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Baby will make five in the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner household; she was rumored to have been pregnant in May, but a spokesperson denied it at the time.
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updated 8/23/2011 7:53:32 AM ET 2011-08-23T11:53:32

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's family is growing — representatives for the actors say the couple are expecting their third child.

Story: Affleck advised J.Lo on her crumbling marriage

A one-sentence statement released Monday says the actors are "thrilled" to have another baby on the way. The couple has two daughters, 5-year-old Violet and 2-year-old Seraphina Elizabeth Rose Affleck.

No other details were released.

Affleck and Garner, both 39, were married in 2005.

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Garner, who rose to fame after starring in the television series "Alias," appeared over the weekend at a Disney expo to promote her upcoming film, "The Odd Life of Timothy Green."

Affleck won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay to "Good Will Hunting" and recently wrote, directed and starred in the thriller "The Town."

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