Jennifer Garner attends Samuel Affleck’s basketball game in LA … as ex-husband Ben Affleck and his new wife Jennifer Lopez were also there amid marital strife

It was business as usual for Jennifer Garner Sunday as her ex-husband Ben Affleck made headlines amid reported marital problems with wife Jennifer Lopez.

Garner, 51, was dressed in a casual ensemble during the weekend outing as she watched her son Samuel, 12, participate in a youth basketball game in Santa Monica, California, for the second day in a row.

Garner, mother of children Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with ex-husband Affleck, 51, wore a beige sweater with blue jeans and brown loafers.

The Emmy-nominated Alias ​​actress — who was also photographed at LAX this weekend — wore dangling earrings and topped the look with a brown hat with a southwestern band, with her straight brown locks flowing down.

The 13 Going on 30 star was spotted helping her youngest child into the front seat of a waiting vehicle at the sporting event, which Affleck and Lopez, 54, also attended on both Saturday and Sunday.

The 13 Going on 30 star was seen helping her youngest child into the front seat of a waiting vehicle during the sporting event

Garner was pictured holding a car door open for Affleck’s mother Christine Boldt on a weekend day.

Garner and Lopez have been in regular contact with Affleck during Lopez’s marital problems, an insider told DailyMail.com last month.

Lopez “confided in Jen because she knows she is one of the few people in the world who would understand what she is going through,” a source told DailyMail.com.

The insider noted that Garner, who was married to Affleck from 2005 until announcing their divorce in 2015, “experienced it firsthand with the same man.”

The source said that “although the circumstances were very different” during Affleck’s breakup with Garner, he “is still the same man and they were both dealing with some of the same issues.”

Garner, who is in a romance with businessman John Miller, “really cares about” Lopez and wants to try to help them save their relationship for the greater good of Affleck and the extended family.

“Jen doesn’t want Ben to pull the plug on this marriage,” the source said. ‘She did go to his house to talk to him about it and try to keep the two together.

Lopez “was told multiple times by Jen how appreciated she is throughout their lives,” the source noted, adding, “She’s one of the few women who can get through to Ben and keep him from dealing with his addiction to jump off the deep end. .’

It was business as usual for the actress-activist on Sunday as her ex-husband Ben Affleck made headlines amid reported marital problems with wife Jennifer Lopez

The Emmy-nominated Alias ​​actress wore a brown hat with a southwestern band, with her straight brown locks flowing down

Garner held the door open for Affleck’s mother Christine Boldt on a weekend day

Affleck and Lopez were photographed at the event in Southern California on Sunday

The celeb couple appeared to be in good spirits amid recent reports of marital problems

The A-list actor-director had a basketball in hand, four years after playing hoops coach in 2020’s The Way Back

A “frustrated” Affleck runs away “because he has no escape from his problems,” which echoes his past decisions, the source said.

“The biggest fear right now is that he will start drinking again and part of the reason Jen is keeping an eye on him is to make sure that doesn’t happen,” the source added.

Garner shared the screen with her ex-husband in 2003’s Daredevil, which hit theaters six months before Affleck and Lopez’s box office bomb Gigli.

Lopez has looked to Garner for support during the turbulent times, a source told Dailymail.com

Affleck has been busy in front of the cameras lately, working on the sequel to The Accountant

Things seem to be improving as he was wearing his wedding ring on Friday

The romance between Affleck and Lopez has captivated audiences for more than two decades

Affleck held the car door open for his wife as they left the venue

Affleck has been busy in front of the cameras lately, working on the sequel to The Accountant. He wore his wedding ring when he worked on the thriller in Los Angeles on Friday.

Lopez made headlines last week after canceling an upcoming music tour.

“Live Nation representatives today announced that the Jennifer Lopez US Summer 2024 Tour THIS IS ME…LIVE has been canceled,” the tour company said in a statement. “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends.”