Ben Affleck is one of those celebrities whose offscreen adventures seem just as captivating as his onscreen ones. He’s been a gambling bad boy thrown out of casinos, and he’s had a messy and sometimes very public fight with alcoholism. And, of course, all the man has to do is pick up some food to suddenly become a viral meme.
Of course, we only know Ben Affleck from the different stories of his escapades. To know what the man is really like, it’s important to hear it from those who know best. In this case, that would be his ex-girlfriends!
Just what did the exes have to say, and what major secrets has Affleck been hiding? Keep reading to find out!
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner was one of the most serious romances in Affleck’s life. After he stopped dating Jennifer Lopez in 2004, he began dating Garner. They married the following year, had three children together, but then got divorced back in 2015.
After the divorce, Garner opened up about what a romance with Affleck was really like in an interview with Vanity Fair. “He’s just a complicated guy. I always say, ‘When his sun shines on you, you feel it.’ But when the sun is shining elsewhere, it’s cold. He can cast quite a shadow.”
She was quick to add that things weren’t all bad, though. “I ran down the beach to him, and I would again,” she said. “He’s the love of my life. What am I going to do about that? He’s the most brilliant person in any room, the most charismatic, the most generous.” All things considered, Affleck seems to be in a good place with Garner, and the two remain committed to co-parenting their children.
