The Alias star is expecting her first child, E! Online and E! News have confirmed.
Multiple sources close to Garner and beau Ben Affleck say the actress is three months along. News of the pregnancy comes just two weeks after several published reports claimed the couple were engaged.
According to E! Online columnist Ted Casablanca, Affleck flew Garner's kin from West Virginia to California in April for his leading lady's 33rd birthday party. The question subsequently was popped in private, Casablanca reported.
At the time Affleck's rep, Ken Sunshine, described said reports as "garbage." On Saturday, Sunshine declined to address the baby news, saying "I never comment on [Affleck's] personal life." There was no immediate word from Garner's camp on the pregnancy or whether a ceremony was in the offing.
Despite having a baby on board, Garner is still keeping to her schedule this summer. Her next big-screen project, Columbia Pictures' romantic drama Catch and Release, begins its two-month shoot next week in Vancouver. The film costars Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis and Timothy Olyphant and marks the directorial debut of Erin Brockovich screenwriter Susannah Grant.
But Garner's November due date could prove tricky for the Alias brain trust. While ABC's spy thriller is wrapped for the season (the finale airs May 25), the show has been picked up for the fall and is slated to resume production in July. Now, producers must decide how to deal with Garner's pregnancy, either by incorporating it into the show (remember, Sydney's eggs were harvested last season) or just try to hide it. Then again, considering the show's sky-high slinky outfit-to-episode ratio, a burgeoning belly would be hard to conceal. Further complicating matters, Garner performs most of her own stunts.
Affleck, 32, and Garner costarred on screen together before coupling off--he was Daredevil to her Elektra in 2003's Daredevil. (His cameo in this year's Elektra wound up on the cutting-room floor, but is preserved for posterity on the DVD.)
They finally went public with their much-rumored romance last fall at the World Series, when she was spotted snuggling Red Sox diehard Affleck at Boston's Fenway Park. Their pairing was alternately dubbed Garfleck and Bennifer II.
But unlike the original Bennifer tandem of Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, the all-new edition prefers to fly under the radar. The World Series appearance aside, Garner and Affleck have generally managed to eschew being photographed together at red-carpet events.
Garner was previously married to Felicity costar Scott Foley. They split in 2003, and their divorce was finalized in March 2004. They didn't have any children.
The never-wed Affleck previously was engaged to Lopez. That relationship ended with the scuttling of their September 2003 nuptials.
quote: Originally posted by: Collette "I'm happy for her but I honestly don't believe her and Afflek will still be together at the baby's first birthday and that makes me sad."
I can see these two staying together. She is way more grounded than JLo, and her and Ben aren't showy like Bennifer was.
Argh! I have such the love-hate relationship with Jennifer Garner! (No amount of rationale though can relieve me of my feelings, either, although you can feel free to try.)
Hated Hannah, her character from Felicity.
Loved her married to Scott Foley, or Noel from Felicity.
Hated her married to Scott Foley, because it kinda seemed like Hannah and Noel together, which is baaad.
Love her in Alias. She f'in rocks!!!
Hate her divorcing Scott Foley. Kinda seemed like it was her decision, although I completely understand I was not a part of the group decision or anything so I don't really know what happened. But I love Noel, aka Scott Foley. If she hurt him.... (menacing growl) oh, wait - that works.
Love her with Michael Vartan. It's like Syd and Vaughn are really together in real life! How cool is that?
Hate her for not being with Michael Vartan. Again with the none of my business, I don't know what happened, etc., etc., etc., but I just loved them together so!
Love her for being with Assflick because the irony of "Bennifer" can't be beat. (Of course, that's more of a I'm-laughing-at-her kind of love, but whatever.)
Hate her for being with Assflick because, well, it's Assflick. And anyone he's with after the JLo debacle seems like they're settling for sloppy seconds, and I don't want that for her.
Love the fact she's pregnant because I'm always happy for people who are pregnant. Plus, I bet their kids will be gorgeous. (Hopefully they'll get Assflick's pre-Armageddon genes, not his post-Reindeer Games ones.)
Okay, fine. So I'm happy she's pregnant. I just don't know if I can handle 6 more months of Garner & Assflick talk because I go through all of the above everytime I think about it. (And yes, I'm fully aware I should get my own life and stop obsessing over celebrities.)
blubirde I'm with you... at least re: being sad that she is not with SF or MV and with Affleck instead... that guy is just lame. Otherwise I love her across the board.
quote: Originally posted by: Collette "I'm happy for her but I honestly don't believe her and Afflek will still be together at the baby's first birthday and that makes me sad."
I'm with you. I wish them well but its so hard in Hollywood to make it work in the first place and both people seem like the get bored with people really easily. I hope it lasts. I agree, the baby will be adorable!
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quote: Originally posted by: blubirde "Hate her divorcing Scott Foley. Kinda seemed like it was her decision, although I completely understand I was not a part of the group decision or anything so I don't really know what happened. "
He actually filed for divorce, not her. Word around the camp fire was that he was having a mucho hard time dealing with all of her success after Felicity while he had two failed shows.
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yeah the heath/michelle one is even weirder... i mean, doesn't anyone use birth control in hollywood? call me old-fashioned but I still kinda like the idea of being in a for-the-rest-of-my-life relationship before I toss out the condoms!