Jennifer Garner honors memory of Ben Affleck’s late mother

The death of Chris Anne Boldt, who passed away on June 2 at age 83 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, has deeply affected the Affleck family. Despite her 2018 divorce from Ben Affleck, Garner maintained a strong, supportive bond with his mother. During the actor's recovery efforts in 2018, Boldt lived with Garner to help stabilize the household for their three children, Violet, Fin, and Samuel. This closeness persisted through various family holidays, including recent Thanksgiving gatherings.

Garner and Affleck have famously navigated their post-divorce life with a commitment to co-parenting that prioritized their children’s well-being over the typical Hollywood separation narrative. While Affleck has faced significant personal challenges, including the public dissolution of his marriage to Jennifer Lopez in 2024, he and Garner have remained a consistent presence in each other's lives. By choosing to wear a shirt expressing love for a mother, Garner signaled her ongoing connection to the family unit, offering a quiet, public acknowledgement of the grief currently shared by her former husband and their children.