BEN Affleck has admitted that his divorce from ex-wife Jennifer Garner is the “biggest regret” of his life.
The actor and his Daredevil co-star were one of Hollywood’s golden couples when they tied the knot in 2005, but by 2018 the pair had called it quits due to Ben’s battle with alcoholism.
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And speaking candidly about his issues with alcoholism and how it influenced the end of his marriage, Ben expressed his continued guilt.
He told The New York Times: “I drank relatively normally for a long time. What happened was that I started drinking more and more when my marriage was falling apart. This was 2015, 2016.
“My drinking, of course, created more marital problems.”
The Argo star, 47, continued: “The biggest regret of my life is this divorce. Shame is really toxic.
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“There is no positive byproduct of shame. It’s just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing.”
But the remorseful actor also revealed that he was taking care not to obsess over his mistakes as he tries to move forward with his life.
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He continued: “It’s not particularly healthy for me to obsess over the failures — the relapses — and beat myself up.
“I have certainly made mistakes. I have certainly done things that I regret. But you’ve got to pick yourself up, learn from it, learn some more, try to move forward.”
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In 2018, Ben and Jen divorced after 13 years of marriage.
The couple share three children Violet, 14, Seraphina, 11 and Sam, 7, and the family have been moving forward after Ben’s relapse in 2019.
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Ben first checked into rehab in 2001, revealed his dad struggle with alcoholism in 2012, and made a second trip to rehab in 2017.
In 2018, Ben checked in a live-in rehab facility after Jennifer staged an intervention.
In October, Ben admitted to relapsing during his alcoholism recovery – just one day after celebrating a year of sobriety.
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The actor – who’s been in and out of rehab – spoke to photographers outside his ex-wife’s home about his mistake.
Prior to his relapse, the Good Will Hunting star posted to Instagram about his alcohol addiction treatment.
He wrote: “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.”
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