Ben Affleck bonds with ex-wife Jennifer Garner in Santa Monica… before backing his Mercedes-Benz into another car AGAIN

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner shared a sweet moment before accidentally backing into another vehicle just months after almost doing the same thing.

The 51-year-old Oscar-winning actor bonded with his 51-year-old estranged wife during an outing in Santa Monica on Halloween morning on Tuesday, just over a week after reuniting.

Ben and Jennifer shared a few laughs and he even playfully touched her shoulder as they chatted while enjoying their morning coffee.

The Argo director looked stylish in a tan blazer over a gray sweater, while his hair was tousled and he sported a beard.

Jennifer kept it comfortable in all black, including a puffer vest over Moncler hoodie.

Her brunette locks were worn down as she wore Ray-Ban wayfarer sunglasses as she showed off her natural look by going makeup-free.

Despite the fun meeting with his ex, it couldn’t all have gone perfectly for Ben as he was later seen reversing his black Mercedes-Benz car into another car.

Once contact was made, Jennifer Lopez’s husband was clearly upset as he could be seen staring upward with an irritated look.

In February, Ben famously found himself in another vehicle-related pickle in the same black Mercedes-Benz as he parked his car parallel along a street – with a car parked in front of him and a car behind him – making it impossible for him to get around. from his parking lot.

The actor was seen taking a smoke break and enjoying his Dunkin Donuts iced coffee before jumping back into his car to get out of his predicament.

The father-of-three wore a black hoodie with a gray jacket, track pants and sneakers.

Ben got back into his car and appeared to slightly bump the car in front as he tried to get out of the spot – and appeared to lightly bump the car behind him.

It seemed like he bumped into them several times before he finally got out enough to swerve and get back on the road.

Regardless of the car incident, it was certainly a nice reunion with ex Jennifer, as a source revealed to DailyMail.com earlier this month that ‘the drama of the past’ and the ’emotions’ of their ‘divorce’ are ‘long gone’ .

“One of the things that got (Garner) and (Affleck) to a better place was – and is – JLO,” the insider shared. ‘Ben is healthy. The past drama and emotions of divorce are long gone and they all make it work.”

They added that Lopez and Garner are “friendly” to each other and that all of their children “love each other.”

“It’s really a very happy co-parenting situation,” the source said. “Everything is really good now and should be the same in the near and distant future.”

The update came afterwards Closer to weekly claimed Lopez felt “blindsided” and “jealous” after seeing images of the former couple looking friendly last month.

However, a source told DailyMail.com that this couldn’t be further from the truth and that the Dazed and Confused star and the hitmaker, who tied the knot last July, are ‘very much in love with each other’ a year into their relationship . wedding.

‘Their relationship is still on fire. They are very happy with each other, and there is no drama at all in their relationship right now,” they revealed.

They added that while Affleck is looking forward to returning to work as the writers and actors strikes come to an end, the couple has “enjoyed” the extra time spent together in recent months.

“They want to get back to work and are looking forward to the strikes being over, but they are also really enjoying the more time they are spending together,” they continued.

“(Affleck) writes, JLO writes music, so they still have an outlet to create while enjoying each other’s time together.”

The source explained that Lopez is even turning to Affleck for advice on how to approach co-parenting with her ex, Marc Anthony, with whom she shares 15-year-old twins, Maximilian “Max” David Muniz and Emme Maribel Muniz.

“JLO and Ben have had a lot of conversations about how she deals with (Anthony), and they all figured it out. It’s actually inspiring and fun to watch,” they said.

Photographers spotted Affleck and Garner meeting in Los Angeles this week before climbing into his black Mercedes-Benz together.

Days earlier, they were seen sharing a moment of affection in his car.

He was pictured leaning his head on 13 Going’s shoulder on 30 Star’s shoulder as she gave him a hug.

Affleck and Garner first met while working on films like Pearl Harbor and Daredevil, in which they starred. Garner was previously married to Scott Foley, and their marriage lasted from 2000 to 2004.

After that split, the actress moved on with Affleck, with whom she tied the knot in Turks and Caicos in 2005.

The couple started their family with the birth of Violet, which took place that year, and they added Seraphina and Samuel to their family in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

They stayed together until 2015, when they announced they had split, although they waited three years before finalizing their divorce.