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Jennifer Garner: I Bribe My Kids to Put on Sunscreen

Posted by Ali in Mar 17,2013 with No Comments

People.com shared another story on Jen from the Neutrogena Sun Summit. This time Jennifer talks about how she gets her kids to stay safe and wear sunscreen.

Making sure to daily apply sunscreen on your children isn’t easy for any mom — but it sure is important, says mother-of-three Jennifer Garner, who has been working with Neutrogena’s Choose Skin Health initiative for six years.

“Of course it’s a struggle!” the actress, 40, tells PEOPLE Wednesday at the Neutrogena Sun Summit. “The kids do not like getting sunscreen put on, especially at at a certain age, at least not mine. If you have kids out there who like sunscreen, hallelujah!”

Garner, who admits she luckily missed out on the “major baking-in-the-sun years” by mostly staying inside when she was younger, wants to ensure that her children with husband Ben Affleck — Violet, 7, Seraphina, 4, and Samuel, 1 — also avoid future skin damage by educating them about the dangers.

“We talk about skin health, and they know why they have to wear sunscreen,” she says. “If someone forgets, they’ll say ‘Hey, did you forget to put sunscreen on me?’”

She also praises Neutrogena’s kid-friendly SPF application options for making things a little easier at home: “I give them a stick that they can rub on their faces. Or they can do a spray if they want it fast. I’ve used everything.”

And Garner admits she’s not above rewarding her kids for remembering their sunscreen.

“I know it’s horrible — and I’m admitting to bribery — but I’ve given them an M&M [for putting] sunscreen on before,” Garner reveals. “I’ve [also] done a sticker chart. I’ll do whatever it takes — it has to be a non-negotiable part of life.”

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Ben Affleck’s Acceptance Speech

Posted by Ali in Feb 26,2013 with No Comments

Ben’s film Argo won Best Picture at the Academy Awards and during his speech he mentioned Jennifer. Here is the clip:

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Ben Affleck on Wife Jennifer Garner: “She’s More Perfect Than I Am”

Posted by Ali in Feb 26,2013 with No Comments

US Weekly shared this story where Ben talks about how meeting Jennifer is his greatest accomplishment.

Ben Affleck’s greatest achievement in life has nothing to do with nabbing the award for Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24. According to the 40-year-old director, star and producer of Argo, his proudest accomplishment is finding a soulmate in Jennifer Garner.

After thanking the Odd Life of Timothy Green actress during the ABC broadcast, the two-time Oscar winner — he was first honored for co-writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting 15 years ago — spoke to Access Hollywood about how much Garner, 40, means to him.

“All marriages, all relationships to a certain extent, require your work. They require work and investment,” Affleck said, riffing off his heartfelt, off-the-cuff acceptance speech. “We work on it together, we try our best. Nobody’s perfect. I would be lying to you if I said that either she or I were. She’s more perfect than I am, I can tell you that.”

The filmmaker continued, “We do our best. She’s committed. She’s as committed as I am. We work together, and we have three great kids.” (Married since June 2005, the A-list actors are parents to Violet, 7, Seraphina, 4, and Sam, 12 months.)

Hours before Affleck took home the night’s top honor (along with producing partners George Clooney and Grant Heslov), Garner told ABC she had high hopes for her hubby. “I can’t even talk about it,” the Gucci-clad star said as tears welled up in her eyes. “I’m a puddle.”

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Ben Affleck hopes to direct wife Jennifer Garner

Posted by Ali in Dec 01,2012 with No Comments

In a recent interview while promoting his film Argo Ben talked about whether or not he would like to be able to work with Jennifer again.

LOS ANGELES—“I’d work with her in a second,” Ben Affleck told us when asked about his wife, Jennifer Garner. Showered with critical praise for his third feature directorial effort, “Argo,” Ben proves that his earlier projects, “The Town” and “Gone Baby Gone,” were not flukes.

“I’d direct Jennifer … if I found a movie with a strong female lead,” Ben stressed. As for acting together, he said, “Audiences are too savvy now to suspend disbelief about a married couple and think of them as other people.”

He described his wife as “a monster talent” and said it would be “a joy to watch her go through a performance … like with my brother [Casey Affleck, whom he directed in ‘Gone Baby Gone’]. I always knew when his performance wasn’t sincere … when there [was] a little upturn of the eye, letting some air out of the nose. Because when you know someone your whole life, you know when he’s bulls***ting you.”

Ben pointed out that he had known Jennifer long enough to know “whether she’s telling the truth or not … but maybe she’s got me totally fooled.”

Proud parents
The proud parents of three children, Ben said that he and Jennifer—they’ve been married seven years—have found time to pursue their respective film careers.

“We have the kind of partnership that allows me to do the stuff that I do. She also gets to work. In fact, when she was doing ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green,’ that’s when I got the script for ‘Argo’ … We’re lucky.”

Ben’s best friend, Matt Damon and his family, conveniently live close by. “I see him all the time. Every day,” Ben disclosed. “We bring the kids back and forth. It’s like Fantasy-ville. Usually my wife is there. And Matt’s wife is there. I have a nice time … I have a lot of friends who don’t work in the business, thank God. Otherwise, the conversations would get very boring.”

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Ben Affleck Talks Wife Jennifer Garner

Posted by Ali in Oct 12,2012 with No Comments

Ben Affleck is featured in the new Hollywood Reporter and in talking about his success he talks about his wife and how she is a major supporter for him.

Garner, whom he met on Daredevil, contributed to this thinking. “Jennifer played such a profound role in making me a better person,” says Affleck. “We don’t have a perfect marriage, but she inspired me; and finding myself in that marriage and having a child dovetailed with getting to be a little more mature.”
Asked what drew him to his wife, he considers. “She truly is kind,” he says. “She means no one any harm. She doesn’t have ill will for any person. She’s not competitive with other people. She’s not spiteful.” He laughs. “It’s one of those things where it becomes almost aggravating at times. Every time I go, ‘F– him!’ I see in her face that she just thinks that’s petty and small.”

Pick up this issue to read the entire article!

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