Ben Affleck Receives Backlash , After Saying He Felt ‘Trapped’, With Jennifer Garner.<br />Ben Affleck Receives Backlash , After Saying He Felt ‘Trapped’, With Jennifer Garner.<br />Ben Affleck has received some criticism on social media after opening up about his marriage to Jennifer Garner <br />in a recent interview with Howard Stern.<br />Ben Affleck has received some criticism on social media after opening up about his marriage to Jennifer Garner <br />in a recent interview with Howard Stern.<br />In the interview, Affleck said that <br />if they had not separated in 2015, , "I'd probably still be drinking.".<br />It's part of why I started drinking. Because I was trapped, Ben Affleck, Howard Stern interview, via CNN.<br />It's part of why I started drinking. Because I was trapped, Ben Affleck, Howard Stern interview, via CNN.<br />According to CNN, the couple announced <br />their split right after their 10th anniversary. .<br />Two years later, they filed for divorce. .<br />We had a marriage that didn't work, <br />this happens, with somebody that I love <br />and respect, but to whom I shouldn't be <br />married any longer. Ultimately, <br />we tried. We tried, we tried <br />because we had kids, Ben Affleck, Howard Stern interview, via CNN.<br />We had a marriage that didn't work, <br />this happens, with somebody that I love <br />and respect, but to whom I shouldn't be <br />married any longer. Ultimately, <br />we tried. We tried, we tried <br />because we had kids, Ben Affleck, Howard Stern interview, via CNN.<br />The couple are the parents of 16-year-old Violet, 12-year-old Seraphina and nine-year-old Samuel. .<br />The couple are the parents of 16-year-old Violet, 12-year-old Seraphina and nine-year-old Samuel. .<br />The actor has spoken openly about <br />his struggle with alcohol addiction. .<br />I was like 'I can't leave 'cause of my kids, but I'm not happy, what do I do?' What I did was drink a bottle of scotch and fall asleep on the couch, which turned out not to be the solution, Ben Affleck, Howard Stern interview, via CNN.<br />I was like 'I can't leave 'cause of my kids, but I'm not happy, what do I do?' What I did was drink a bottle of scotch and fall asleep on the couch, which turned out not to be the solution, Ben Affleck, Howard Stern interview, via CNN.<br />On social media, some users criticized Affleck <br />for blaming Garner for his addiction. .<br />One user wrote, "Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner split up in 2015 <br />and she was seen driving him to rehab in 2018. <br />Don't blame it on her.".<br />One user wrote, "Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner split up in 2015 <br />and she was seen driving him to rehab in 2018. <br />Don't blame it on her.".<br />Affleck has since rekindled his <br />relationship with Jennifer Lopez
