It’s been almost a full year since we first learned that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are getting divorced.
By now, we’re sure you know where this is going – both parties have yet to pull the trigger and actually file for divorce.
The question is why?
If the plan all along was just to separate but continue to live on the same property and amicably co-parent, why make it public?
Typically, when couples announce their plans to divorce, it means they’re getting ready to file papers, and they don’t want TMZ to get the scoop when they do.
In Ben and Jen’s case, however, the announcement seemed to actually help their relationship.
Just weeks after word of the split went public, Affleck and Garner were attending marriage counseling sessions and getting photographed in public.
So why not go the other route and announce that you’re trying to make it work.
It’s almost as if someone is benefiting from all of hoopla surrounding the divorce.
We’re guessing it’s not Ben.
After all, the guy is about to make history by going full Orson Welles on a standalone Batman film.
Plus, anyone who saw Batfleck’s performance on the new Bill Simmons show that no one asked for last night can attest to the fact that the man is clearly going off the rails:
No one spends their Wednesday slurring sh-tfacted conspiracy theories about Deflategate because things are going so well at home, ya know?
So that leaves Jen – and one insider claims Ben believes she’s drawing out the separation drama on purpose:
“Ben thinks Jen doesn’t want to expedite the divorce because she is having so much fun creating stories herself,” a source close to the situation tells Radar Online.
And what would she stand to gain by all this?
Well, for one, her career has entered the Capital One commercial phase, and yet she’s still a household name, largely because of the continued drama surrounding her relationship with Ben.
In addition, sources claim Jen has a number of dark secrets in her personal life, but they go unnoticed, as the public is focused on digging up dirt about Ben:
“She definitely has skeletons in her closet that no one has looked into because everyone has been focused on the negative attention she’s drawn to Ben’s demons,” says one insider.
Apparently, Ben has agreed to the arrangement, so long as she doesn’t drag his name through the mud:
“Still they have agreed to call a truce on making each other look bad,” says the source.
“Jen promised to keep a tighter leash on what she and her team say from now on.”
So if you’re keeping score at home: Ben is okay with turning his marriage into a reality show, but he is not okay with you frickin’ tawkin’ trash about Tahm Brady!
