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Ben Affleck’s got a new ‘do.
The “Air” star appears to have fallen victim to a breakup haircut, having debuted a brand-new faux hawk over the weekend as he headed to his office.
The perpetually brooding actor complemented his rocker look with a Red Hot Chili Peppers T-shirt, a leather jacket, aviator sunglasses, black boots and distressed gray jeans.
The Oscar winner complemented his new haircut with a Red Hot Chili Peppers T-shirt and a leather jacket on Saturday. BlueLoveImages / LAGOSSIPTV / The Image Direct / BACKGRID He also styled his new rocker look with aviator sunglasses while out on Aug. 3. The Image Direct / BACKGRIDAffleck, 51, removed his wedding ring for the outing.
The Oscar winner’s dramatic haircut comes as he and Jennifer Lopez are reportedly no longer talking as their business managers figure out the finances of their seemingly imminent divorce.
The “Let’s Get Loud” singer, 55, has spent the entire summer on the East Coast while Affleck has remained in LA filming the sequel to “The Accountant.”
Affleck, 51, made his way into his office on Saturday. BlueLoveImages / LAGOSSIPTV / The Image Direct / BACKGRID The “Gone Girl” star was later seen riding his motorcycle that same day. The Image Direct / BACKGRIDAffleck is no stranger to making dramatic cosmetic decisions in light of a breakup, as he famously inked his entire backside with a colorful phoenix following his divorce from Jennifer Garner.
Affleck claimed at the time that it was for a role but eventually admitted it was permanent.
“It represents something very important to me. It’s meaningful to me,” he said in 2019. “I like it. It’s something that I sort of kept private, I wasn’t doing photo shoots or whatever. I love my tattoo. I’m very happy with it.”
The new hairdo comes as it’s been reported that he and Lopez, pictured here in 2022, are no longer speaking. GC Images The estranged-couple’s business managers are said to be working out the finances of their divorce. jlo/InstagramAlthough the “Gone Girl” actor didn’t go into detail about the phoenix’s meaning – it’s typically a symbol of rebirth – he did allude the the tumultuous decade he had been having.
“There’s temptation to get like — I could get depressed, I could be like, ‘I’ve been through a lot. That was hard, this was hard,’ or I could be kind of embarrassed. But I have to say, I feel so good right now,” Affleck said, hinting at his stint in rehab and battle with alcoholism.
“I’m in such a great place, kids are healthy, life is good. So whatever it took for me to get to this place, I’m grateful for.”
