JENNIFER GARNER exploded after hubby BEN AFFLECK blabbed about staying in touch with ex-fiance JENNIFER LOPEZ – and now she’s keeping him on a tight leash!
Furious that he’d gushed over her love rival J.Lo, Jen arranged to leave the couple’s three children behind while they jetted to Paris for a romantic getaway, sources say.
“After Jen read Ben’s glowing comments about Jennifer, she hit the roof,” said an insider. “She screamed at him that he’d made her look like a fool.
“Jen’s always felt threatened by Ben’s passionate relationship with J.Lo. So hearing him rave about her really struck a nerve.”
The Academy Award-winning star, who’s getting Oscar buzz for his political thriller “Argo,” was set to marry Lopez in September 2003. The couple called it off, but Ben admitted keeping in contact with the Latina hottie in a recent interview.
“We don’t have the kind of relationship where she relies on me for advice, but we do have the
kind of relationship where there’ll be an e-mail saying, ‘Oh, your movie looks great,’” the 40-year-old actor/director said.
“I touch base. I respect her. I like her…and I’m really pleased to see her successful.”