Jen Affleck, star of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County,” says her husband Zac Affleck secretly emptied more than $100,000 from their joint bank account, a discovery she calls the final straw that ended their seven-year marriage.
“It seemed like he wasn’t being honest, so I went to check our bank, like, the money is gone,” Jen says in Episode 4 of the new Hulu series. “There [was] over $100,000 in there.”
Jen, 27, says Zac, 30, put the money into Bitcoin without telling her and lost it. She says he admitted to it directly.
“He was like, ‘I f–ked up. You wanted to separate so I didn’t tell you because I knew if you found out you would divorce me,'” Jen recalls. “I said, ‘Yeah, I’m done. I’m divorcing you.'”
Jen says Zac, who did not appear on camera for the spinoff, had gambled away their money before through online poker and crypto investments, and that this was not an isolated incident.
“There’s so much I’m feeling right now,” she says. “There are feelings of betrayal, regret, disappointment, hopelessness. It’s sad that I’ve had to go through as much pain as I’ve gone through to make this decision.”
Jen filed for divorce on Nov. 3. She is currently pregnant with the couple’s fourth child. Days after filing, she posted a video showing Zac criticizing her postpartum body and her cleaning habits.
Jen and Zac met on a Mormon dating app in 2018 and married in 2019. They share three children — Nora, 5, Lucas, 3, and Penelope, 1 — with a fourth on the way.
Their marriage troubles first surfaced publicly on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” when Zac criticized Jen for attending a Chippendales show with castmates. The two briefly separated after Season 1 but reconciled when Jen learned she was pregnant with Penelope.
Jen has said Zac struggled to support her career ambitions, including acting and modeling for Sports Illustrated. A separate report described him as difficult on the set of “Dancing With the Stars,” alleging he tried to control her dance moves and costumes during her Season 34 run.
After the divorce filing, Zac posted a lengthy apology on TikTok.
“I was supposed to protect your heart and I failed,” he wrote. “I’m sorry for the way I spoke to you. I’m sorry for dimming your light. I’m sorry I was so young and immature. I’m sorry I couldn’t make the changes I needed to. And I’m sorry I let things get to this point.”
“I can’t change the past, but I can promise to keep working on myself and do everything I can to be the best father, co-parent and friend moving forward,” he added. “I want to approach this next chapter of life with nothing but love and gratitude for everything we shared. And the beautiful family we created and will continue to raise.”
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” is streaming now on Hulu.
