The 53-year-old actor got a phoenix tattoo on his back after his split from Jennifer Garner. Ben Affleck accidentally revealed the tattoo while walking in Los Angeles.
The actor sparked a flurry of controversy after appearing publicly with a large, full-back tattoo in 2015. Ben Affleck initially claimed the multicolored phoenix was a temporary tattoo, but later admitted otherwise. The artist rarely displays body art publicly, but this time, it was caught on camera.
Yesterday, Ben Affleck accidentally showed off a tattoo while walking through Santa Monica, Los Angeles. Wearing a light shirt and jeans, the actor leaned toward a car door. The tattoo was visible on the exposed skin.
Affleck says the large tattoo symbolizes rebirth and resilience. He got it after his divorce from Jennifer Garner. The actress was outraged by the phoenix.
“A phoenix rising from the ashes—that’s him? And I’m the ashes? No, that offends me. I don’t want to be the ashes in this story,” she said in a February interview with Vanity Fair. Garner added that the tattoo was terribly done because it featured too many bright colors and shades.
In the winter of 2023, Ben Affleck got a joint tattoo with Jennifer Lopez. It was their vow of love. The Maid in Manhattan star chose an infinity symbol with their names and Cupid’s arrow, while her partner chose two intersecting, linked arrows. A year later, the actress had the tattoo removed .
The singer filed for divorce from Affleck on a symbolic date: August 20, 2024, their second wedding anniversary. Lopez’s friends explained that she wanted to poke fun at her ex-lover by evoking his emotions. Ben’s grief after his separation from his wife didn’t last long. Those close to the actor immediately began talking about his affair with a 36-year-old member of the Kennedy clan.
