Jennifer Garner 'no longer wishes' to be in contact with Jennifer Lopez, according to sources who claim the actress will only communicate with the singer if it is about her children.
Insiders previously told DailyMail.com that Garner, 52, felt like she was used as a 'pawn' during the breakdown of Lopez's marriage to Ben Affleck.
In the months before the singer, 55, officially filed for divorce from the Argo star, 52, Garner had adopted the role of 'marriage counsellor' to the struggling couple, with some friends fearing she had been forced to 'play mediator.'
Garner has now chosen to distance herself from Lopez and keep any interactions focused solely on the children within their extended family.
'Jen no longer wishes to have communication with JLo unless it is do with the kids,' the source told DailyMail.com.
'Her friends feel she shouldn’t have allowed herself to get so involved in helping JLo to fix her marriage to Ben.
'Especially considering Jen felt pitted against JLo at times during their own marriage. Jen is too nice and truly wanted to help, so she tried.'
Garner's eldest child Violet, 18, has made a clear effort to stay close to Lopez.
After spending time in the Hamptons with her former stepmother over the summer, Violet raised eyebrows in early November after Lopez's sister Lynda, 53, went to visit the Yale student at the private Ivy League university.
Garner found the interaction 'odd,' according to the insider who said despite the actress wanting to keep a distance, she would never speak ill of the On the Floor singer.
'JLo getting close to Violet felt odd to Jen and then Lynda popping up at Violet’s school,' they said.
'Jen’s loyalty is to the father of her kids - Ben - and their children. Because they love JLo.
'But Jen would never badmouth her or speak negatively about her.'
They continued: 'Everyone knows that if JLo wanted to spend time with her children aside from Violet, it would have to go through Jen.'
Garner and Affleck share Violet, 15-year-old - formerly known as Seraphina - and Samuel, 12.
After they divorced in 2018, Garner went on to strike up a romance with businessman, John Miller.
In recent weeks reports have surfaced claiming that the Alias star is possibly planning to marry her longtime beau.
According to a report by In Touch, she and Miller are wedding planning and could tie the knot in Paris.
The publication noted that Garner even shopped for dresses while in Europe in September.
Miller has two children, son Quest, 18, and daughter Violet, 16, with his ex-wife and violinist Caroline Campbell.
DailyMail.com previously reported that Miller told Garner it was not her responsibility to help Lopez and Affleck fix their marriage when they hit the rocks earlier this year.
‘He cares deeply for Ben and sympathizes with what he is going through with Jennifer, but that doesn’t mean Jen should be the one to fix her ex-husband’s issues with his current wife,' an insider said in June, just two months before the beleaguered spouses filed for divorce. 'That makes no sense to anyone.'
Garner is currently shooting the new season of her show, The Last Thing He Told Me.
She will executive produce and reprise her role as Hannah Hall in the series based on Laura Dave's novel.
Season one, which was Apple TV+'s most watched limited series in 2023, follows an artist whose life was turned upside down after her husband mysteriously disappears.
In a statement released when the second season was confirmed, Garner said: 'I’m thrilled to get to tell more of Hannah’s story — I couldn’t have said yes more quickly to Season 2!
'These characters and their story mean so much to me, as I know they do to the many who have championed our show; we’re excited to give audiences even more with this next chapter.'
According to Variety, the second season is based on Dave's sequel.
