Jennifer Garner sizzles in a plunging leather dress for sexy Flaunt shoot and makes rare comment about ex Ben Affleck

Jennifer Garner looked sensational as she posed up a storm for a new photoshoot with Flaunt magazine.

The actress, 53, wowed in a number of stylish looks, including a sizzling leather Givenchy dress by Sarah Burton.

Garner kept the spotlight on the daring neckline, skipping accessories and opting for understated glam during the shoot, captured by Tyler Patrick Kenny. 

Meanwhile, the cover showed Garner in a Saint Laurent ensemble by Anthony Vaccarello, as she teamed a brown leather jacket with a white shirt knotted at the front, a matching brown skirt and bold statement earrings. 

The star also made a rare comment about her ex-husband Ben Affleck and their family being plunged into media scrutiny when he reunited with ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez in 2021. Affleck went on to marry Lopez in 2022 but she filed for divorce two years later.

Addressing her decision to move away from her famously private stance regarding her ex-husband in a recent interview, Garner said that she hopes to help other women by sharing her perspective. 

'Time has passed, and other women are going through really hard seasons in their lives, and I think it's helpful to know that time will go on and you will get to the other side,' she said. 

'That's really all it's about. I was in the middle of something for a really long time, and it didn't make sense.'

'There was no way to talk about it, and it's certainly not my place to talk about him or his experience or anything he's gone through, or my children or their experience,' she added.

'But I can say that I feel lighter and happier and more myself [than I have] in a really long time, and I think that's important to know because I really felt like, "Oh my gosh, has this family shake up — has it changed me forever?"'

'When you're many years into something, you think, "I don't know how it's gonna pass."'

As for whether she considered moving out of Los Angeles or changing her job to escape the public spotlight, the star said, 'Yeah, of course. But fame follows you, is one thing... Now I think I could do it and I would be fine, but now I have a different relationship with it, and I really love my job.'

'I chase those moments where it all comes together and I feel connected to what I'm doing and open and surprised. And look, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it really makes it worth it.' 

Garner and Affleck were wed from 2005 until 2018 and have three children together: Violet, 20, Finn, 17, and Samuel, 12.

Elsewhere in the candid sit-down, Garner clarified that a ring she was wearing was not an engagement ring, despite her steady seven-year romance with businessman John Miller. 

Away from her glittering Hollywood career, the mother-of-three has dedicated over a decade to philanthropy, having worked with Save the Children since 2008. She also expanded her business empire in 2017 as the co-founder of Once Upon a Farm, a farm-fresh children's food company.

The Alias star noted that the produce is accessible via food benefit programs WIC and SNAP.

'Fame for me now is so much more about — I really, really, really care about what I can do for kids in the world and in America, rural America. And if I am not out there with something new to promote and new to talk [about], then I'm less helpful in that way.'

Another image from the photoshoot saw the star lounging in a chair, wearing a black leather Loewe jacket as she showed off her toned legs. 

Garner also stunned in a chic Emporio Armani jacket and pants.

The actress went on to model a white Bottega Veneta dress and open-toe grey heels. 

Another chic look from the shoot included a grey Loro Piana blazer and brown pants.

Last month the star discussed her 'painful' divorce from Affleck in an interview with Marie Claire UK's Wellness Issue.

'The actual breaking up of a family is what was hard. Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard,' said the Alias actress.

'It's important for women to know, when they think, "Oh, I'll never see that, I'll never have that feeling, I'll never be friends with this person again" [that] time is the opportunity to heal.'

And she made it clear she has always put her children first even though she has a big Hollywood career.

'It never felt like a sacrifice. It was really hard to go to work and it definitely shaped the jobs I chose, in a big way,' she said.