Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner reunite for Thanksgiving in rare photos

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Originally appeared on E! Online

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner coming together for a good cause.

The former couple reunited on Nov. 28 in Los Angeles to help serve Thanksgiving meals to the needy in the city’s Skid Row neighborhood.

In a photo shared on social media by The Midnight Mission – an organization working to help homeless individuals and families in Southern California – the pair donned matching aprons as they smiled for a photo with the charity’s director David Prentice.

“Today we were honored to have Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner join The Midnight Mission for Thanksgiving,” Instagram post read. “Their kindness, warmth and dedication brought so much joy to our Skid Row community.”

While the former spouses, who were married from 2005 to 2015, have both moved on to new relationships – Jen has been dating businessman John Miller since 2018, while Ben is in the middle of a divorce from current wife Jennifer Lopez– they have been on friendly terms for their children Violet18, Seraphina15 and Samuel12.

Read on to see how other stars are spending Thanksgiving.

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“When you have kids with someone, you’re connected to them forever,” Ben said of his ex People in 2020. “And I am very lucky that she is the mother of my children.”

And as for giving back 13 Continues 30 star sees it as a way to lead by example for his family.

Ben Affleck; Jennifer Garner; David Prentice

Instagram/The Midnight Mission

“I think teaching your kids anything is a lifelong job, and values ​​are definitely something,” Jen told E! News in 2016. “You can’t just say, ‘Here, have values!’ You have to show them that you have values.”

“When they get older, hopefully they’ll travel with us and go places and be boots on the ground,” she continued, “but right now it’s just really important to both of us that they see and appreciate the work that we do.”

Read on to see how other stars are spending Thanksgiving.

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The cookbook author baked a total of 35 pies, including chocolate pecan, brown butter maple pecan, pumpkin filo, apple crumble and cranberry.

“Took two days,” she noted on Instagram. “100 eggs, 14 pounds of pecan halves, eleven glasses of Karo syrup, 25 pounds of hecker’s flour, thirty pounds of plow grass butter, six cups of maple syrup, 60 ounces of pumpkin puree, 18 cups of fresh cranberries.”

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The Die Hard The star’s daughters shared this sweet family photo on Thanksgiving, writing in a joint Instagram post, “Grateful.”

Sofia Vergara

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The Modern Family alum enjoyed an outdoor dinner with loved ones, including son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara.

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The Olympic gymnast didn’t spend Turkey Day at the dinner table, but on the football field to watch her husband and the Chicago Bears take on the Detroit Lions.

Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester

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The E! News hosts gave back on Thanksgiving by volunteering for dinner service at Project Angel Food in Los Angeles.

Tom Brady

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The seven-time Super Bowl champion was in full dad mode on Thanksgiving, sharing this sweet photo of his 17-year-old son Jack (which he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan) poses with children Benjamin14 and Vivian11 (which he shares with his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen).

Olivia Munn

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The Magic Mike actress took a picture of her and John Mulaneys son Malcolm enjoys his Turkey Day breakfast.

Kelsea Ballerini

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The country music star gave a glimpse into the preparations for the Thanksgiving feast, sharing a photo of her turkey in brine with the caption: “that’s Chef Ballerini for you.”

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The “Eat It” singer worked up a storm at Project Angel Food in Los Angeles

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The former president and his wife dressed up their dog and wrote on Instagram in a joint post: “From our family (and Sunny!) to yours, wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!”

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