Jen Affleck’s estranged husband, Zac Affleck, was a “nightmare on set” during her run on “Dancing With the Stars” Season 34, according to a production source who spoke to the US Sun.
The insider claimed Zac “didn’t allow” Jen’s professional dance partner, Jan Ravnik, to “fully do his job and made things very uncomfortable.”
“Jan was a total professional and dealt with it, but Zac was much more controlling than any other partner that season,” the source alleged. “Even crew members felt they had to tiptoe around him because he was constantly upset over something.”
According to the source, Zac, 30, also barred Jen, 27, from performing certain dance moves and wearing specific costumes.
“He asserted his dominance and tried to dictate,” the insider said. “Poor Jan was trying to do his job well as a first-time pro and he had a very stressful experience, largely because of Zac.”
Representatives for Jen, Zac and “Dancing With the Stars” did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Page Six.
The report comes after Jen filed for divorce from Zac on Nov. 3 in Utah, ending seven years of marriage. The couple share three children, with a fourth on the way. Most details of the filing remain sealed, but Jen included a proposed parenting plan.
Jen and Zac met on the Mormon dating app Mutual in 2018 and married in 2019. They have three children — Nora, 4, Lucas, 3, and Penelope, 1 — and Jen is currently pregnant with their fourth child.
The couple, known to viewers of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” have discussed their marital strain on camera. During Season 4, Zac said that Jen “being a wife” had “taken a back-burner” during her time on “Dancing With the Stars.” He also raised objections to a segment Jen and Ravnik, 31, filmed at Disneyland for the show’s “Disney Night.”
“Jan’s a great guy. I have no issues with Jan. [He’s] super respectful,” Zac said. “But I’m sitting there walking through Disneyland, watching my wife dance in front of Cinderella’s castle with another man. It probably wasn’t my plan A, or plan B or C.”
Jen was eliminated from “Dancing With the Stars” in Week 7, on “Halloween Night.” Tensions reportedly continued into Season 5 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” as Zac struggled to support Jen’s ambitions in acting and modeling, including a bid for Sports Illustrated.
Jen is set to join Hulu’s upcoming “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County” as a full-time cast member.
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