Boozing, gambling and infidelity ruined the marriage

Jul 8, 2015 12:54 GMT  ·  By
Ben Affleck cheated on Jennifer Garner, precipitating the divorce, claims tab
   Ben Affleck cheated on Jennifer Garner, precipitating the divorce, claims tab

One day after their 10th wedding anniversary, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner made public their decision to divorce, insisting that the split was amicable. Days later, they went on vacation together, as reports claimed that they would continue to live in the same house to co-parent their 3 children.

Officially, there was no sign that the split was anything but amicable, but the latest issue of Us Weekly promises to deliver more details pointing in the other direction.

Cheating, boozing and gambling made Jennifer say “Enough!”

Attached to this article is a photo of this week’s Us cover: it claims that Ben gambled and drank too much, but was also very unfaithful to Jennifer, to the point where she could no longer forgive him and continue fighting to keep the family together.

Even before they were married, when Ben was still with Jennifer Lopez, rumors had it that he had somewhat of an alcohol and gambling problem. Being with Garner seemed to help him tone down his “addictions” a bit, but it didn’t last long.

In more recent years, both went on the record to say that their marriage was “hard work” and that both were putting in the extra time to make it last. Obviously, they never offered specifics of what was wrong, so the tabloid media took as confirmation that his gambling and boozing were getting worse again.

In the past couple of years, rumors about his ragers and the time he would spend away from the family would make headlines on a regular basis.

Us is now saying that infidelity also played a part in the breakup: apparently, last year, he came clean about sleeping with an “attractive love interest.” Jennifer’s first reaction was to kick him out of the house, but she took him back when he begged her to.

Jennifer fought to keep the family together

Jennifer loved Ben, but she would have probably left him years ago had it not been for their 3 children, aged between 9 and 3, the report continues.

She actually tried to leave him several times, but backed out every time when he pleaded with her to think of the kids, promising he would learn from his mistakes.

“She always fought against the urge to throw her hands up in the air and walk away,” a tipster is quoted as saying. "They’ve been on the brink of splitting up many times before, but it’s Jennifer’s worst nightmare for their children. Her biggest desire has always been to keep the family together.”

The tab promises even more details into what is now Hollywood’s most shocking split, in this week’s edition, out on newsstands this Friday.