Ben Affleck and actress Ana de Armas may have broken up after nearly a year together, but it sounds like the Oscar winner still has one person in his corner: his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.,
“Ana dumped Ben. Ben fell hard and fast and was sure Ana was the one. He even repeated a move he made when dating Jennifer Lopez — appearing in a music video with Ana, which was part of the problem,” a source exclusively told OK!. “Ben loves being famous. Growing up, all he ever wanted to be was a celebrity. Ana is more private and sees herself as an actress — not a Kardashian who reveals everything about her private life. Ben is heartbroken, and, once again, Jennifer Garner is picking up the pieces.”
But fans hoping for a romantic reconciliation between the former costars shouldn’t hold their collective breath. That ship is said to have sailed long ago, at least for the 48-year-old actress.
“Jen doesn’t want to get back with Ben, but she does love him. He doesn’t have many friends and she feels like it is her role to help. Jen liked Ana and hoped Ben had finally found someone who could deal with him. He isn’t easy,” adds a pal. “Jen supports his sobriety and will do anything to help Ben stay on track.”
The Argo director began dating Garner in 2004, having established a friendship on the sets of the 2001 film, Pearl Harbor, and the 2003 Daredevil. They split in 2015 after 10 years of marriage and officially divorced in 2018.
Even after they went their separate ways, Garner remained supportive of her ex- husband, particularly when he struggled with sobriety. After recovering from a relapse in 2019, the Justice League star even released a public thank you to his ex- wife for helping him through it.
“What I want to say publicly and privately is, thank you. Thank you for being thoughtful, considerate, responsible, and a great mom and person,” it read.
Affleck, who once called divorce his “biggest regret of my life,” also admitted on the Today Show, that he still loves his ex-wife and hopes he is a good dad to his kids.
“Somebody’s the mother of your kids, they’re going to be the most important, central person in your life, and that’s good,’ he said. “I certainly try very hard. I’m lucky they’ve got a great mom, and she helps out a great deal with making sure that we co-parent in as good a way as possible.”
