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Jennifer Garner Spends Time With Her Kids & Blows Off Steam At Boxing Class In LA
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Dec. 14 2018, Published 7:40 p.m. ET
On Thursday, Jennifer Garner was photographed doing one of her favorite activities of the day: picking up her kids from school. The mother of three was all smiles despite her not-so-great year. Nevertheless, the actress looks to be pulling through and ending the last couple of weeks of 2018 on a good note. Scroll through to see what she has been up to lately.
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On Thursday afternoon, the Peppermint star was spotted picking up her two youngest children, Samuel, 6, and Seraphina, 9, from school.
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The kids looked to be happy and calm despite their father, Ben Affleck's dramatic year. As OK! readers know, the Justice League star went to rehab for his alcohol addiction back in August after Jennifer staged a much-needed intervention. These days, he seems to be doing well and enjoying the holiday season.
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Ben's even starting to get back into the swing of things when it comes to acting. His first film since getting out of rehab, Triple Frontier, premieres on Netflix in the early months of 2019.
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Meanwhile, even though Jennifer reportedly moved on with businessman John Miller not too long after officially divorcing Ben this year, that couple is slowing things down.
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On Friday morning, the actress was spotted in the early hours of the day, walking into her usual boxing studio to blow off some steam.
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How do you think Jennifer is doing after a tough year? Let us know in the comments.