An insider previously told Page Six that Affleck felt “blessed” to spend the holiday with his ex and their three children together, because he “can just be himself.”

Despite calling Affleck a “complicated guy” in a 2016 Vanity Fair interview, Garner has remained close to her ex for the sake of their three kids: Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12, whom she said were “resilient” and “amazing” children during the podcast episode.