Ben Affleck looked years younger as he unveiled a dramatic transformation much to the surprise of his fans. The 51-year-old was spotted out and about in
Los Angeles on Thursday with his son Samuel, 12, who he shares with ex-wife
Jennifer Garner, and looked decades younger after he decided to shave off his rugged beard. The Justice League star has rocked the salt-and-pepper beard for years, and even dyed it a dark shade of brown in 2020, but he has since proudly embraced his greying facial hair. However, he debuted his clean-shaven look as he attended his son’s
basketball game, stunning onlookers with his youthful appearance. Ben was seen cheerfully spinning a basketball on his finger as his son Samuel loaded his backpack into the boot of his father’s Mercedes. He had also seemingly tidied up his usual casual look with a maroon-coloured ensemble, and finished off the smart outfit with a green shirt. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the
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Ben Affleck after detailing split in tell-all documentary Ben looked years younger as he took son Samuel to a basketball game ( Image: GC Images) The Oscar-winning
Actor has ditched the beard ( Image: GC Images) Just a few days earlier, Ben, who shares daughters Seraphina, 18, and Violet, 15, with his ex-wife, put on a united front with the Yes Day
Actress as they both looked happy and relaxed leaving Samuel’s basketball game. The Oscar-winning actor and director, who wed Jennifer Lopez in 2022, proudly rocked a greying beard at the
Golden Globes alongside his second wife, and fans suggested Ben had ditched the facial hair for an upcoming movie role. The Argo star recently caused outrage when it emerged he had kept love letters from J-Lo, 54, during his 13-year marriage to 13 Going On 30 star Jennifer. Ben sweetly gifted the love notes and emails to the Hustlers actress when they reunited in 2021, and was reportedly taken aback when J-Lo decided to showcase the heartfelt letters in her documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told. Ben was pictured just a few days earlier rocking his rugged beard ( Image: GC Images) He rocked the greying beard at the Golden Globes with wife JLo in January ( Image: Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images) In one scene, Ben is surprised when he sees his private love letters strewn on a table to serve as inspiration for J-Lo and her fellow songwriting team, and told the camera he had initially wanted them to be kept secret. “I did really find the beauty and the poetry and the irony in the fact that it’s the greatest love story never told. If you’re making a record about it, that seems kind of like telling it,” he shared. A source told the Daily Mail that Jennifer is at peace with her split from Ben, and is now close
Friends with J-Lo. “No one is surprised by this at all. Jennifer is OK with it, JLo obviously loves it and everyone notices that all this was meant to be,” they explained. “Jennifer and Ben have their wonderful children and are both enjoying the relationships they have always wanted to be in.” While Jennifer and Ben share three children together, JLo is mum to twins Max and Emme, 16, who she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony. Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat ,
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