Doing it for the kids. Ben Affleck insisted that he and Jennifer Garner are continuing to put the kids first, during a conversation with Ellen DeGeneres that will air later today, Wednesday, March 16.
The 43-year-old actor, who split from his wife of 10 years back in June last year, was clearly uncomfortable discussing his private life, but was evidently eager to make sure everybody knew his kids were his number one priority.
"So I know it
s been kind of a challenging year, obviously," DeGeneres said as she introduced the topic of his divorce. "And I what I love and I think what everybody loves is that you and Jen are putting the kids first and that we see you with the kids all the time and I think thats the most important thing and the most important message to send everybody."
"Absolutely," replied Affleck. "You know, were good friends and were doing our best and our kids are fabulous and were working our best for them."
The Oscar-winning star then moved onto the topic of his new movie, Batman v Superman, and revealed that his son, Samuel, 4, was at the forefront of his mind when he made the decision to take on the role.
"I haven't done anything that my kids can see for a long time, so I thought that would be kind of cool. My son thinks it's really cool. He came to the set, he saw me, he was a little bit suspicious. He was like, 'Is that the real Superman?'" Affleck said, full of paternal pride.
"He's 4 so to him that's the real Superman. When I leave, he's like, 'Dad are you going to the Batcave?' So I'm like, 'Yes, I am.' And I know eventually he's going to be in therapy, like, 'He lied! To me, there's no Batcave, he's doing Ellen!'"
Later on in the show, Ellen lightened the topic of conversation somewhat – by giving her guest a full-on Superhero fright, and inviting him to play a game of Pie Face!
Watch the videos above and see what happens when Affleck's fear turns to hysteria and he can't stop laughing!
This article originally appeared on www.usmagazine.com: Ben Affleck Talks Jennifer Garner Split on Ellen: “We’re Doing Our Best For the Kids” — Plus, Affleck Gets a Superhero Fright