"Do you blame your ex-wife for drinking?": Criticism of Ben Affleck for his controversial statements about his breakup with Jennifer Garner
In an interview with The Howard Stern Show, the director of Argo said that he felt trapped in his marriage, and that he would still have a problem with alcohol if he were still married to the actress.
In recent weeks, Ben Affleck had surprised audiences by his frankness. During the promotional tour of his new film, The Tender Bar, he answered journalists' questions honestly, without avoiding sensitive issues or very intimate aspects of his private life. However, this Tuesday, the winner of two Oscars crossed the limits when talking about his breakup with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, or at least, so the fans believe.
During an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Ben Affleck blamed the actress for her addiction to alcohol. He said that if he hadn't parted ways with her, he probably would continue to drink today. In addition, he said that if they had stayed together, they would have ended up making each other's life miserable.
“We would have ended up tearing each other apart. I'd probably still be drinking, ”Affleck said. “That was part of the reason why I started drinking, I felt trapped. He would tell me: 'I can't leave for my children, but I'm not happy. What do I do? "What I did was drink a bottle of whiskey on the couch, and it turned out that that was not the solution," he added.
The explosive statements outraged much of the public. Through social networks, thousands of users criticized the actor, whom they called an "idiot" for blaming Garner for her problems with her alcohol. Many demanded that the famous man begin to accept his own mistakes and stop blaming his ex-wife for his “self-destructive behavior”.
“Do you blame your ex-wife for drinking? You were already an alcoholic before you married her, ”wrote one user on Twitter. "Speaking ill of the mother of your children makes you a terrible father and a total idiot."
"You're an Idiot. Even if that is the truth about your unhappiness in your marriage, why would you drag your ex through the mud publicly and seemingly blame her for that situation for your own self-destructive decisions? Ben Affleck confirms it: it is still the worst ”.
Affleck and Garner split in 2015, after 10 years together. During their marriage they had three children: Violeta, 16, Seraphina, 12, and Samuel, nine. In the opinion of many fans, with his statements, the director of Argo was unfair to the actress, whom he exposed to public derision, but also, it was with her children, since he did not think about the damage they could cause them your comments.
“Ben Affleck, you are a classless idiot. I hope your kids won't talk to you again because you're really not good enough for them, ”he wrote @mimisnowball.
“I've been a fan of yours for a long time, but stop talking about Jennifer Garner. Neither of you are perfect but to say that you feel trapped in your marriage? I'm sure your kids are going to love reading about it, ”added user @martharuns.
The attacks continued, the conversation escalated and some messages were cruel and devastating, especially when mentioning Affleck's problems with alcoholism: “Therapy would have served him better than a bartender. I'm sure it's lovely living with it too, ”said one user.
In 2018, the Armageddon actor entered a rehab center to treat his alcohol problems. Although they had been separated for three years, Jennifer Garner was the person who drove him to the clinic, a fact that users did not overlook either.
In his talk with Howard Stern, Affleck claimed that both he and the Pearl Harbor actress tried to save their marriage, but ultimately made the best decision for the sake of their children.
“In the end we tried, we tried, we tried because we had children, but we both felt that it was not the model of marriage that we wanted to give them. The truth is that we take our time, we make the decision, we part ways. We had a marriage that didn't work out. We did our best. I knew she was a good mother and I hoped she knew that I was a good father. He had to be sober and I recognized him, ”he added.
At the moment the actor has not commented on the controversy that his high-voltage interview sparked on social networks, in which he also talked about his current relationship with Jennifer Lopez, with whom he was engaged in 2004, the same year in which they ended. to your relationship. He said that for a time, he doubted if he should return with the singer, due to the impact that this could have on his three children.
“It crossed my mind, of course. My responsibility to my children is the highest. I don't want to do anything that is painful or destructive to them if I can help it. My life affects them. His mother and I are famous. That's hard. It's a cross, ”he added.
