Emotional Ben Affleck hugs daughter Violet as LA wildfires draw closer to his Brentwood home – The Mirror US
Ben Affleck looked emotional as he was seen amid the Pacific Palisades wildfires.Celebrities are some of those affected by the historic fires, which are just getting under control days after they started. Homes in the Los Angeles area have been reduced to rubble including those belonging to Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal. The Argo actor’s home hasn’t been affected by the wildfires, but the flames are drawing near his home in Brentwood. He was seen on Saturday venturing outside despite the bad air quality from the fires.Ben donned grey sweatpants, a white t-shirt under a white zip-up hoodie, and a grey and white open vest. He held a can of soda in his hand.His dark hair was shaved to a buzzcut and had a trimmed mustache and connecting beard. His mouth formed a frown and his eyebrows were furrowed in distress.Ben was seen hugging his daughter Violet, 19, who wore dark blue jeans and a black hoodie with grey headphones resting around her neck. She donned glasses and a white medical mask as she embraced her father who cradled the back of her head during their hug.Violet stopped by to check on her father along with her mom, actress Jennifer Garner. Ben and Jennifer were married from 2005 to 2018 and share three children together – Violet, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 12.The family is still close even though Ben and Jennifer are no longer together. They spent this past Thanksgiving together handing out meals to the homeless in Los Angeles.Ben’s most recent marriage was to Bronx-born singer Jennifer Lopez. Their divorce was finalized five months after they announced their separation. Ben and J.Lo were married from 2022 to August 2024, but previously dated in the early 2000s though they broke things off days before they were set to tie the knot the first time. They then rekindled their relationship in 2021.Though their relationship is over, J.Lo is allegedly in regular contact with her ex and his children since the fires started. An insider claimed the singer “reached out as soon as she heard about Ben’s home possibly being in danger and that he was evacuated.”Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sport and entertainment stories.DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.
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