Ben Affleckcaught the attention of fans when he sat down for a recent interview with Howard Stern.

Affleck told Stern that his unhappy marriage was partly to blame for his drinking problem (viaPeople).

“I’d probably still be drinking.

Jennifer Garner smiles for a photo.

It’s part of why I started drinking … because I was trapped,” he said.

Now, Garner’s friends are speaking out about the situation.

As for Affleck’s current girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, she’s said to be angry about the situation.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck at an event.

“She is getting pulled into this because she is dating him.

She doesn’t want to be dragged into this,” another source previously toldPage Six.

“She has met Jennifer Garner.

She is trying to get to know her and Ben’s kids.

It’s reckless and cavalier of him.”