Ben Affleck was seen spending time with his three children during a relaxing outing on Sunday in Santa Monica – amid divorce rumors with Jennifer Lopez.
The Oscar winner, 51 – who recently flashed his wedding ring while on a walk in Brentwood – stopped by a restaurant and sat outdoors to enjoy the early summer weather.
He was joined by Violet, 18, Fin, 15 (formerly known as Seraphina) and Samuel, 12 – whom he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
The Good Will Hunting actor dressed down in a light gray, short-sleeved shirt that had a black lightning bolt on the front.
He additionally slipped into a pair of dark gray pants as well as comfy, Nike sneakers that were secured with laces.
Ben Affleck, 51, was seen spending time with his three children during a relaxing outing on Sunday in Santa Monica – amid divorce rumors with Jennifer Lopez
Affleck draped a plaid jacket over his right arm while strolling underneath the warm sunshine in case the temperatures grew chilly.
Ben and his kids were seen strolling through a parking lot as they made their way to an eatery to enjoy some downtime.
The group was later spotted sitting at a table outside as they had a blast while playing a card game together.
Just one day earlier, the actor was seen on a walk with his son, Samuel, and donned his wedding ring amid split speculation with wife, Jennifer Lopez.
Rumors of marital woes arose following reports that the couple are currently living separately, with Ben staying at a $100k-a-month rental located in Brentwood. Lopez is living at their lavish, $60 million home in Bel Air.
The On The Floor singer has been busy promoting her latest Netflix film titled, Atlas – which was released on May 24.
Alongside the beauty, other stars that were cast in the project included Simu Liu, Lana Parrilla, Sterling K. Brown and also Mark Strong.
The movie is currently sitting at the number one spot on the Top 10 U.S. Movies chart on the streaming site – despite the film being panned by critics.
Ben and his kids were later spotted sitting at a table outside as they had a blast while playing a card game together
The On The Floor singer has been busy promoting her latest Netflix film titled, Atlas – which was released on May 24
She recently posed in front of a ‘Don’t F With JLO’ billboard in Hollywood shortly after her fellow co-star stated both Jennifer and Ben were ‘very much in love’ as the actress prepared to film the project.
Her castmate, Sterling K. Brown, recently talked to Entertainment Weekly and revealed, ‘Every once in a while, Ben would read the lines for Smith,’ referencing to one of the characters.
‘And I think the newlyweds, still very much in love, I think she just wanted to hear his voice,’ he added.
‘And so sometimes, the reactions that you got from her were because she was listening to her husband’s voice.’
It was revealed earlier this week that Lopez had banned questions pertaining to Ben Affleck at Atlas premieres, per TMZ.
However, during a press conference in Mexico on Wednesday, a reporter asked the star point blank about the split rumors, and asked her if the speculation was ‘real.’
In response, Jennifer had simply responded with, ‘You know better than that,’ with her co-star Simu Liu also adding, ‘Don’t come in here with that energy, please.’
The Barbie star later added during the press conference, ‘If I could just end on one thing.’
She recently posed in front of a ‘Don’t F With JLO’ billboard in Hollywood shortly after her fellow co-stars stated both Jennifer and Ben were ‘very much in love’ as the actress prepared to film the project
‘And I think the newlyweds, still very much in love, I think she just wanted to hear his voice,’ Sterling K. Brown added; seen with Liu and Brown earlier this month in L.A.
‘Jen is a producer on this movie and the reason why I’m here and the reason why Sterling was in this beautiful movie was because Jen cares. Jen cares about things like representation and diversity – and she’s a boss!’
In regards to the rumors, Affleck’s close friend, Jason Mewes, also weighed in and told TMZ on Thursday that he does not ‘believe’ the speculation and gossip.
He commented on their wedding in 2022 and expressed to the outlet that, ‘It seemed very sincere and real.’
Mewes also opened up about Ben staying at the Brentwood mansion amidst filming his latest movie, The Accountant 2, and explained that the actor, ‘may not want random people coming in out of the house while rehearsing.’
A source recently told Page Six that Affleck has ‘come to his senses’ when it comes to his relationship with Lopez. ‘If there was a way to divorce on grounds of temporary insanity, he would.’
The insider added, ‘He feels like the last two years was just a fever dream, and he’s come to his senses now and understands there is just no way this is going to work.’
However, a separate source told People, ‘They just have very different approaches when it comes to media attention. Ben hates all attention and it makes him very uncomfortable. Jennifer has always had a different approach.’
The insider explained that Ben has ‘always been impressed’ when it comes to her work ethic and openness to showing her life, such as on social media.
