Jennifer Garner Steps Out Smiling After Helping Ben Affleck Enter Rehab

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Jennifer Garner Steps Out Smiling After Helping Ben Affleck Enter Rehab

Making do. Jennifer Garner stepped out for the first time since estranged husband Ben Affleck checked himself into rehab. [ami-related id="1307805" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jennifer-garner-ben-afflecks-divorce-everything-we-know-so-far/" title="Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s Divorce: Everything We Know So Far" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-landing.jpg"] The 46-year-old Peppermint star donned a black T-shirt, skinny jeans, white sneakers and black sunglasses and flashed a slight smile as she met up with other moms and their kids. One day earlier, Garner participated in an intervention with Affleck, also 46, and a sober coach at his home in Pacific Palisades. The pair later left together, with her driving, and made a stop at Jack in the Box before heading to Malibu. Sources confirmed to Us Weekly that the Justice League actor checked into rehab for the third time after battling alcohol addiction.

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Jennifer Garner Steps Out Smiling After Helping Ben Affleck Enter Rehab

Making do. Jennifer Garner stepped out for the first time since estranged husband Ben Affleck checked himself into rehab. [ami-related id="1307805" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/jennifer-garner-ben-afflecks-divorce-everything-we-know-so-far/" title="Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s Divorce: Everything We Know So Far" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jennifer-garner-ben-affleck-landing.jpg"] The 46-year-old Peppermint star donned a black T-shirt, skinny jeans, white sneakers and black sunglasses and flashed a slight smile as she met up with other moms and their kids. One day earlier, Garner participated in an intervention with Affleck, also 46, and a sober coach at his home in Pacific Palisades. The pair later left together, with her driving, and made a stop at Jack in the Box before heading to Malibu. Sources confirmed to Us Weekly that the Justice League actor checked into rehab for the third time after battling alcohol addiction.

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Staying Strong

Garner was supportive of Affleck in his time of need. “Jen has always been there for Ben,” a source told Us after the intervention, adding: “Ben has been struggling, and it got to a point where he wanted help and knew he needed help.”

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Feeling His Pain

The Alias alum came outside Affleck’s home shaking at one point in their conversation, an eyewitness told Us. The pair share three children: Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and Samuel, 6.

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Ready to Step in

According to a source, Garner was “well aware” of the Gone Girl star’s issue: “She knew he was in a bad place recently and that she was going to have to intervene.” The 13 Going on 30 actress encouraged Affleck to go to meetings and get help. “The last few weeks have been difficult,” the insider adds. “Jen is the only one Ben listens to. She has been down this road with him for years and is the only one that can really get through.”

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