Ben Affleck’s Daughter Drops a Brutal Truth Bomb After His Relationship Remarks—You Won’t Believe What She Said
If there’s a Mount Rushmore for Awkward Family Dinners, I’d wager Ben Affleck just secured a prime spot. The poor guy—Oscar winner, Batman in spandex, tabloid magnet, you name it—has the world watching his love life, but it’s apparently his own kids who launch the zestiest zingers. Ever tried to dole out seasoned relationship advice, only for your teenager to roast you harder than a coffee bean in a Portland café? That’s Affleck’s nightly reality, where every romantic misstep becomes another punchline over mashed potatoes. Do broken hearts come with a loyalty card—buy five, the next therapy session is free? Or is Affleck just destined to star in the ultimate rom-dad-comedy, scripted lovingly (and scorched wickedly) by his quick-witted kids? Dive in for the family banter and pop culture déjà vu that prove celebrity dads get precisely zero breaks at home. LEARN MORE
He can try and put his failed relationships behind him, but Ben Affleck’s daughter won’t let him forget about his exes.
The twice divorced actor, 54, has revealed that his children aware of his dating history and regularly make digs at him about being unlucky-in-love.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kemmel Live, Affleck – who shares Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner – recalled a moment where he attempted to provide relationship advice to his kids.
“My kids are talking at dinner and they, you know, they’ll talk about their friends and the drama and the relationships. And I have some lived experience.
“So, I think that’s worth sharing some lessons that I, you know, these are the kind of things we give to our children,” Affleck told Kimmel.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner share three children (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
He added: “I said, ‘Well the thing about that relationship there, with that person is…’, and the 17-year-old just turns to me and goes, ‘Oh, like you’re the expert on relationships?'”
The quick-witted response from his child earned a laugh from Affleck, with the Kimmel and the audience also joining in.
But the savage comebacks didn’t stop there – and the Good Will Hunting star revealed a second instance where his daughter mocked his dating track record.
“I was with the same kid. I went to a bookstore with them, we’re just browsing around,” he said.
“And there’s some book by a French guy and it’s called, I’m Sorry for Everything, and my kid just turns to me, dead pan, and goes, ‘Oh look, Dad, it’s your autobiography.'”
Affleck admitted he couldn’t bring himself to be mad at his daughter, instead feeling ‘proud’ of the humorous remark.
He was married to Garner for 13 years before they split in 2018. After this, Affleck married Jennifer Lopez but the pair’s marriage lasted only around two years.
He and Lopez, 57, had reconnected after his divorce, having been engaged nearly 20 years earlier.
Other former girlfriends of Affleck include producer Lindsay Shookus and actresses Ana de Armas and Gwyneth Paltrow.
He was most recently married to Jennifer Lopez (Instagram/Jlo)
Later on during his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 54-year-old said he’s no longer considered to be ‘the cool dad’ by his children, who have begun ‘rolling their eyes’ at some of his tales at the dinner table.
“What I found is that now it’s not only like one teenager rolling their eyes. I’ll kind of launch into something at the dinner table and now I catch them giving each other looks,” he said.
“And I realise, like, I’m the caricature in this story where I see them being like, ‘Oh, Dad is saying this again.'”
Affleck added: “I couldn’t imagine like I wouldn’t be the cool dad. And yet, it turns out…”
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