Jennifer Affleck‘s hubby made a jaw-dropping accusation about their family this week! No, it has nothing to do with the Ben Affleck cousin question (no, Zac Affleck is not related to the movie star)! No, the claim involves the conception of their second baby!
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives couple sat down for a joint interview on Wednesday’s The Viall Files to dispel some misconceptions and rumors about their marriage. But they ended up dropping some massive bombshells! Like Zac claiming Jen “tricked” him into having their son Lucas less than a year after welcoming their daughter Nora! That is seriously what her hubby said! And he’s not joking, either!
The pair revealed they were struggling in their marriage long before the Hulu reality series came around for several reasons — but mainly because there was a “shift in the dynamic” of their relationship once Zac pursued medical school. For a long time, he was the breadwinner of their family, working as a door-to-door salesman. However, plans changed. Jen pushed him to go back to college. But with that, the reality star soon realized she needed to begin providing since she couldn’t solely rely on him to work and help pay the bills. She also got pregnant with their first child at that time, making the urgency to get a job even greater for her.
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So that’s when she began her videography and social media career, which eventually led to her gig on Mormon Wives! Hey, Hulu money after just a few months? Good work if you can get it!
Jen was the sole provider by that point, which made Zac feel “insecure.” (To which we say grow up! It’s 2025!) Anyway, the dynamics changing “caused a lot of issues” in their marriage as Zac’s more “toxic” traits came out. Fans know all about those. Remember the Chippendales fight?
For his part, Zac said that time in their lives was “really hard” and “stressful.” Not only was he trying to balance school, but they also had kids “back-to-back.” And here is where the shocking accusation comes in. He claimed:
“We had one and then a second baby back-to-back. Jen — like, six months after she gave birth — she got pregnant again with her second baby. I got tricked into that one. She took out her IUD without telling me.”
WHAT!
She stopped birth control without telling him? Without even discussing it? For real?
Jen’s reaction to the revelation? She thought it was funny, laughing and saying:
“Whoopsies, I forgot to tell you [I took my IUD out].”
Yeah… This is not funny if true…
A healthy couple has honest conversations about huge decisions like expanding their family. You come to some sort of decision together — you don’t trick your significant other! Being deceptive to get your way certainly won’t help a marriage that’s already struggling!
And it turns out this wasn’t the only surprise pregnancy for the duo. Jen is currently pregnant with their third child. She revealed earlier this year the news caught them by “surprise,” especially since their relationship was on the rocks when they found out. At the time, Jen was seriously considering whether or not to leave Zac for good. She told Nick Viall:
“I basically told him when I was in a place where I want to walk away from the relationship, ‘I’m doing this. This is what I feel right about. You can come along with me. You can support me in this or you can walk away.’ I was not opposed to divorce. I was truly doing what I felt was right. Because of that, I feel like our relationship has never been stronger because I have found my voice and I’m still in the process of that.”
Look, we hope Jen and Zac are in a better place these days and that they’ve worked through their issues because the more we learn about their relationship, the more alarmed we get. And the more kids they have! Oof. Watch the interview (below):
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[Image via Jennifer Affleck/Instagram, Nick Viall/YouTube]
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