Good morning! Jennifer Garner has a surprise cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine and wasted approximately no time roasting her ex-husband Ben Affleck. Some quick lore before we dive in: Ben and Jen starred in Daredevil together back in 2003, where he played the titular character and she played Elektra. Here, enjoy a vintage trailer:
Cut to Deadpool & Wolverine, where Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds, obviously) gives Elektra his condolences on Daredevil’s passing and she responds, “Oh, it’s fine.” Flawless writing, flawless delivery, all around perfection.
Just FYI, Jen and Ben have remained close as co-parents despite getting divorced—although it *has* been reported that Jen has been an “unexpected ally” for Jennifer Lopez lately. According to Us Weekly, the 13 Going on 30 actor has been “really friendly” to J.Lo amid everything going on between the musician and Ben. Ahem: “She’s been helpful to J.Lo, and they’ve been relating to each other. Jennifer has been a surprising person for J.Lo to talk to.”
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail notes that Jen Garner is done being a “marriage counselor” to Ben, with a source saying the following: “Jen eventually got to a place where she was like, ‘Sorry, figure this out yourself.’ It was beginning to become too painful for her because it was bringing back so many memories of their divorce.”
“She cares about J.Lo and cares about their kids and how it will affect all of them. But in the end, it is not Jen’s circus, not Jen’s monkeys, and she is done playing marriage counselor to her ex-husband and his wife,” they added.
