Jen Affleck Says Zac Gambled Joint Funds, Ending Marriage
Jen Affleck says on Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County that her husband Zac gambled over $100,000 from their joint account. She calls it the final straw. Zac has issued a statement taking accountability for other conduct and says the two are working to stay on good terms.
Jen Affleck says her husband Zac Affleck gambled away more than $100,000 from their joint bank account, a betrayal she describes as the final straw in their divorce. She made the claim in the fourth episode of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, now streaming on Hulu.
Jen, who is pregnant with the couple's fourth child, filed for separation one week before the spin-off premiered. In the episode, she explains how she found out.
"It seemed like he wasn't being honest, so I went to check our bank, like, the money is gone," Jen says. "There [was] over $100,000 in there."
What Jen alleges
Jen accuses Zac of draining the joint account to put a large sum into Bitcoin. She says he then lost the money through online poker and crypto investments.
She says Zac admitted it. "He was like, 'I fucked up. You wanted to separate so I didn't tell you because I knew if you found out you would divorce me,'" she recalls. Her reply: "Yeah, I'm done. I'm divorcing you."
Jen later tells castmate Bobbi Althoff that Zac was served papers over unpaid charges on their Arizona rental. She says he also spent the money on crypto and sports betting without her knowledge.
It was not the first time gambling came up. In earlier seasons, Jen said Zac gambled away his medical-school tuition, then told the other women she had lied. The new episodes suggest she was covering for him.
Doubts before the split
The series shows Jen wrestling with the decision. She says she has been "miserable her whole marriage" and that Zac has not changed his behavior with finances.
Her family pushed back when she told them in Utah. Her sister urged her not to focus on the money, warning that divorce would trade one set of problems for another. Her mother believes couples should stay together if there is no cheating.
Jen also cites the pressure of her community. "There's just a lot of judgment behind divorce in the church," she says in episode three. Zac does not appear on the show.
Zac's response
Before the show's release, Zac posted a statement on TikTok. He said Jen asked for a divorce shortly after Dancing With the Stars ended in November 2025. He added that he will remain her biggest fan and that reality shows destroy families.
Jen answered by sharing a video of him mocking her appearance, filmed before the Mormon Wives series aired.
Zac then posted a longer statement on his Instagram Stories, where he took accountability for what he called "unacceptable" behavior. He pointed in particular to his criticism of her body after the birth of their third child. He also said the spin-off was filmed during a difficult time for them both.
He said he has already apologized to Jen in private. "Jen and I are constantly working to be on great terms and we share a deep sense of respect and appreciation for one another," he wrote.
Zac's statement, as quoted, does not respond to the gambling claims.
