Jennifer Garner's lover John Miller has 'moved into her mansion'... with a catch ex Ben Affleck must like
The 13 Going On 30 actress is so smitten with the CEO and entrepreneur she's allowed him to move into the Los Angeles mansion she shares with her three children.
But there is a catch: the dashing Angeleno lives there only part time.
'John is basically living with Jennifer,' a source told UsWeekly on Wednesday, noting it was only 'part time.'
The site also claimed he moved out of his Los Angeles home after the wildfires ravaged several neighborhoods in the Southern California city, and he has yet to find a new pad.
'He has an office in L.A. and splits his time between staying there and at Jennifer's home,' the source said.
'But he's been staying with Jennifer more often [and] doesn't want to impose, so he's looking for his own place… [and] deciding whether he'll rent or buy.'
Jennifer and John have been dating since 2018.
Garner is also close to her ex-husband Ben Affleck whom she has her kids with: Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13.
Ben bought a house just minutes from Garner so he can be closer to his kids.
There have been rumors that he has fallen back in love with ex Garner after he had his arm around her waist during a paintball session with the kids, but those rumors are unfounded.
He is still trying to sell the $68million mega mansion he used to live in with Jennifer Lopez, whom he divorced earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Jennifer - who is about to go on a summer tour - has snapped up a stunning $21million mansion in Hidden Hills, California near her pals Kim and Khloe Kardashian.
This comes after DailyMail.com confirmed in mid March that Garner is still going strong with Miller. They were seen by a DailyMail.com source getting cuddly date together.
The lovebirds were 'holding hands and kissing' and acting 'very cute with one another' when walking through the Brentwood Country Mart in Los Angeles.
The PDA session took place in the evening, said the eyewitness.
'They are still going strong and appear to be doing really well,' the source told DailyMail.com. 'They looked happy and at ease like they were a married couple that is thriving. They laughed and smiled at each other. Very cute.
'Both were dressed casually and she had no makeup on, her hair down. He had on a coat and jeans.'
Garner has been in Los Angeles to shoot season two of the Reese Witherspoon- produced series The Last Thing He Told Me with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
The source added that there was plenty of affection between the two of them. 'They held hands and kissed and looked like a very normal couple with no Hollywood weirdness.'
It was also claimed that he moved out of his Los Angeles home after the wildfires and he has yet to find a new pad. 'He has an office in L.A. and splits his time between staying there and at Jennifer's home,' the source said. 'But he's been staying with Jennifer more often [and] doesn't want to impose, so he's looking for his own place'
She used to be wed to Ben Affleck, who lives near her now; seen in 2013
Garner and Miller quietly began dating after she finalized her divorce from Affleck.
The pair, who reportedly briefly split in 2020, have managed to keep their relationship largely out of the spotlight, apart from a small handful of outings in Los Angeles over the years.
Affleck and Garner tied the knot in 2005 and announced they were separating in 2015. They finalized their divorce three years later.
After photos of Affleck tenderly embracing his ex-wife sent the internet into a frenzy, a source told DailyMail.com that Miller was a bit bothered seeing them 'being touchy-feely.'
'It would get to anyone, but this is nothing new,' the insider said. 'Ben and Jen have a unique relationship, especially for exes.
Last month, insiders shared that Miller struggles with her relationship with Ben, and avoids talking about the actor where possible.
Garner had adopted the role of 'marriage counsellor' to her ex-husband and Lopez in the wake of their shock split last year, with some friends fearing she had been forced to 'play mediator.'
The role did not sit well with Miller, who understands they have children, but reportedly doesn't like sharing her.
'John is trying to deal with Ben and Jen's relationship by mostly staying quiet, but it's very hard to do that,' a source told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'He knows that Ben has to be around as a father and he is more than OK with that, but he wants to be the man in the relationship.
'John only talks about Ben when Jen talks about Ben or when their kids talk about him. He doesn't bring him up unprompted.'
'John respects Ben, but less is more because John wants Jen for himself,' the insider continued. 'He still needs to figure out how to compartmentalize it all.'
Meanwhile Lopez is said to be on good terms with Garner, People reported.
Lopez and Affleck settled their divorce on January 6, however, court documents confirmed the marriage wasn't legally dissolved until February 21.
The exes rekindled their romance in 2021 and got married in 2022, but called it quits in 2024.
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