Violet Affleck takes her mask off after impassioned speech about mandates - as she bonds with stepmom Jennifer Lopez who spends THOUSANDS on jewelry in Hamptons amid Ben marriage woes

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's girl Violet, 18, enjoyed a bonding acquisition pinch her stepmother Jennifer Lopez successful nan Hamptons this weekend.

The brace were seen chatting warmly astatine nan East Hampton Antiques & Design Show connected Saturday, in spite of rumors that JLo and Ben are connected nan brink of divorce.

Violet, who precocious delivered an impassioned reside demanding nan return of disguise mandates successful aesculapian facilities, wore a look covering to this weekend's arena but yet removed it while stepping astir outdoors pinch a friend.

Meanwhile, JLo was spotted wandering among nan ancient shops that were group up nether achromatic tents, and she spent a peculiarly agelong long of clip astatine 1 guidelines wherever individual jewelry items were trading for thousands of dollars apiece.

Later that day, JLo snapped a selfie successful which she could beryllium seen beaming successful nan beforehand spot of her car, pinch Violet and her friend sitting successful nan back.

JLo posted nan selfie to her Insta Stories, reassuring her fans that her relationship pinch her stepchildren remains beardown successful spite of her marital woes pinch their father.

Saturday's accumulation was held extracurricular of nan Historic Mulford Farm Museum successful bid to use the East Hampton Historical Society.

JLo spent astatine slightest an hr astatine nan event, wherever she was accompanied by her longtime head and confidant Benny Medina.

Benny and JLo's relation stretches backmost to nan 1990s, and she moreover named him godfather to her ain 16-year-old twins Max and Emme.

JLo's sighting pinch Violet comes amid a blizzard of speculation that her matrimony to Ben is connected nan rocks, conscionable 2 years aft they exchanged vows. 

Pouring substance connected nan fire, it emerged this week that nan mates person publically listed their marital location successful Beverly Hills for astir $68 million. 

A root exclusively informed DailyMail.com this week that Ben and JLo's respective children person been moving down nan scenes to thief them repair their marriage.

'The kids deliberation Jennifer and Ben are really, profoundly successful love, for illustration psyche mates and they don't want them to divorce. They want them to activity it retired for amended aliases for worse, for illustration their vows said.' nan insider explained.

'And they do consciousness that nan 2 should proceed counseling and talking it out, moreover if it is painful. They consciousness for illustration if they do and opportunity nan correct things that location could beryllium much peace,' nan root continued.

The children are purportedly hoping that Ben and JLo will beryllium capable to get 'back together' earlier nan popular prima celebrates her 55th day connected July 24.

Their strategy has been to talk to some of nan spouses and 'highlight nan affirmative attributes each have,' arsenic good arsenic to effort and amended Ben's attitude.

'He is simply a prickly one, he tin beryllium grumpy, that is existent for sure, he is not a happy spell fortunate benignant of dude, moreover if he is very intelligent and funny. The kids are trying to get him to lighten up and fto worldly go,' said nan source. 

Violet's latest outing pinch her stepmother comes aft it emerged her parents group strict guidelines for her disguise instruction reside - demanding that she thoroughly amended herself connected nan taxable and hold until she was 18.

The teen called for an extremity to each 'mask bans' successful aesculapian accommodation and authorities buildings during an impassioned plea to nan governing assemblage for Los Angeles County earlier this week successful which she elaborate her acquisition of contracting 'a post-viral condition' successful 2019.

Despite increasing up successful nan limelight, she has maintained a modicum of silence, but reportedly decided to speak retired publically to quash nan persistent speculation astir her prolific disguise wearing, and nan accusations of 'hypochondria.' 

'She’s wanted to do this for immoderate time, but her parents wanted her to hold until she was 18,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'This shows she is choosing this connected her ain and not doing it because she is told to.'

The insider confirmed that her parents utilized their power to facilitate nan business arsenic they continued: 'Her parents support her connected immoderate she chooses to do and were capable to propulsion immoderate strings to get her successful beforehand of nan LA County Board of Supervisors. They are proud of her.'

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is nan governing assemblage for Los Angeles County, wherever Violet resides. The Board holds regular meetings wherever nan nationalist tin registry to speak connected circumstantial issues. 

During her speech, Violet cited her acquisition of contracting 'a post-viral condition' arsenic she urged nan committee 'to face nan agelong COVID crisis' by strengthening pandemic-era protections successful hospitals and authorities buildings.

'I request disguise availability, aerial filtration and Far-UVC ray successful authorities facilitates, including jails and detention centers, and disguise mandates successful region aesculapian faculties,' Violet said.

'You must grow nan readiness of high-quality free tests and treatment, and astir importantly nan region must reason disguise bans for immoderate reason. They do not support america safer.' 

The root explained that Violet has grown tired of nan changeless questions astir why she wears a look disguise outdoors. 

'Violet is perpetually having to take sides her disguise wearing and, successful doing this, she has to talk her individual wellness issues complete and over,' nan insider explained. 'She gets called a hypochondriac, paranoid and different names simply because she is protecting her health, and this was very bothersome to her for years.

'There were besides ridiculous rumors that she was covering her look to debar having to talk to group who admit her easily, being she looks conscionable for illustration her celebrated mom. 

'By speaking retired this gave her nan opportunity to guidelines up for thing she believes successful and, astatine nan aforesaid time, soundlessness everyone’s chatter.'

A 2nd root adjacent to nan business explained really Ben and Jennifer person worked difficult arsenic co-parents to raise their children to conflict for what they consciousness is right.

'Ben and Jen are spectacular parents and person taught their kids to guidelines for what they judge in,' nan root began. 

'Violet has been championing nan disguise instruction for truthful agelong that each they wanted from her was to study everything surrounding it, study from it truthful erstwhile she talks astir it, she is good informed truthful that others tin use from her acquisition connected nan subject.'

The insider besides revealed that her parents were thrilled to spot their increasing kid beryllium truthful consenting to usage her sound to conflict for others arsenic they continued: 'They are proud of her for taking this guidelines because it intends truthful overmuch to her. Violet is seeking to do good, and utilizing her sound arsenic a beacon for change. Ben and Jen find that to beryllium incredible. 

'They still can't judge she is 18, but nan female she has go and is becoming is thing that they are highly proud of and they dream she continues to speak connected things that are important to her moving forward.'

Unsurprisingly, Violet's unexpected reside was met pinch some praise and criticism, pinch immoderate hailing her 'courageous' while others branded her 'utterly deluded.' 

Her plea came conscionable weeks aft it emerged that Dr Anthony Fauci admitted nan restrictions he put successful spot during lockdown didn't do overmuch to 'slow nan spread' of Covid, and arsenic lawmakers are signaling an openness to reinstating disguise bans amid a emergence successful clashes astatine protests.

Violet argued that anti-mask measures are making 'vulnerable members of our organization little safe' and 'make everyone little capable to participate successful Los Angeles together.'

She also said  she 'saw first-hand' that medicine doesn't ever person answers to nan 'consequences of moreover insignificant viruses' erstwhile she went done her ain wellness rumor successful 2019.

Violet's disguise wearing has go an albeit basking taxable of speech online pinch neither Violet aliases her parents publically addressing it.

She was notably seen wearing a disguise astatine Michael Rubin's White Party in 2023 and much precocious while attending a Broadway show pinch Ben and her stepmom Jennifer Lopez.

She appeared to make a motion to her information successful May 2024 erstwhile she was pictured wearing a disguise and carrying Steven Thrasher’s award-winning 2022 book, The Viral Underclass while spending clip pinch her mom. 

Violet's siblings Fin (formerly Seraphina), 15, and Samuel, 12, person not been pictured wearing masks.

The teens' parents, who first met connected nan group of Pearl Harbor, tied nan knot successful June 2005, conscionable six months earlier Violet was born.

They announced their separation successful 2015 aft astir 10 years of marriage, and officially revenge for divorcement successful 2017.

Jennifer has since moved connected pinch businessman John Miller, while Ben rekindled his romance pinch Lopez successful April 2021. 

The 2 wed successful Vegas successful July 2022, followed by a lavish ceremonial successful Georgia nan pursuing month.

But their matrimony has been plagued by divided claims for nan past 2 months, pinch the stars nary longer surviving together.

Lopez is domiciled successful their $60million Bel Air, California mansion while Ben is staying astatine his $100K a period rental located adjacent his ex-wife Jennifer.

The Argo prima has been pictured spending value clip pinch his children successful caller weeks, pinch Violet wearing a disguise during nan outings wherever she has joined her father. 

Last month, sources told DailyMail.com that Jennifer has made a conscious determination to measurement backmost from nan 'circus' surrounding her ex-husband's marriage to Lopez after it unearthed 'painful' divorcement memories for nan actress. 

Insiders had antecedently revealed how nan Elektra prima had been acting arsenic a 'counselor' to nan beleaguered brace arsenic she desperately tried to thief them hole their alleged issues.