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Ben Affleck, 51, unveils midlife crisis makeover as he emerges amid Jennifer Lopez divorce drama with faux hawk, rocker tee and NO ring

Ben Affleck unveiled a shocking midlife crisis makeover when he surfaced in Los Angeles over the weekend amid his marital woes with Jennifer Lopez.

JLo, 55, and Ben, 51, have not been seen together in two months, and sources tell DailyMail.com they have prepared divorce documents to file at a later date.

 

Just this Thursday evening, JLo was spotted stepping out without her wedding band, and with her engagement ring moved to her right hand.

Now Ben has revealed his own jaw-dropping new look, complete with a tiny faux-hawk and a Red Hot Chili Peppers t-shirt.

He rounded off the outfit with skinny jeans, aviators and black leather jacket that appeared undersized – but went noticeably without his wedding ring.

 

 

Ben Affleck unveiled a shocking midlife crisis makeover when he surfaced in Los Angeles over the weekend amid his marital woes with Jennifer Lopez

JLo, 55, and Ben, 51, have not been seen together in two months, and sources tell DailyMail.com they have prepared divorce documents to file at a later date
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JLo, 55, and Ben, 51, have not been seen together in two months, and sources tell DailyMail.com they have prepared divorce documents to file at a later date

The sides of his head were shaved down almost completely, with only the barest bit of scruff left over as he took a stab at a punk rock aesthetic.

He was spotted strolling through a parking lot before he hopped aboard his electric motorcycle, placed his helmet safely on his head and drove off.

During his separation from his first wife Jennifer Garner – the mother of his three children – Ben also made a dramatic alteration to his look.

 

He acquired a massive back tattoo of a phoenix that he initially claimed was ‘fake for a role’ after fans began remarking on it on social media.

However, years later, after being mocked for ‘his enormous, garish tattoo’ in the New Yorker, he admitted the body art was real.

The New Yorker piece was called The Great Sadness Of Ben Affleck, prompting him to retort on Twitter: ‘I’m doing just fine. Thick skin bolstered by garish tattoos.’

Last week, the Mail revealed how Jen and Ben — who starred in Oscar-winning movies such as Good Will Hunting and Argo — have prepared their divorce paperwork and will file at the end of the summer.

In May 2023, Ben moved out of their sprawling Beverly Hills mansion, which they bought shortly after they married in July, 2022.

 

After a final attempt at reconciliation in recent weeks failed, the couple’s divorce documents ‘are finalized, but not yet turned in’, multiple sources have claimed.

Now Ben has revealed his own jaw-dropping new look, complete with a tiny faux-hawk and a Red Hot Chili Peppers t-shirt
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He rounded off the outfit with skinny jeans, aviators and black leather jacket that appeared undersized - but went noticeably without his wedding ring
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Now Ben has revealed his own jaw-dropping new look, complete with a tiny faux-hawk and a Red Hot Chili Peppers t-shirt

 

The sides of his head were shaved down almost completely, with only the barest bit of scruff left over as he took a stab at a punk rock aesthetic
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The sides of his head were shaved down almost completely, with only the barest bit of scruff left over as he took a stab at a punk rock aesthetic

After his failed early-aughts engagement to JLo, Ben went on to marry Jennifer Garner in 2005
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Ben and his first wife had three children together
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Jennifer Garner and Ben split in 2015 before finalizing their divorce three years later
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After his failed early-aughts engagement to JLo, Ben went on to marry Jennifer Garner in 2005, and they had three children together, before splitting in 2015 and finalizing their divorce three years later

He was spotted strolling through a parking lot before he hopped aboard his electric motorcycle, placed his helmet safely on his head and drove off
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He was spotted strolling through a parking lot before he hopped aboard his electric motorcycle, placed his helmet safely on his head and drove off

Ben's latest makeover comes after a friend close to him told Dailymail.com that JLo's alcohol venture was 'one of the things that broke the camel's back'
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However, it’s understood that the drinks company was started prior to them getting back toge ther and Ben was aware and supportive of the business
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Ben’s latest makeover comes after a friend close to him told Dailymail.com that JLo’s alcohol venture was ‘one of the things that broke the camel’s back’

Indeed, they go so far as to say it contributed to Ben, not Jen, being the one to pull the plug on their union amid speculation that their marriage is finally at an end
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Indeed, they go so far as to say it contributed to Ben, not Jen, being the one to pull the plug on their union amid speculation that their marriage is finally at an end

Wow: Ben has a large back tattoo of a phoenix
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During his separation from his first wife Jennifer Garner – the mother of his three children – Ben acquired a massive back tattoo of a phoenix (pictured 2018)

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The news follows Affleck buying a new $20.5 million ‘bachelor pad’ mansion in the Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, the day Lopez turned 55.

Friends of Lopez’s claimed Affleck’s sudden bachelor pad purchase on her birthday had been a ‘stab to the heart’.

His purchase came days after the couple listed their Beverly Hills mansion for $68 million.

July 24 also marked the day Lopez also finalized the sale of her four-bedroom New York City penthouse for $23 million, People reported.

‘They finalized the divorce papers with her a month ago, but are waiting for the right time to drop them,’ one source close to the duo claimed.

‘At that time, they will release a joint statement that will say how they have much love for each other and how they fought to make it work, but couldn’t.

‘Honestly, in the end they could not come to a compromise. What they had before is gone and they have both accepted it,’ another source claimed.

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Affleck and Lopez for comment.

Friends say that, as a recovering alcoholic, he felt his wife selling vodka and tequila tipples was insulting to him

His hurt was only heightened by his belief that her motivation for launching her drinks' brand was purely financial — for cold, hard cash
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His hurt was only heightened by his belief that her motivation for launching her drinks’ brand was purely financial — for cold, hard cash

First seeking help for his alcoholism in 2001, Ben has since been in rehab multiple times
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First seeking help for his alcoholism in 2001, Ben has since been in rehab multiple times

To make matters worse, J-Lo then went on a very public promo campaign where she told the Press how much she loves to drink to 'relax and let loose'
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One friend of the actor told the Mail: 'Ben had to fight to get his life back after overcoming alcohol'
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To make matters worse, J-Lo then went on a very public promo campaign where she told the Press how much she loves to drink to ‘relax and let loose’

'Knowing how he lost everything including the love of his family, knowing that he could possibly relapse, Jen decided to start her own spritzer line for more money, as if she did not have enough,' said a source
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‘Knowing how he lost everything including the love of his family, knowing that he could possibly relapse, Jen decided to start her own spritzer line for more money, as if she did not have enough,’ said a source

'He doesn't like the celebrity red carpet thing, but he did it because she loved it,' the insider said of Ben
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‘He doesn’t like the celebrity red carpet thing, but he did it because she loved it,’ the insider said of Ben

'Her obsession with fame became too much for him,' an insider asserted
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'She would share so much of herself with the world that he felt there was nothing left sacred for him,' it is claimed
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‘Her obsession with fame became too much for him,’ an insider asserted

'It wasn't just a job, but a way of life for her and she could not give this act up in the end,' said the source: 'She chose fame over him, just as she did with her previous three marriages'
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‘It wasn’t just a job, but a way of life for her and she could not give this act up in the end,’ said the source: ‘She chose fame over him, just as she did with her previous three marriages’

Some go so far as to say that he was fuming that her new album centered around him — and that he was entirely opposed to her TV documentary, This Is Me... Now: A Love Story
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Some go so far as to say that he was fuming that her new album centered around him — and that he was entirely opposed to her TV documentary, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story

This documentary told the story of Jen's journey to love through her own eyes, and was relentlessly mocked, flopping among audiences and losing millions
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A source close to the couple say Ben was furious as 'He didn't want her to do this at all,' and 'She asked him to invest in it and be involved in a project he was absolutely against'
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This documentary told the story of Jen’s journey to love through her own eyes, and was relentlessly mocked, flopping among audiences and losing millions

''In the end, he was glad it flopped,' said an insider: 'It too destroyed their marriage'
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”In the end, he was glad it flopped,’ said an insider: ‘It too destroyed their marriage’

'Ben seeing her spread their love letters on a table for others to read [as she did onscreen] infuriated him,' the insider stated: 'This is when he knew that she put fame above love'
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‘He asked her to pull back from doing red carpets and events so much and she wouldn’t listen,’ a source added

Certainly, back in May, the pair looked tense at the premiere of J-Lo's Netflix film The Mother
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Certainly, back in May, the pair looked tense at the premiere of J-Lo’s Netflix film The Mother

Then there was their house — that £53 million whopper in Beverly Hills ,which Ben, it seems, simply thought was too expensive
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Then there was their house — that £53 million whopper in Beverly Hills ,which Ben, it seems, simply thought was too expensive

'Buying that massive house was another huge red flag,' said one close to Ben
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'He didn't want that house because it cost a ridiculous amount of money,' said the source
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‘Buying that massive house was another huge red flag,’ said one close to Ben: ‘He didn’t want that house because it cost a ridiculous amount of money

 

‘She wanted a massive structure that cost more than anyone else’s home to flaunt her wealth and her marriage in,’ the source alleged: ‘They fought relentlessly about this’

 

A slide in her career, which she fought so relentlessly to succeed in, after the failure of the documentary also apparently caused tensions, according to a source

 

‘She started to realize her star was fading and he told her it was her own fault because she was overexposed,’ said a source

 

Sources say that their five children are keen to stay in touch, despite the fraught emotions that surrounded the very public demise of their parents’ romance

 

Ben, apparently, is giving his estranged wife ‘time to rebrand’

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