Ben Affleck is blaming his ex’s lifestyle for their broken relationship.
According to RadarOnline Affleck, 51, apparently “quit” his marriage to Lopez, 55, because her “glam lifestyle” was putting his “sobriety at risk”.
The source said:
“The marriage was incredibly overwhelming – J.Lo lives a very glam lifestyle, and he was often faced with temptation.”
Affleck, who has struggled with addiction for years and has done multiple stints in rehab, was said to be “risking his sobriety in that environment” and so he “had to leave to avoid his worst nightmare – a relapse”.
For years, Lopez didn’t drink – but after she launched her Delola cocktail line in 2023, she clarified she does “enjoy the occasional cocktail”.
The Jenny from the Block singer said last year:
“I do drink responsibly. I don’t drink to get s—faced.”
But for an addict like Affleck, “there’s no middle ground” when it comes to being around alcohol.
An insider said:
“It’s really unhealthy for him to be around any kind of alcohol. And with J. Lo, the drinking came with parties, surrounded by fake people who treated him special because of his fame, which was a trigger for him.”
Another trigger? An unhappy marriage.
The Argo actor famously said in 2021 while discussing the end of his 10-year marriage to Jennifer Garner:
“It’s part of why I started drinking…because I was trapped.
“I was like, ‘I can’t leave because of my kids, but I’m not happy, what do I do?’ What I did was drink a bottle of Scotch and fall asleep on the couch, which turned out to be the solution.”
Affleck and Garner ultimately split in 2015, and he went to rehab two years later in 2017.
These days he has reportedly spent the past few months filming The Accountant 2, running the studio he founded with his pal Matt Damon, 53, in 2022 and preparing his next directing project.
An insider said:
“He’s moving on. His plate is full. That’s just how Ben deals with adversity now that he’s committed to staying sober: He buckles down and focuses on the work. He’s not looking back.
