BEN FALLS OFF THE WAGON AGAIN
The actor seeks comfort in his ex-wife after a sobriety setback
Ben Affleck has vowed not to let his latest “slip” derail his sobriety – and nobody is more determined to help him than his devoted ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
The Gone Girl star, 47, was seen falling down drunk after a Halloween-themed ball in LA last week, with the upsetting incident caught on camera.
Clad in a skeleton mask, Ben couldn’t keep his balance on his way out of the bash. Witnesses reported he’d been downing shots of hard liquor as he partied with actress Katie Cherry.
“Jennifer is worried sick about Ben,” an insider tells Woman’s Day. “It breaks her heart to see him throw away something he’s worked so hard to achieve, especially after he was on such a positive path for so long.”
Just over a year ago Jennifer, 47 – mother to Ben’s three kids, Violet, 13, Seraphina, 10, and Samuel, seven – staged a dramatic intervention and whisked him to rehab, where he completed a 40-day treatment program.
He’s believed to have been sober ever since – until now.
“The fact his first port of call the next day was Jen’s house says a lot,” notes our source. “She would have been absolutely devastated to see him take such a nose dive.”
Indeed, Ben was accompanied by a man identified as his sober coach when he showed up at Jen’s Brentwood home.
But it seems like the actor is determined to put this latest incident behind him, saying, “It happens. It was a slip. But I’m not going to let it derail me.”
And Jen will be by his side every step of the way.
“Waking up and seeing that video of Ben stumbling around was horrifying for Jen,” says the insider. “She’s pushing for Ben to get more help because she’s seen him brush off events like this before and now she’s terrified he’s going down the rabbit hole once more.”