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Twice-divorced Ben Affleck confesses his children savagely mock his dating history

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Ben Affleck discussed how his children mock his dating history during a conversation with Jimmy Kimmel. The actor, who has been married and divorced twice, shared an anecdote where his 17-year-old daughter dismissed him as an expert on relationships at dinner. He also recounted a bookstore visit when his middle child pointed out a book titled “I’m Sorry for Everything,” suggesting it was about Affleck’s life experiences. Affleck found humor in these interactions and expressed pride in his children's wit.

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Ben Affleck, a twice-divorced actor known for films like *Gone Girl* and *Good Will Hunting*, recently confessed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that his children mock his dating history. While having dinner with his kids—Violet (20), Seraphina (17), and Samuel (14)—Affleck attempted to share advice about relationships, only for his 17-year-old daughter to respond sarcastically by questioning if he was an expert on the topic. Affleck, now 54, separated from ex-wife Jennifer Garner in 2015 after over a decade of marriage and finalized their divorce in 2018. He has also been linked to other high-profile relationships including Lindsay Shookus and Shauna Sexton, adding more material for his kids' jokes about dating.

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The “Animals” star, who has been married and divorced twice, recalled a time he tried to share his “lived experience” at the dinner table. asserted

he → marry → table

“They’ll talk about their friends and the drama and their relationships,” he explained of his and first wife Jennifer Garner’s three kids — Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14. asserted

he → talk → kids

“I said, ‘You know, well, the thing about that relationship there with that person…’” he remembered of one particular conversation. asserted

he → say → conversation

“The 17-year-old just turns to me and goes, ‘Oh, like you’re the expert on relationships?'” asserted

you → turn → relationships

The Oscar winner, notably, wed Garner, 54, in 2005, with the former couple separating a decade later. asserted

couple → we → 2005

The Golden Globe winner quipped to host Jimmy Kimmel that he is a “caricature” to his kids now that they’re approaching adulthood. asserted

they → quip → adulthood

“I, like, give advice or try to talk to them like a parent, as you do … but what I’ve found is that now it’s not only one teenager rolling their eyes asserted

it → give → eyes

,” he shared. asserted

he → share → ?

“I catch them giving each other looks.” asserted

them → catch → looks

The “Gone Girl” star shouted out his middle child again to divulge an epic diss dished out during a bookstore trip. asserted

star → shout → trip

“We’re just browsing around and there’s some book asserted

We → browse → ?

it’s called ‘I’m Sorry for Everything,’ and my kid immediately turns to me, deadpan, and goes, ‘Oh, look, Dad, it’s your autobiography asserted

it → call → me

,'” he told viewers. asserted

he → tell → viewers

Affleck laughed telling the story, admitting he was “proud” of his offspring’s comedic timing. asserted

he → laugh → timing

Twice-divorced Ben Affleck confesses his children savagely mock his dating history

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