Fin Affleck’s close relationship with JLo’s child Emme Maribel Munniz, 16 – who started using gender-neutral pronouns two years ago

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s 15-year-old, formerly known as Seraphina Rose, officially debuted her new name Fin as they made an emotional appearance at a memorial service for their grandfather – and a special friend was sure to be by their side to get support. .

The teenager has developed an increasingly close bond with their step-sibling Emme Maribel Muniz, Jennifer Lopez’s 16-year-old, who uses gender-neutral pronouns.

The pair have often been spotted spending time together – sometimes even holding hands – strolling around Los Angeles.

They’ve been enjoying each other’s company since even before JLo tied the knot with Ben in 2022 – and the year before was all smiles during a Disney World jaunt with the 13 Going on 30 actress.

Not only are they close in age, but Emme and Fin have long been known for their similarly experimental fashion and hairstyles.

Talking about TODAY show last year, Lopez — who is also mom to Emme’s twin Max — opened up about the move to have all their children under one roof.

Fin also has a sister, Violet, 18, and brother, Samuel, 15.

“It’s been a really kind of emotional transition, but at the same time, all your dreams have come true,” she said.

‘It’s just been a phenomenal year. Like my best year, I think, since my kids were born.’

In December, a source also told ONE that the blended family enjoys spending time together thanks to the children’s close bond.

“Ben and Jen’s kids are getting along super well and everything has been easy and hassle-free on that front, which has been really nice for them,” they told the outlet.

‘Ben and Jen Garner is also a good place. They have a mutual understanding that their children come first and are committed to that.’

Garner and Affleck separated in 2015 and finalized their divorce in 2018, but maintain an amicable relationship.

Fans on social media have also noted Emme and Fin’s ‘inseparable’ friendship for years, dubbing them ‘BFFs’.

It’s understood the pals also go to the same school, with Fin sure to have helped Emme adjust following their move to Los Angeles from Miami, according to Hello!.

Lopez first publicly introduced Emme’s pronouns to a crowd at the LA Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala, where they both performed in June 2022.

“(The last time) we performed together was in a big stadium like this and I keep asking them to sing with me, but they won’t,” the star said on stage.

‘So, it’s a very special occasion because they’re very, very busy and booked and expensive.

‘They cost me money when they come out, but they’re worth every penny because they’re my favorite duet partner of all time.’

Last weekend, Fin debuted their new name before reading a Bible verse to the congregation at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston, West Virginia on Saturday.

The teenagers have been pictured with their new short hair cut as far back as February this year, but the funeral was the first time the top actors’ child has publicly introduced himself with a new name.

The memorial service, streamed live on Facebookwas for Garner’s father William Jack Garner, who died a week earlier, aged 85.

After William’s other grandchildren, Fin introduced himself at the pulpit and said, ‘Hello, my name is Fin Affleck,’ then read chapter 16, verse 8 from the book of Proverbs: ‘Better is a little righteousness than a great deal of iniquity.’

The two were pictured together on a street in Los Angeles with Affleck on February 12, with Fin sporting an eye-catching temporary pink hair dye.

The first hints of their new name came a few days earlier when Fin was pictured hugging their mother goodbye at their school bus stop in Brentwood, LA. In the picture, the name ‘Fin’ can be seen embroidered on their backpack.

The teenager has sported a boyish haircut for years and has regularly been pictured in more masculine clothing.

The 15-year-old is just one of several celebrity children who are finding their identity.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis’ daughter Ruby came out as transgender in 2021.

‘I support my daughter Ruby. I make them be a they/them,” Curtis said on the Today show last year.

‘I’ll just call them them. They/them and they do well, they fit. I’ve just – never in my life seen it in a million years that I would have (these) few days, and I’m very moved by it all.’

Former Miami Heat NBA player Dwyane Wade also told The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February 2020 that he had taken on new ‘roles and responsibilities’ since his daughter Zaya came out as transgender.

He said he and wife Gabrielle Union are trying to ‘find out as much information as we can to make sure we give our child the best opportunity to be their best self’.

“We are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community, and we are also proud allies,” he added.

Meanwhile, in 2019, actress Charlize Theron revealed that her eldest daughter Jackson, who she adopted as a baby, is transgender.

“Yeah, I thought she was a boy too,” Charlize told the TheWSTNews. Until she looked at me when she was three years old and said, “I’m not a boy!”

‘So there you go! I have two beautiful daughters who, like any parent, I want to protect and see thrive.

‘They were born the way they are and exactly where in the world they both find themselves when they grow up and who they want to be is not for me to decide.

‘My job as a parent is to celebrate them and love them and make sure they have everything they need to be what they want to be.

‘And I will do everything in my power for my children to have that right and be protected within it.’

Sigourney Weaver also revealed in December 2022 that her and husband Jim Simpson’s 34-year-old child identifies as non-binary.

“They are non-binary,” she shared Sunday Times of her child Char.

‘They teach at Columbia, digital storytelling, bots, misinformation, they are someone who is excited about AI and not afraid of it.

There has also previously been speculation that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh, 17, was transitioning after her parents’ comments about her gender identity.

There has previously been speculation that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh, 17, was transitioning after her parents’ comments about her gender identity.