Secret lives of Mormon women a star Zac Affleck remembering his history with his wife, Jen Affleckdays after she filed for divorce.
“Looking back at these clips hurts so much,” Zac, 30, wrote via TikTok on Friday, Nov. 6, along with a montage of throwback photos of him and Jen, 27, during their relationship. “I married the girl of my dreams, and I despised him.”
He continued, “Jane, I’m sorry. I was supposed to protect your heart and I failed. I’m sorry for the way I spoke to you. I’m sorry for dimming your light.”
Jen and Zac, who met on the Mormon Mutual dating app, got married in 2019 welcomes three children together. The now-exes announced in June that they are expecting baby No. 4 – just months earlier Jen filed for divorce at the beginning of November. (Jen and Zac both say they had been talking about separating for a while.)
“I’m sorry I was so young and immature,” Zac continued on Friday. “I’m sorry I couldn’t make the changes I needed, and I’m sorry I let things get to this point.”
Acknowledging his shortcomings as a husband, Zac stressed that he hopes they can have their children who are about to be four go on peacefully.
“I can’t change the past, but I can promise to keep working on myself and do everything I can to be a father, co-parent and best friend moving forward,” he said. “I want to approach this next chapter of life with nothing but love and gratitude for everything we’ve shared. And the beautiful family we’ve created and continue to build.”
Zac concluded, “Love you, lil J.”
Zac and Jen had long been open about their marital struggles ever since Mormon women first published in 2024.
“Jen came to me about a year ago Dancing with the Stars and she told me she was unhappy and wanted a divorce, and I basically begged her to stay,” said social media personality DadTok in a TikTok video posted earlier this week, referring to Jen DWTS season 34 series. “I told her [I would] work on things, to be whatever she needed to be and, in the end, we couldn’t make it work.”
He said at the time, “It’s awesome because I love Jen so much, and I still love Jen. And yeah, when I first met Jen, she had this light about her, unlike anyone I’ve ever met, and she has such a good heart. I will continue to support her and be her biggest fan.”