Ben Affleck's comment on his marriage to Jennifer Garner leaves fans divided
The Argo actor opened up about his marriage to Garner on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday (December 14).
Fans are reacting to Ben Affleck's recent comments about his marriage to Jennifer Garner and his struggle with alcoholism.
During an interview with radio host Howard Stern on Tuesday (Dec. 14), Affleck said he felt "trapped" in his marriage to Garner and that it was "part of the reason" he started drinking. .
"We had a marriage that wasn't working," Affleck said. "This happens. He was someone I love and respect, but shouldn't be married to… what I did was [drink] a bottle of whiskey and fall asleep on the couch, which turned out not to be the solution.”
Stressing that he and Garner made the right decision to end their marriage, Affleck said that if the couple hadn't gotten divorced, "we'd probably be fighting each other." “I was probably still drinking. Part of the reason I started drinking alcohol was because I felt trapped."
The two-time Oscar winner checked into alcohol rehab in 2018 after he and Garner divorced. Affleck and Garner first confirmed their relationship in 2004 and married in 2005. They went on to have three children together.
Twitter users are divided on Affleck's recent revelations.
“Oh so pretty,” one person wrote. “Blame your ex…drugs and alcohol are HIS problems.”
Expressing his sympathy for Garner, another person tweeted that he felt "sad Jennifer G has to read/hear this..."
However, another user suggested that "anyone who has ever been in an unhappy marriage" can relate to the feeling of "entrapment" that Affleck was talking about.
They wrote: "It's not about her ex-wife, who she speaks highly of every time."
Reacting to criticism of Affleck, another person tweeted: “he was friendly. The two were not happy. Calm down.”
Affleck is currently dating his ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez. The actor was on The Howard Stern Show to promote his upcoming movie The Tender Bar, which is scheduled to be released on December 17.
