Ben Affleck says he drank because he felt ‘trapped’ in Jennifer Garner’s marriage | Latest News Headlines

Ben Affleck, who has sought help for alcoholism several times during his acting career, said Tuesday he would still have a hard time getting sober if he had stayed in a marriage “that didn’t not worked out “with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner. (Listen to the audio clips below.)

“I would probably still be drinking,” he said in a much-criticized interview on The Howard Stern Show shared by Access. “Partly that’s why I started drinking alcohol because I was trapped.”

“I was like ‘I can’t leave because of my kids, but I’m not happy, what am I doing?” he added, by People. “What I did was drink a bottle of scotch and fall asleep on the sofa, which turned out not to be the solution.”

Affleck, who went to rehab in 2001, 2017, and 2018 – led to a facility by Garner for the past few years after their separation and following an intervention staged by her – found that the marriage was at an impasse for both parties.

“The truth is, we took our time, we made the decision… we moved away from each other,” he said. “We had a marriage that didn’t work out. It happens. She’s someone I love and respect but who I shouldn’t be married to anymore. … In the end, we tried, we tried, we tried, because we had children.

Check out some of Affleck’s comments at 1:30 p.m.: