" It ’s precisely what he wanted . "
Happy Birthday,Ben Affleck!
TheArgostar turned 52 on Thursday, and this year, he reportedly spent his birthday where I’d like to be rn: at home.
According toPeople, Ben had a “small birthday celebration” with his kids, Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.
“It’s exactly what he wanted,” a source said. “He didn’t want to go out to celebrate. The kids had gifts for him, and it was cute.”
Fin, Violet, and Samuel are from his marriage toJennifer Garner. Although the pair split in 2018, they seem to have remained on good terms, with Jennifer even visiting Ben on his birthday, as seen inphotosobtained by Page Six.
That wasn’t his only visitor, either. According to People’s source, “Jennifer [Lopez] stopped by to congratulate him” on his big day, too.
“The kids were with Ben for most of the day. He didn’t leave the house at all for his birthday,” the insider continued.
The celebration comes almost one month after Jennifer marked her 55th birthday, for which she threw aBridgerton-themedpartyin the Hamptons. Ben notably did not attend the event, which fell amid ongoingsplit rumors. Instead, he wasseenrunning errands in LA.
Like Ben , Jennifer did n’t publicly know his birthday . Instead , she sharedphotosfrom her own celebration on Instagram .
You can read more about those festivitieshere.
