Ben Affleck reveals teen daughter called him out on relationship advice at family dinner

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• Ben Affleck told Jimmy Kimmel his 17-year-old daughter challenged his advice on relationships during a family dinner.
• Affleck and Jennifer Garner share three children: Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14.
• Affleck and Garner were married for over a decade before separating in 2015 and finalizing their divorce in 2018.

Ben Affleck opened up about parenting teens during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The 54-year-old actor admitted he never expected to be the target of his children’s jokes.

He described a moment at the dinner table where he tried to share relationship wisdom with his kids. The conversation took an unexpected turn when his 17-year-old interrupted.

“Oh, like you’re the expert on relationships?”

Affleck shares his children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner. The couple was married for more than ten years before their divorce was finalized in 2018.

Affleck has been linked to several high-profile relationships since the split. Those include Lindsay Shookus, Shauna Sexton, Ana de Armas, and a brief remarriage to Jennifer Lopez that ended in August 2024.

“Jen was like, ‘Great, but no, I’m not gonna play your wife in a movie.'”

Affleck said Garner declined a role in his upcoming film “Animals.” Kerry Washington later accepted the part.

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