and their three kids
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Affleck revealed the movies his kids are the most familiar with. He stated that they watch only those films where they can make fun of him. One has to wonder how they felt watching Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. As per the Justice League actor:
“The first movie of mine that my kids actually sat through together was Armageddon because they like movies where they can make fun of me and they really like the idea that I was an astronaut or an oil driller or they just found the whole thing kind of preposterous but they loved it. They loved the fun of it.”
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting
However, the actor also loved watching Good Will Hunting with his children since it allowed him to see how different their experiences were from his. He said:
“But the first movie that I cared about and [was] really interested in what my children thought was Good Will Hunting, which I watched with two of my now three kids. It was interesting for me to watch them watch the movie and see how different their childhood is from what my childhood looked like. They were engaged and interested and that was on an artistic level, probably the most gratifying experience of my life.”
Ben Affleck is currently married to Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner is dating John Miller. Both of them co-parent their three children together
