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Ben Affleck Says Jennifer Garner Showed Him The 'Meaning Of Love' In Mother's Day Tribute
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May 13 2019, Published 2:43 p.m. ET
Ben Affleck took to social media on Sunday, May 12 to honor is ex-wife Jennifer Garner on Mother's Day. Despite getting divorced in October 2018, the Triple Frontier actor revealed that she showed him the "meaning of love." Scroll through for all the details.
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Since Jennifer, 47, staged a much-needed intervention for Ben, 46, in August 2018 and helped check him into rehab, they have reportedly been getting along well and doing a great job at co-parenting their three children, Violet, 13, Seraphina, 10, and Samuel, 7.
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"Happy Mother’s Day to the two incredible mothers who have shown me the meaning of love," Ben wrote alongside a photo of his ex-wife and own mother Christine Boldt.
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The actor then proceeded to reveal the two charities he would be donating to in their honor: Cut50's Dignity For Incarcerated Women campaign and National Bail Out.
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Cut50, which is an organization that Kim Kardashian has also been working closely with lately, is "a national initiative to help reduce the prison population while making our communities safer."
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National Bail Out "works with groups all over the country on Mother’s Day to bail out black moms and caregivers, provide supportive services and fellowship opportunities to help end money bail and pretrial detention."
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