It Isn’t Over! Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner To Call Off Divorce, Actor ‘Doesn’t Want To Lose His Family’
Aug. 19 2015, Published 11:16 a.m. ET
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner aren’t giving up on their marriage that easily. The actors may have announced their decision to divorce in June, but they’re giving their 10-year marriage one more try before officially ending it for good, OK! magazine has learned.
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It looks like they are already making strides to repair their marriage, as the actors were all smiles during a recent family outing in Atlanta with their wedding rings on. He also spent his 43rd birthday on August 16 with his family!
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“This whole mess has made Ben realize he doesn’t want to lose his family,” a source told OK! magazine.
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Ben and Jen’s marriage made it through the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star’s gambling vice and hard-partying ways, but it didn’t withstand his alleged affair with the couple’s nanny Christine Ouzounian. “Ben asked Jen if there was anything he could do to save the marriage,” the insider revealed. “The trust isn’t there for her right now, but she left the door open.”
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Although Jen “couldn’t believe that Ben could be so stupid as to get involved with the nanny,” she isn’t angry with her estranged husband. “She’s just humiliated for the family,” the source said. “She told him that since they were separated at the time, he could do what he wanted, but it was upsetting that he chose to spend his downtime with the nanny instead of with the kids or making an effort with her.”
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Desperate to have his family back, Ben plans to turn his life around for the better. “He’s vowed to stop drinking and gambling and to be more present,” the insider said. “Jen says she’ll believe it when she sees it, but she’s put the divorce on hold for now to give him one last chance.”
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For more on why Jen may give her marriage to Ben one more shot, pick up the latest issue of OK! magazine, on stands now.
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