{"id":16975,"date":"2026-07-25T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T12:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16975"},"modified":"2026-07-25T17:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T12:48:30","slug":"jennifer-garner-says-her-family-was-asked-to-stop-attending-childs-soccer-practice-due-to-paparazzi-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16975","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner Says Her Family Was Asked to Stop Attending Child&#8217;s Soccer Practice Due to Paparazzi | Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2254352\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jennifer-garner-paparazzi-soccer-practice-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jennifer Garner wears a white strapless dress to the Los Angeles photo call for Peacock's 'The Five Star Weekend' at Billy Wilder Theater at The Hammer Museum on July 08, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jennifer-garner-paparazzi-soccer-practice-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jennifer-garner-paparazzi-soccer-practice-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jennifer-garner\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Jennifer Garner<\/strong><\/a> is sharing a startling example of how paparazzi attention disrupted her children\u2019s everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 54-year-old actress said her family was asked to stop attending one child\u2019s soccer practices because photographers were arriving in a caravan of cars. <strong>Jennifer<\/strong> shares <strong>Violet<\/strong>, 20, <strong>Fin<\/strong>, 17, and <strong>Samuel<\/strong>, 14, with ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ben-affleck\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Ben Affleck<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out what <strong>Jennifer<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/24\/jennifer-garner-shares-what-its-like-to-co-parent-with-ben-affleck\/\">recently said about co-parenting their three children with <strong>Ben<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe [soccer] association asked us to stop [attending] because there were 20 cars coming [to practice],\u201d she recalled on <strong>Evan Ross Katz<\/strong>\u2018s Netflix podcast <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/82665559\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Shut Up Evan<\/a><\/em>. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just about us. It was an industry that had gotten out of control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jennifer<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2020\/10\/21\/jennifer-garner-reveals-how-paparazzi-really-impacted-her-her-children\/\">previously revealed how the paparazzi affected the family<\/a> and left her children afraid of cameras.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-jennifer-says-other-children-were-placed-in-danger\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jennifer says other children were placed in danger<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jennifer<\/strong> described the photographers\u2019 behavior as \u201cludicrous\u201d and said the pursuit extended to schools and medical appointments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I went through a yellow light, 15 cars would go through the red behind me. They would drive up onto people\u2019s lawns, even on the hillside,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Alias <\/em>alum also recalled photographers knocking children over outside preschool and blocking a pediatrician\u2019s entrance while she was trying to bring in a sick child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although <strong>Jennifer <\/strong>acknowledged the privilege her career provided, she believes she received disproportionate attention because was \u201cthe chick with the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey wouldn\u2019t follow <strong>Ben<\/strong>,\u201d she explained. \u201cThey wouldn\u2019t follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/matt-damon\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Matt Damon<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jennifer<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/halle-berry\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Halle Berry<\/strong><\/a> previously testified in support of California\u2019s Senate Bill 606, known as the \u201cpaparazzi bill,\u201d which strengthened protections for children targeted because of their parents\u2019 careers, per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-halle-berry-jennifer-garner-paparazzi-bill-20130814-story.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jennifer<\/strong>\u2018s new series<em> The Five-Star Weekend<\/em> is streaming now on Peacock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/12\/the-five-star-weekend-season-2-renewal-status-revealed-for-peacock-show\/\">find out whether a second season is in the works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jennifer-garner\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jennifer Garner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Jennifer Garner is sharing a startling example of how paparazzi attention disrupted her children\u2019s everyday lives. The 54-year-old actress said her family was asked to stop attending one child\u2019s soccer practices because photographers were arriving in a caravan of cars. 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