Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Reunite to Serve Thanksgiving Meals in Rare Photo
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are coming together for a good cause.
The former couple reunited Nov. 28 in Los Angeles to help serve Thanksgiving meals to those in need in the city’s Skid Row neighborhood.
In a photo shared on social media by The Midnight Mission—an organization that works to help homeless individuals and families in Southern California—the pair donned matching aprons as they smiled for a photo with the charity’s CEO David Prentice.
“Today, we were honored to have Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner join us at The Midnight Mission for Thanksgiving,” the Instagram post read. “Their kindness, warmth, and dedication brought so much joy to our Skid Row community.”
While the ex-spouses, who were married from 2005 to 2015, have both gone on to new relationships—Jen has been dating businessman John Miller since 2018, while Ben is in the midst of a divorce from current wife Jennifer Lopez—they’ve stayed on friendly terms for their kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
“When you have children with somebody, you’re connected to them forever,” Ben said of his ex to People in 2020. “And I’m very lucky she is the mother of my children.”
And as for giving back, the 13 Going on 30 star sees it as a way of leading by example for her family.
“I think teaching your kids anything is a lifelong job and certainly values are something,” Jen told E! News in 2016. “You can’t just say, ‘Here, have values!’ You have to show them that you have values.”
“When they're older, they'll hopefully travel with us and go to places and be boots on the ground,” she continued, “but for right now, it's just really important to both of us that they see and appreciate the work we do.”
To see how other stars are spending Thanksgiving, read on.
Martha Stewart
The cookbook author baked a total of 35 pies, including chocolate pecan, brown butter maple rum pecan, pumpkin phyllo, apple crumb and cranberry.
"Took two days," she noted on Instagram. "100 eggs, 14 pounds pecan halves, eleven jars Karo syrup, 25 pounds heckers flour, thirty pounds plugra butter, six cups maple syrup, 60 ounces pumpkin puree, 18 cups fres cranberries."
Bruce Willis, Tallulah Willis & Scout Willis
The Die Hard star's daughters shared this sweet family photo on Thanksgiving, writing in a joint Instagram post, "Grateful."
Sofía Vergara
The Modern Family alum enjoyed an outdoor dinner with her loved ones, including son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.
Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens
The Olympic gymnast spent Turkey Day not at the dinner table, but on the football field to watch her husband and the Chicago Bears take on the Detroit Lions.
The E! News hosts gave back on Thanksgiving by volunteering for dinner service at Project Angel Food in Los Angeles.
Tom Brady
The seven-time Super Bowl champion was in full dad mode on Thanksgiving, sharing this sweet photo of his 17-year-old son Jack (who he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan) posing alongside kids Benjamin, 14, and Vivian, 11 (who he shares with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen).
Olivia Munn
The Magic Mike actress snapped a photo of her and John Mulaney's son Malcolm enjoying his Turkey Day breakfast.
Kelsea Ballerini
The country music star gave a glimpse into her Thanksgiving feast preparations, sharing a photo of her turkey brining with the caption: "that's chef ballerini to you."
"Weird Al" Yankovic
The "Eat It" singer cooked up a storm at Project Angel Food in Los Angeles
Barack Obama & Michelle Obama
The former president and his wife dressed up their dog, writing on Instagram in a joint post, "From our family (and Sunny!) to yours, wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving!"
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