Besides his fame as a critically acclaimed actor and director, Ben Affleck has also made headlines for several other reasons. While one of the most prominent topics of discussion was his personal life, the ex-Batman fame has also made headlines for the massive tattoo on his back. Unfortunately, his tattoo never got the desired appreciation at his house after both of his wives described it as a bad thing.
Ben Affleck had quite a celebrated marital life with two prominent actresses- Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez. Last year, the world of entertainment was taken by fire when the Justice League star was finally married to the On the Floor singer after being involved in a relationship with her twice. Interestingly, both of his wives have a thing in common- distaste for his massive back tattoo.
What did Ben Affleck’s wives say about his tattoo?
The ardent fans of Ben Affleck will know about the gigantic colorful Phoenix tattoo on his back. While it is an object of fascination for many, not the same can be said for his wives as both of them have a common perception of it.
During an interview with Vanity Fair, when Affleck’s Pearl Harbor co-star and ex-wife was asked about his Phoenix tattoo, she replied with a wink:
“You know what we would say in my hometown about that? ‘Bless his heart.’ A phoenix rising from the ashes. Am I the ashes in this scenario? I take umbrage. I refuse to be the ashes.”
Similar to the interview which was taken after Jennifer Garner‘s separation with Ben Affleck, the reply was also well appreciated by many. But the saga didn’t stop there, as his present wife Jennifer Lopez publicly admitted that she felt the tattoo to be “awful”. According to her statement in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, such colorful tattoos don’t look cool on the Air actor.
“It’s awful! I mean, I would tell him that. I would tell him like, ‘What are you doing?’ It has too many colours. His tattoos always have too many colours. They shouldn’t be so colourful, you know what I mean? They should be, like, cooler, I don’t know.”
However, the 50-year-old actor disagreed with both of the Jennifers and expressed that the tattoo was of great importance to him.
What did Ben Affleck explain about his back tattoo?
Ben Affleck made sure to speak about the controversial tattoo when he visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2019. According to the Good Will Hunting fame, he never intended to make the tattoo public until it was surprisingly spotted by some paparazzi in Hawaii.
“It’s something I sort of kept private. It wasn’t like I was sort of doing photoshoots or whatever. We were two hours north of the city on some island in Hawaii and we didn’t know paparazzi was there. So they got a picture of my tattoo and yeah, the sentiment ran, you know, against [it].”
He added that the Phoenix tattoo meant something to him and he liked it very much- “It’s meaningful to me. I like it.”
Recently, Jennifer Lopez spoke about Ben Affleck’s direction and how she learned the difficulties of the craft after watching her husband. Lopez got married to The Flash actor on July 26, 2022, after more than 20 years of their first meeting on the set of Gigli. According to the Anaconda actress, she considered the idea of filmmaking but living with an Oscar-winning director made her realize that she wasn’t fit for it.
Source: Vanity Fair / Watch What Happens Live
