Ben Affleck is getting hands on with Jennifer Garner … pulling his ex in for a tight hug at their son’s birthday party.

The Hollywood exes spent some quality family time together Sunday … skipping the Oscars for a paintball birthday bash for their son Samuel.

Ben’s got his hands around Jen in a few of the photos … hugging her from the side as she shoots her paintball gun.

The optics are pretty interesting — it looks like Ben is super into Jen … and folks who were there say Ben flirted with his former flame throughout the outing.

Thing is … our sources have repeatedly stressed Ben and Jennifer are just friends despite his recent divorce from Jennifer Lopez … and we’ve been repeatedly told Garner is still in a relationship with investment business CEO John C. Miller.

But, based on what Ben’s doing here, that would all seem like news to him.

The duo’s always spent time together since 2018 divorce, co-parenting their kids and being there for each other in times of need … like January’s L.A. wildfires.

Ben clearly had a great time with Jen — we previously showed you photos of him smiling all lovingly at Jen … and now we see him hugging her.

Alec Baldwin‘s new reality TV show is profiting off the pain Halyna Hutchins‘ family continues to endure following her tragic death … so says an attorney representing the late cinematographer’s parents and sister.

Attorney Gloria Allred is tearing into Baldwin’s new TLC reality show, “The Baldwins,” which follows Alec and his wife, Hilaria, as they juggle their chaotic family life — all while grappling with the aftermath of Hutchins being fatally shot on the set of “Rust.”

Allred says the show “celebrates Mr. Baldwin’s joy of being with his children while ignoring the fact that Alec Baldwin took a child away from her parents. That is the painful and actual reality with which Halyna’s parents and sister live each and every day.”

In Allred’s view, Baldwin plays the victim by discussing his feelings about his criminal trial, having Hilaria claim he suffers from PTSD, and even inviting cameras into his therapy sessions.

As you know … Alec’s involuntary manslaughter charge was dismissed last year in New Mexico after the judge found law enforcement and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. However, Halyna’s family is still fighting to hold Baldwin accountable in civil court — with Allred revealing she recently filed a notice to take Baldwin’s deposition in that case.

She says it’s long overdue for Baldwin to testify under oath about what really happened leading up to Halyna’s death.

“Shahs of Sunset” might be off the air, but its cast members are still brawling like cameras are on ’em … at least according to Paulina Ben-Cohen, who claims GG menaced and attacked her in public.

Paulina’s run to court to request a restraining order against Golnesa Gharachedaghi, claiming their beef turned physical last week at a Bloomingdale’s in the L.A. area. According to the docs — filed Tuesday and obtained by TMZ — GG approached Paulina from behind on Feb. 28, and forced her to walk out of the store for a chat … out of the sight of store security cams.

As they walked, PBC claims GG was hurling insults like, “How does it feel to be a whore” … and “I’m going to f*** you up!”

Paulina says she finally started fighting back, and tossed aside GG’s phone, but GG struck back by grabbing a chunk of Paulina’s hair. That’s when the security guard jumped in, and broke up the ladies, telling them the cops were on the way.

She says GG then went even lower by saying, “How does it feel to have a ret***ed daughter?” Paulina says she finally got away, prompting GG to warn, “I’m not done with you.”

Well, Paulina was done, and went to report the incident to police, who suggested she get a temporary restraining order against GG — which she’s now requested from a judge.