Ben Affleck ‘still talks’ to ex-girlfriend Ana de Armas as he ‘continues to work on himself’ … despite a poster of the actress being thrown in his trash after their breakup
The news that they were breaking up was reported Monday, with Ben Affleck confirming it by throwing away Ana de Arma’s life-size cardboard cutout hours later.
And despite the end of their romantic relationship – with the actress being the person who quits it – “ the former flames still talk regularly, ” the People source reported.
“The friendship between Ben and Ana is not over yet,” the insider revealed.
The latest: news that they were breaking up was reported Monday, with Ben Affleck confirming it by throwing away Ana de Arma’s life-size cardboard cutout hours later. And despite the end of their romantic relationship – with the actress being the person who quits it – “the former flames still talk regularly,” the People source reported; seen October 31, 2020 in LA
Since their split, the father of three has been spending “a lot” of time with his kids and “continues to work on himself,” the source said.
Ana, 32, didn’t want to live full-time in Los Angeles, which is Ben’s home base because of his children and ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
She ended things over the phone, location being a factor.
Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn’t want to be based in Los Angeles, and Ben, 48, clearly has had to since his kids in Los Angeles.
Friends: “Ben and Ana’s friendship has not ended,” the insider revealed
Ana loves to travel and is ‘young and adventurous,’ explains the source. ‘When she’s not working, she wants to travel. She doesn’t want to settle in Los Angeles. ‘
Growing up in Massachusetts since the age of three, Ben goes to state to shoot a movie called The Tender Bar for Amazon, directed by George Clooney.
“Everyone is excited to have Ben on board. He seems perfect for the role, ‘People’s source reported.
Focused on himself and his family: Since their split, the father of three spends “a lot” of time with his kids and “continues to work on himself,” the source said; Ben and Ana seen on June 30, 2020 in Venice Beach, CA
“George really wanted to work with Ben on this adaptation,” added the magazine’s insider.
Ben and Ana met on the set of Deep Water, which is due out this summer.
During filming, the source told the magazine that ‘their physical chemistry was so intense on set. It’s all anyone can talk about. ‘
But the couple took their relationship to a romantic level only in early 2020, which led to them sitting together in Affleck’s Pacific Palisades mansion in March due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
In recent months, it has also been rumored that Ana had listed her stay in Venice to move into Ben’s opulent home, marking another important step in their seemingly love affair.
Former: Ben and Ana met on the set of Deep Water, due out this summer; seen on July 1, 2020 in Venice Beach with their pups
Right after the couple’s split hit the headlines on Monday January 18, 2020, someone was seen throwing a life-sized cardboard cutout of the Knives Out actress into the trash cans outside Ben’s house.
A source told People on Tuesday that Ben was “upset about the split” and that he “really wanted their relationship to work.”
On Tuesday, Ben was looking worse from wear and tear when she left his home to pick up his contactless coffee order from Dunkin Donuts.