Jen Affleck Says Husband Secretly Lost Over $100K in 'Mormon Wives' Bombshell
Jen Affleck says she discovered that her estranged husband, Zac Affleck, had lost more than $100,000 of their money after someone showed up trying to serve him legal papers. The pregnant reality star opened up about the alleged betrayal on the new Hulu spinoff "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County."
Jen claims Zac lost the money through Bitcoin, online poker and sports betting, and that he kept it from her because he feared she would divorce him if she found out.
Legal Papers Led to a Shocking Discovery
In a conversation with castmate Bobbi Althoff, Jen explained that the trouble started at Zac's parents' house. "Someone came to Zac's parents' house yesterday and was trying to serve him papers," she said, according to People.
The papers were related to unpaid charges from a home the couple had rented in Arizona. Jen said they rented the house for a year and moved out about two years earlier. When she asked about it, Zac reportedly said he must have forgotten to pay something, even though Jen believed he had told her it was taken care of.
"It seemed like he wasn't being honest, so I went to check our bank, like, the money is gone," Jen said, according to Cosmopolitan.
"The money's gone, and there's over $100,000 in there," she told Althoff.
Jen Says It Wasn't the First Time
Jen alleged that Zac had done something similar before. She said he had lost money "multiple times" through online poker and crypto, and that she had told him, "You're not allowed to do that anymore."
In a confessional, she said Zac "invested a bunch of money in Bitcoin without telling me and lost it."
When she confronted him, Jen said Zac admitted it. He reportedly told her he hadn't said anything because he knew she would divorce him. According to The Blast, he admitted that he had messed up.
Jen responded that she was done and was divorcing him. She told Althoff she planned to file that week and didn't want a separation.
She also said she doesn't know the full extent of the alleged debts, and that the discovery has made her "question everything," E! News reported. She described "feelings of betrayal, regret, disappointment, hopelessness."
What Zac Affleck Has Said
Zac has not publicly responded to the money allegations. People and E! News both reached out to him for comment.
Before the episode aired, Zac posted a lengthy statement to his Instagram Stories in which he took accountability for his behavior toward Jen. He said he "deeply regret[s] how my actions negatively affected Jen throughout our relationship."
He also addressed comments he made about her body after the birth of their third child, calling them "obviously horrible" and saying they "should have never been said."
Zac said he did not take part in the show. "I did not film for the OC spinoff show, and I have not seen any episodes," he wrote. He added that Jen is the mother of his children and that he wanted to avoid causing her stress as she prepares to give birth to their fourth child.
In a Nov. 5 TikTok, Zac said Jen had told him about a year earlier, after her run on "Dancing With the Stars," that she was unhappy and wanted a divorce. He said he begged her to stay and admitted to making "plenty of mistakes" in the marriage.
Jen Affleck's Divorce
Jen and Zac married in 2019 and share three children. Jen announced in June that she was pregnant with their fourth.
Earlier this month, news broke that Jen had filed for divorce from Zac after about seven years of marriage.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jen said she had repeatedly told Zac she wanted to end the marriage, but hesitated because she was pregnant and worried about their children.
She has said she is staying strong for her kids and the baby on the way.
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