ActorsBen Affleck and Jennifer Garner have announced their plan to divorce. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are to divorce. After weeks of speculation about the state of their 10-year marriage, the couple has released a statement confirming the sad news to TMZ.com. It reads: “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. “We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children, whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time.” The stars wed in 2005 and have three kids together – Violet, 9, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3. Affleck and