After weeks of it being rumored, actress Jennifer Garner confirmed that she was pregnant during an interview with Access Hollywood on August 20, 2008. This will be Garner and husband Ben Affleck's second child. Their daughter, Violet, was born on December 1, 2005.Access Hollywood: Jennifer Garner Confirms Pregnancy (August 20, 2008)On December 31, 2008 Garner was photographed entering Cedars-Sinai. The website speculated that she may be ready to give birth to her second child.TMZ.com: Garner at Hospital Ready to Burst (December 31, 2008)

Ben Affleck accidentally confirmed the pregnancy of his wife, Jennifer Garner, during an interview with Marianne Gray in late May 2008. Affleck was discussing his film, Gone Baby Gone, when he made the statement, "He’d love to work with Garner if she would work with me, but she might just want to work with a real director. And we’re going to have another baby soon now that we’ve figured out how to do it. We want lots of kids."Times Online: Ben Affleck returns as director in Gone Baby Gone (May 24, 2008)

In July 2008, Garner's former Alias co-star, Victor Garber, also confirmed that Garner was pregnant in a taped interview with US Weekly.US Weekly: Former Co-Star Confirms: Garner Is Pregnant! (July 17, 2008)