Ben Affleck may be one of the greatest talents in Hollywood’s entertainment industry, but even he has some bad habits that he is not able to get rid of. Turns out, the Oscar-winning mastermind, who has more than just ruled fans’ hearts worldwide with his stellar performances, has a disgusting habit that even his friends hate to the core.
In fact, if his friends weren’t enough to complain about this terrible habit of his, the Good Will Hunting star’s ex-wife and the mother of his children, Jennifer Garner, was also reportedly “appalled” by the same, as reports have it. This habit is none other than his chain-smoking gig, which seems to be posing a major problem as of late.
Ben Affleck’s friends are tired of his chain-smoking habit
While the onscreen Ben Affleck may deliver some of the most iconic performances of all time with his incredible acting chops and even more commendable filmmaking skills, the actor’s offscreen life is ostensibly much more marred by bad habits. For one, he is pretty much a chain-smoking stinker, and his friends are absolutely tired of it all.
According to what a source recently claimed to RadarOnline.com, “He’s always running out to have a cigarette and can’t seem to get through a meeting or an event without his nicotine fix.” Apparently, the actor’s new year’s resolution of getting rid of this habit seems to have gone up in flames, for he is still plunged as deep in it as ever.
That’s not all. Per reports, the Air star first quit smoking around two decades ago, back in 2005, with the help of a hypnotist, and tried to use the same trick in 2025 as well — but to no avail. To say the least, the recovering alcoholic, who has been to rehab thrice, is badly struggling with this habit.
It’s a crutch when things get stressful and at first, it was just a sneaky smoke here and there, but now it’s back to being a monster of a habit. Even his friends hate it and are starting to resent him. He smells bad. Smoking is the only vice Ben has left after kicking drink, so people have tried to be understanding, but he smells like a walking ashtray. It’s in his breath, hair, and hands. He’s opening himself to illnesses like lung cancer and emphysema.
Chain-smoking to an extent that has him reportedly smelling like a walking ashtray is of course anything but good news, especially for the fan-favorite hunk’s own health. But while his friends are the current ones to seemingly resent him over this disgusting habit that he appears to be unable to fix, his ex-wife and the mother of his children is also reportedly appalled by it all.
Jennifer Garner is very concerned about Ben Affleck’s chain-smoking
Even though it has been a long time since Jennifer Garner called it quits with Affleck, the actress still seems to be considerably concerned about her ex-husband’s health. In fact, she reportedly cares so much that she has been putting her foot down when it comes to his cigarettes, especially when he’s around their kids, having agreed to co-parent them with her.
As per what a source claimed to InTouch, “Jen has very strict rules about him smoking, namely that he doesn’t do it anywhere near the children. She always nags him about smelling like smoke and what a gross habit it is.” But among his close ones, while his friends are the ones to ostensibly resent him for this habit, Garner is reportedly worried about Affleck’s health.
Her biggest concern of all is his health. She’s appalled that he’d treat his body that way. [Garner] works so hard to feed him good healthy food, and he hits the gym a fair amount too, so the idea of him pouring toxic fumes into his body by choice every day sickens her. He’s not some young guy who can afford all the negative effects on his lungs and his heart.
Continuing, the source backed up claims of his chain-smoking when stressed, saying, “It’s not as though he’s having one smoke a day, although that would still be bad. The guy is going through a pack a day when he’s stressed. Jen is begging him to find other ways to deal with his stress. He has promised that he’ll quit and said it’s his resolution for 2025, so she’s hopeful.”
All of this being put out there, it’s inevitable that cigarettes are proving to be Ben Affleck’s current biggest enemies as of late, even though it’s better than his alcohol addiction. That said, Garner’s concerns about his being pulled forward to the brink of death because of this habit of his are only valid, though for now, it can only be hoped he would actually quit it once and for all.
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