Ben Affleck debuts freshly dyed beard amid Jennifer Lopez divorce

Looking like a new man!

Ben Affleck stepped out in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday with a freshly dyed, much darker beard and mustache in place of the salt-and-pepper facial hair he’s been sporting lately.

The Oscar winner, 52, went business casual for the outing in a blue button-up, black slacks and dress shoes.

Ben Affleck was seen with a darker beard and mustache in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday. Juliano-Globo/X17online.com The “Accountant” actor wore a business casual outfit while picking up his 15-year-old child, Seraphina. Juliano-Globo/X17online.com

A rep for Affleck didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.

This isn’t the first time the “Air” actor’s colored his scruff; in 2020, he showed off a similar transformation that sent fans into a frenzy.

At the time, celebrity colorist Michael Canalé told Page Six Style that the hue wasn’t the most “natural” choice for the Oscar winner.

He previously sported salt-and-pepper scruff. Juliano-Globo/X17online.com The “Air” actor and Jennifer Lopez, pictured here in December 2023, are in the midst of divorcing. AFP via Getty Images Affleck, pictured here on Sept. 13, has dyed his facial hair in the past. TheImageDirect.com

“It ages him a little bit, it’s a little too dark along with the beard and it looks unnatural. A professional colorist wouldn’t have made it so matte,” the mane maestro told us, suggesting that Affleck’s was likely a DIY dye job.

Affleck’s latest dye job comes in the midst of his divorce from Lopez.

The “On The Floor” singer, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck on Aug. 20 –– the second anniversary of their extravagant Georgia wedding –– after months of speculation they had separated.

Fans initially began to wonder if there was trouble in paradise after she attended the 2024 Met Gala in May by herself, despite having the prestigious honor of being a co-chair.

The “Let’s Get Loud” songstress, pictured here with Affleck in November 2023, filed for divorce on Aug. 20. Getty Images, Lopez listed irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Getty Images

Lopez eventually confirmed they had separated by then when she listed their official date of separation as April 26, 2024. She cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

The former couple, who were initially engaged in the early 2000s, briefly sparked reconciliation rumors after a source told Page Six that they were seen “holding hands and kissing” during a lunch with all of their kids at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept. 14.

Despite the PDA, an insider later told us that they were “still moving forward with the divorce” and “working out financial details amicably.”

The former couple eloped in July 2022. Instagram The estranged couple, pictured here in July 2022, were most recently seen packing together at divorce attorney Laura Wasser’s office. GC Images

The divorce will most likely be a costly one for both parties involved, since they didn’t sign a prenuptial agreement before they eloped in Las Vegas in July 2022.

“In the end, it’s gonna be the most elaborate and expensive exercise in closure ever,” a source told us in August.

However, they also appear to be working on the divorce together, since they were seen meeting with celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser at her office in Los Angeles on Sept. 23.