Ben Affleck is reportedly being helped through his split from Jennifer Garner by his former girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow.The 'Gone Girl' star and wife Jennifer Garner announced last week they are to divorce after 10 years of marriage, and the 42-year-old star has turned to his former girlfriend - who split from her husband Chris Martin last year after nine years together - for support.
A source said: ''Gwyneth has been through a marriage break-up herself, so understands.''
Ben - who dated Gwyneth from 1997 to 2000 - and Jennifer sought therapy for over two years in a bid to save their marriage but are now looking to finalise their split quickly so they can move on with their lives.
A source said: ''They did everything they could to stay together but there were problems they just couldn't overcome.
''Two years of therapy didn't help - they really tried.''
Another source told Grazia magazine: ''They could have dragged it out longer but they wanted to draw a line under it.
''Their marriage has been over for some time and they're hoping for a quick divorce so they can move on.''
Despite their split, Ben is expected to continue living in a separate property on their Californian estate in order to be close to their children, Violet, nine, Seraphina, six, and three-year-old Samuel.
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