Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner raised eyebrows on Friday when they were photographed together in Los Angeles, not only because of the meeting itself, but because they appeared wearing practically identical outfits.
Both the 53-year-old actor and his 54-year-old ex-wife stepped out in light blue sweaters and jeans, a coincidence that photographers captured and just jared published on May 22.
Whether it was planned or just one of those rare co-parenting moments, it made for a lovely set of images.
The couple has come a long way since their split in 2015, which ended a decade of marriage and a relationship that had its roots in Hollywood long before that.
They met for the first time on the set of pearl port In 2000, he reconnected while filming Reckless in 2003 and began dating in 2004 before marrying the following year.
Together they have three children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.
Affleck said The New York Times in 2020 that divorce remained his biggest regret. “Shame is really toxic. There’s no positive byproduct of shame,” she said.
Garner has been equally candid.
“The hardest thing was the actual breakup of a family,” he said. Marie Claire United Kingdom earlier this year. “The hard part was losing a true partnership and friendship.”
