Ben Affleck is one happy dad after safely evacuating his Los Angeles home and reuniting with his 19-year-old daughter Violet Affleck, who he shares with ex Jennifer Garner. So happy, in fact, that the famously grumpy “DunKing” was caught smiling while hugging his eldest.
In photos obtained by Page Six, fans can see the two shared a touching embrace, where Affleck was visibly emotional. And understandably so. Given all the heartbreak, devastation, and fear in California as wildfires continue to rip through the Los Angeles area, he must be so relieved to see Violet safe. After giving his daughter a once-over, the Oscar winner held her tightly, closed his eyes, and gave her a kiss on the temple.
Affleck also shares 16-year-old Seraphina and 12-year-old Samuel with Garner, and — even though we don’t have the pictures to prove it — we have no doubt the dad of three is just as relieved to know they’re safe too.
As we said before, this happy and affectionate paparazzi photo of Affleck is incredibly rare. In June, the Good Will Hunting alum spoke to Kevin Hart on the actor’s Hart to Heart podcast about his “resting hard face.” (Which is apparently entirely different from that other kind of resting face.)
“I don’t like a lot of attention,” Affleck said. “That’s why people see me and they’re like, ‘Why’s this dude always mad?’ Because somebody has their camera and sticks it in my face and I’m like, ‘Okay, here we go.’”
“Also because I’m with my kids and they’re taking my picture,” he continued. It’s not just a matter of his own privacy, but that of his kids too — and TBH, we don’t blame him!
“Actually, what I’d like to do is much more definitive than just look at you like this,” the dad of three said, referencing his entirely pissed-off (and wonderfully meme-able) face. “I don’t mind, you can take my picture at a club or a premiere, with my wife, I don’t give a f*ck. Knock yourself out. I don’t notice you. … But with my children, that’s a different thing.”
It seems like during his reunion with Violet, Affleck didn’t notice the paparazzi. Or he just didn’t care. Because in that moment, lovingly embracing his daughter was so much more important than sending a message.
These celebrity exes are getting co-parenting right.
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