Just hours after news of Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas split came out, the former couple appear to be already taking steps towards their separate directions.
Yes, you read that right: Ben and Ana are O-V-E-R. Just after a about a year of dating. Here’s the tea:
According to an Entertainment Tonight source, “Ben and Ana have split up and Ben is single. They had little arguments and bickered like any couple but ultimately the relationship just wasn’t working in the way they both wanted it to anymore. This was a mutual decision.”
“They both have a lot of love and respect for each other, but it was time for them to move on,” the source added. “At the end of the day he chose to be the dad he continues to want to be. Unfortunately they are in different places in their lives.”
Another source told People, “Ben is no longer dating Ana. She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn’t want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles.”
“This is something that was mutual and something that is completely amicable,” yet another source added. “They are in different points in their lives; there is deep love and respect there. Ben continues to want to work on himself. He has three jobs lined up and he’s a solid father at home. They are both happy with where they are in their lives.”
Rumors of a breakup have been swirling around the now-ex couple for weeks.
Ana reportedly spent the holidays with her family in Cuba, which sparked breakup speculations among fans. She was also seen sporting a sleek new haircut in the holiday photos she posted – she’s now rocking a chin-length bob with bangs – fueling split rumors even more. Fans another glimpse of the new ‘do in a video that streamed on YouTube on Sunday (January 17), in a video tribute for her friend Claudia Muma.
Then, just hours after news of their split became public, paparazzi snapped a man taking a life-sized cardboard cutout of Ana – which looks to be the very same one Ben and ex-wife Jennifer’s kids were playing with last summer – outside Ben’s home in Los Angeles. To. The. Trash.
The two met while working together in their film Deep Water. It’s still unclear when exactly the two of them called it quits – they were still photographed together in November and were even reportedly gearing up to move in together.
