A week that started with Ben Affleck seemingly on top of the world, or at least on top of a Playboy model named Shauna Sexton, is sending with the actor possibly hitting rock bottom.
He has once again checked into rehab.
The actor will be seeking professional assistance for his addiction to alcohol, a source has confirmed to People Magazine.
“He is seeking treatment. He knew he needed help and was vocal about it,” says this insider.
Multiple outlets say basically the same thing: Affleck was open to treatment and well aware he was in trouble.
This decision came just two days after paparazzi snapped photos of what appeared to be a box of alcohol being delivered to Affleck’s home…
… and it was also strongly influenced by Affleck’s famous ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.
The actress was seen leaving Affleck’s home on Wednesday, visibly upset and shaking.
She then returned to this residence later in the day; at which time, Garner, Affleck and an unidentified woman who arrived at the actor’s house with her were photographed in a car Garner was driving.
TMZ reports that Garner was dead set on convincing her ex that he needed this trip to rehab, but that Affleck was open to it nearly as soon as their discussion started.
As previously stated, Affleck knew he had fallen off the wagon weeks ago and could not continue down this path.
He has reportedly drove straight to a “live-in rehab facility” with Garner “and will check in for an extended period of time,” per TMZ.
Garner filed for divorce in April of 2017, two years after the stars announced their split.
However, the former couple has remained extremely close, even prompting various rumors of a reconciliation, mostly for the sake of raising their three kids.
The divorce is not yet final.
Garner is pretty much the most mature, reasonable and saintly woman in Hollywood, by everything we can tell.
On Monday, Affleck was seen outside of his Palisades home wearing a gray T-shirt and sweatpants as he picked up a Pacifico beer-branded box filled with Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch whisky in a blue case, along with some other unidentifiable bottles.
Sexton, perhaps by coincidence, is on record as saying her favorite drink is whisky.
Affleck started seeing this model very recently, not long after he ended a year-long romance with Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus.
He has never really talked publicly about her and hasn’t said much about his split from Garner, either.
Just prior to his 46th birthday on August 15, a friend of the actor told People that “Ben is doing well,” adding of his personal struggles:
“He continues to focus on himself and the health of his relationships.
“He attends meetings, many meetings, and he also does meditation and yoga.
“While he still has his moments – and let’s be honest, everyone struggles – he continues to work hard on himself.”
Affleck previously checked into rehab in 2001 and also just this past December.
We wish him the best.
