Ben, out of rehab, calls addiction a struggle

Oscar winner Ben Affleck said on Thursday he had completed a 40-day residential alcohol rehab programme but said that battling addiction “is a lifelong and difficult struggle.”

Affleck, 46, who also went to rehab in 2017 and 2001, said in a post on his Instagram he remained in outpatient care, and thanked his family, friends and fans for their support.

“Battling any addiction is a lifelong and difficult struggle. Because of that one is never really in or out of treatment. It is a full time commitment. I am fighting for myself and my family,” he wrote.

Affleck has three children with actress Jennifer Garner. The couple separated in 2015 but in August Garner was pictured in Los Angeles driving Affleck to a treatment centre. The Batman and Gone Girl star has often spoken of his struggles with alcohol, which also afflicted his father and his brother, actor Casey Affleck.