In June 2015, Ben Affleck was caught in a rumor that he had been having romantic relations with Christine Ouzounian, his kids’ nanny. Later that month, Affleck and the mother of his children, Jennifer Garner, announced that they were getting a divorce.
What Went Down
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According to PEOPLE, multiple sources confirmed that Ouzounian told her friends that she and Affleck had an intimate relationship.
According to her story, it started after she was hired, and they would often meet at the Hotel Bel Air. She even allegedly had pictures of her sitting on the actor’s lap and the two of them kissing, which she showed to a friend.
She was definitely under the impression that they were intimate and in love. However, a friend warned her that she would ultimately end up with a broken heart.
Ouzounian didn’t exactly listen to her friend’s warning. She even accompanied Affleck in the Bahamas along with his and Garner’s kids – Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. Garner flew in separately to the Bahamas, and after she arrived, Affleck and Ouzounian left for Las Vegas, where Us Weekly reported they attended a charity poker event.
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Sources say the two were caught in photos at Affleck’s rental house in LA a few weeks later. The two hung out and even spent the night together.
Sources close to Affleck refuted the story that the actor had any relationship other than work and friendship with his kids’ nanny. They also said that he had never met up with her at a hotel.
The actor himself adamantly denied the rumors as well. In a statement through his representative, he addressed the report made by Us Weekly about him taking Ouzounian to Las Vegas.
“The story is complete garbage and full of lies,” the statement said. It also called the report “shameful” and said they are considering taking the legal route.
“Bad judgment? Yes.”
When rumors of Affleck having intimate relations with Ouzounian broke out, he and Jennifer Garner were already separated for months. According to a source close to him, it wasn’t one of the reasons for their breakup. “There was no affair during or after [their marriage]. Ben and Jen have been separated for months.”
In a candid interview last March 2016 with Vanity Fair, Garner affirmed that they were no longer together during that time.
She also said that the nanny, Christine Ouzounian, was not part of the equation when she and Ben Affleck decided to divorce. When asked if it was a bad judgment on both sides, she said it was. She added that Affleck was the love of her life, and he was always the most brilliant, charismatic, and generous person in any room. It just so happened that he was a complicated guy.
