Affleck had nothing but praise for Garner. "I’m really lucky that I have a really good co-parent and partner in Jennifer Garner, the kids’ mom, who’s wonderful and great and

The actor gets candid about his relationship with his ex, and 'a thing' they used to have when they were together.

In the new interview, which was actually conducted in January, Ben called the amount of paparazzi attention he receives "absurd" and "ridiculous." He continued, "There’s nothing newsworthy at all about the day-to-day events of my life or the conversation I have with one person or another person that’s photographed.