It's been a tough year for Ben Affleck, with sources saying the Hollywood star was desperate to maintain his hard-earned sobriety after splitting with Jennifer Lopez.
RadarOnline.com revealed that Affleck, 51, “dissolved” his marriage to Lopez, 55, because her “flashy lifestyle” was “endangering his sobriety.”
A source said: “The marriage has been incredibly difficult. Jennifer Lopez lives a very glamorous lifestyle and often faced temptation.”
Affleck, who struggled with drug addiction for years and had been in rehab multiple times, is said to have “endangered his sobriety in that environment” and “had to leave to avoid his worst nightmare: relapse.”
While Lopez has been abstaining from alcohol for many years, she did reveal that she “enjoys the occasional cocktail” after launching her Delora cocktail line in 2023.
The Jenny from the Block singer said last year: “I drink responsibly. I'm not drinking to get drunk.”
But for an addict like Affleck, “there's no middle ground” when it comes to alcohol.
The source said: “For him, being around alcohol of any kind is really unhealthy. With Jennifer Lopez, the drinking was partying and he was surrounded by fake people who treated him differently because he was famous. That was a trigger for him.”
“I was like, 'I can't leave because my kids are here, but I'm not happy, what do I do?' So I had a bottle of scotch and slept on the couch. That ended up being the solution.”
Affleck and Garner ultimately separated in 2015, and he entered rehab two years later in 2017.
