Ben Affleckis sharing his hopes for his next romantic relationship.On Friday morning,Good Morning Americaaired more of the actor’s interview withDiane Sawyerabout his road to sobriety and divorce from ex-wifeJennifer Garner. During the interview, Sawyer asked if Affleck, 47, was on theexclusive dating app Raya.“I am not on any websites, I am on no dating apps, not Tinder, Grindr, Brindr, Bumble, Humble,” Affleck said, laughing as he made up fake dating app names.“I am not on any of them. I don’t have any judgement about people who are — I know people who are on them and have a fun time, but that’s not me,” the star continued. “I would love to have a relationship that is deeply meaningful and one to which I could be deeply committed.”Sawyer, 74, also asked Affleck what he hopes people will say about him in five years.“‘Ben Affleckis sober and happy and sees his kids three and a half days a week,'” Affleck replied. “‘And has made three or four movies that are interesting to him, probably directed two that he is hopefully proud of, and is in a healthy, stable, loving, committed relationship.'”“See you in five years,” he joked. “I set myself up for that one, didn’t I? I better make it now.”A. Ware/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAffleck and Garner, 47, announced their separation in June 2015 andfinalized their divorcein October 2018. The two first started dating in 2004 and married the next year, later welcoming three kids — daughters Violet, 14, and Seraphina, 11, and son Samuel, 7.During Thursday morning’s episode ofGMA, which featuredthe first part of Sawyer and Affleck’s interview, Sawyer read aloud a public thank you that Affleck had written about his ex-wife.“What I want to say publicly and privately is, ‘Thank you. Thank you for being thoughtful, considerate, responsible, and a great mom and person,’” the statement read.David Fisher/Rex USADuring the interview, Affleck — who is next starring in the new movieThe Way Back— also admitted that he never thoughthis battle with addictionwould contribute to the end of his marriage. (The actor hasbeen in rehab multiple times, most recently in August 2018.)“I didn’t want to get divorced, I didn’t want to be a divorced person, I really didn’t want to be a split family with my children,” he shared. “It upset me because it meant I wasn’t who I thought I was and that was so painful and so disappointing. In myself.”The Way Backopens in theaters March 6.
Ben Affleckis sharing his hopes for his next romantic relationship.
On Friday morning,Good Morning Americaaired more of the actor’s interview withDiane Sawyerabout his road to sobriety and divorce from ex-wifeJennifer Garner. During the interview, Sawyer asked if Affleck, 47, was on theexclusive dating app Raya.
“I am not on any websites, I am on no dating apps, not Tinder, Grindr, Brindr, Bumble, Humble,” Affleck said, laughing as he made up fake dating app names.
“I am not on any of them. I don’t have any judgement about people who are — I know people who are on them and have a fun time, but that’s not me,” the star continued. “I would love to have a relationship that is deeply meaningful and one to which I could be deeply committed.”
Sawyer, 74, also asked Affleck what he hopes people will say about him in five years.
“‘Ben Affleckis sober and happy and sees his kids three and a half days a week,'” Affleck replied. “‘And has made three or four movies that are interesting to him, probably directed two that he is hopefully proud of, and is in a healthy, stable, loving, committed relationship.'”
“See you in five years,” he joked. “I set myself up for that one, didn’t I? I better make it now.”
A. Ware/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Affleck and Garner, 47, announced their separation in June 2015 andfinalized their divorcein October 2018. The two first started dating in 2004 and married the next year, later welcoming three kids — daughters Violet, 14, and Seraphina, 11, and son Samuel, 7.
During Thursday morning’s episode ofGMA, which featuredthe first part of Sawyer and Affleck’s interview, Sawyer read aloud a public thank you that Affleck had written about his ex-wife.
“What I want to say publicly and privately is, ‘Thank you. Thank you for being thoughtful, considerate, responsible, and a great mom and person,’” the statement read.
David Fisher/Rex USA
During the interview, Affleck — who is next starring in the new movieThe Way Back— also admitted that he never thoughthis battle with addictionwould contribute to the end of his marriage. (The actor hasbeen in rehab multiple times, most recently in August 2018.)
“I didn’t want to get divorced, I didn’t want to be a divorced person, I really didn’t want to be a split family with my children,” he shared. “It upset me because it meant I wasn’t who I thought I was and that was so painful and so disappointing. In myself.”
The Way Backopens in theaters March 6.
source: people.com
