Ben Affleck‘s usual somber demeanor lightened up during a humorous outing in West Hollywood this week when he was asked about his preference for women.
The 52-year-old A-lister got a chance to show off his impressively fluent Spanish when he was asked if he was still interested in ‘Latinas’ in video obtained by DailyMail.com.
The actor weighed in after he was seen looking tense in the wake of his ex-girlfriend Ana de Armas has lately been seen spending time with another Hollywood icon — Tom Cruise.
Ben was pictured as he walked up to the upscale Italian restaurant Lavo Ristorante for dinner with friends.
He said the single life had been treating him ‘very well’ before stepping inside, and he was later pictured chatting with a male friend outside.
After he was asked how it felt to be ‘Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor’ in Spanish, Ben couldn’t hold back his laughter and let a rare smile spread across his face.
Ben Affleck’s usual somber demeanor lightened up during a humorous outing in West Hollywood this week when he was asked about his preference for women
The 52-year-old A-lister got a chance to show off his impressively fluent Spanish when he was asked if he was still interested in ‘Latinas’ outside Lavo Ristorante
‘Muy bien,’ he said in Spanish for ‘very good.’
Then he was asked if he ‘still like[s] Latinas,’ a reference to some of his famous exes.
‘Yes, of course I do,’ he replied again in Spanish with a comically deadpan expression before getting into the driver’s seat of his car.
Affleck’s most recent romantic escapade was with one of the most high-profile Latinas, Jennifer Lopez.
The two first dated from 2002 to 2004 after striking up a friendship while filming their doomed crime rom-com Gigli the year before.
The lovebirds got engaged later in 2002, with plans for a wedding in the fall of 2003, but they later postponed the wedding and broke up in early 2004.
Later on, Jennifer attributed the relationship’s demise to the pressure of the couple’s public image.
But after the dissolution of Ben’s marriage to Jennifer Garner, the couple — who had remained friends — reunited in early 2021 after Ben began sending her friendly letters in the wake of her breakup from Alex Rodriguez.
He was seen saying goodbye to a friend and giving him a quick hug before heading back to his car at the valet stand
After he was asked how it felt to be ‘Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor’ in Spanish, Ben couldn’t hold back his laughter and let a rare smile spread across his face
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‘Muy bien [very good],’ he said in Spanish. Then he was asked if he ‘still like[s] Latinas,’ a reference to some of his famous exes. ‘Yes, of course I do,’ he replied again in Spanish with a comically deadpan expression
Affleck’s most recent romantic escapade was with one of the most high-profile Latinas, Jennifer Lopez. They dated and were engaged from 2002 to 2004, then reunited in 2021 and finally tied the knot the following year, before splitting in April 2024
The two began dating in April of that year, and they got engaged one year later, which was also 20 years after their first engagement.
The couple got their second chance at love with their marriage in Las Vegas in July 2022, followed by a larger celebration with family and friends at Ben’s estate in Georgia.
But the second try wasn’t much more successful than the first time around, and they split in 2024, with Jennifer filing for divorce in August. The divorce was finalized in January of this year.
The two are still entangled, as they are trying to sell the massive mansion they briefly lived in together.
After initially listing it for $68 million and failing to get a buyer, the couple have now lowered the price by millions of dollars.
Ben reportedly wants to sell the mansion as quickly as possible to move on, but Jennifer, who has been living in it, is said to be willing to hold out for a prime offer.
Prior to his reunion with Jennifer, Ben had another short-lived romance with a Latin star, the Cuban–Spanish actress Ana de Armas.
The two met when they filmed the erotic thriller Deep Water in 2019, and they became an item the following year.
Prior to his reunion with Jennifer, Ben had another short-lived romance with a Latina star, the Cuban–Spanish actress Ana de Armas from 2020 to 2021; pictured in Deep Water
They met in 2019 while filming the erotic thriller Deep Water. The couple eventually split over Ana’s desire to move away from Hollywood and have kids, as Ben was unwilling to move away from his children; still from Deep Water
The actor shares three children — Violet, 19; Fin, 16; and Samuel, 13 — with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, whom he was married to from 2005 to 2018; seen in 2013 in LA
Ben’s other buzzy relationships included an on–off stint with Gwyneth Paltrow from late 1997 to late 2000, during which they costarred in the Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love (1998); pictured in 1998
After splitting from Garner but before their divorce was finalized, Affleck began a relationship with the Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus; pictured together in 2018 in LA
The two were inseparable for a time, and Ben looked happier than ever when he was seen with the Knives Out star during that period, but she reportedly elected to end things in early 2021.
She had sold her home in Los Angeles’ Venice neighborhood to move in with Ben in 2020, but she reportedly got tired of the hustle and bustle of Hollywood and hoped to move somewhere quieter.
A source also told Page Six that she hoped to have children of her own, but Ben reportedly wasn’t interested in having more children after already sharing three of his own with his ex-wife Garner.
He also was unwilling to move away due to his desire to be close to his children as much as possible.
The Chasing Amy star has gone as far as to take a smaller supporting role in The Last Duel after initially planning to take the other male lead opposite his friend Matt Damon (who co-wrote the film with him and Nicole Holofcener).
Following the split, Ana made good on her plan to move away and found a secluded home in Vermont.
Although Ben has plenty of history with famous Latinas, he was also married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018. The couple went on to welcome three children: Violet, 19; Fin, 16; and Samuel, 13.
Ben’s other buzzy relationships included an on–off stint with Gwyneth Paltrow from late 1997 to late 2000, during which they costarred in the Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love (1998).
Later, after splitting from Garner but before their divorce was finalized, Affleck began a relationship with the Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus, who is the head of the talent department responsible for booking celebrity hosts and musical guests.
They were an item for about a year beginning in mid-2017, though they had a brief reunion in early 2019.
