Jennifer Garner recently opened up about the struggles she faced during her marriage to Ben Affleck.
During her interview on Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan, the actress said that throughout the span of her 10-year marriage to Affleck, there were at least six to 20 cars always waiting outside their house, their children’s school, and even at the pediatrician’s clinic.
Garner also said that there were times wherein she was forced to ask the paparazzi to step away from the door of her doctor’s clinic because she had a sick child with her.
The 13 Going On 30 star admitted that the attention she and Affleck received throughout their marriage was crazy. But it came to a point where they just got used to it and went on with their lives.
Garner also acknowledged the fact that the attention that they received is the cost of being in the business. But things become ridiculous when the paparazzi cause car accidents all the time.
There were times when she’d go through a yellow right and the 15 cars following her would run a red light just to catch a glimpse of the actress and Affleck. She also described it as a circus.
Years ago, Garner even asked police officers and sheriffs to go to her house so they could talk to one of her daughters who was just 5 years old then. The young girl explained to the officials what it’s like to be a little kid that’s being chased by paparazzi and cameras everywhere.
Garner and Affleck’s daughter admitted that she’s scared of the paparazzi and their cameras because they look like guns.
Meanwhile, the Peppermint star revealed that there are also some paparazzi that have been assigned to her for 15 years. And she has a good relationship with them. In fact, Garner talks to them from time and time and they tell her how much they enjoy watching her with her kids.
“They do know me better than anyone knows me. They go everywhere I go, they’ve seen me strap kids into cars, they’ve seen me pregnant, they’ve seen me at the store… I was so taken aback by how much that struck me,” she said.
Following Garner and Affleck’s split in 2015, the paparazzi continued to hound them every time they were together and even when they’re not.