Ben Affleck's Strain Amid House-Hunting Near Ex Jennifer Garner

Ben Affleck appeared strained as he chatted on his phone in the car while leaving his 9-5 gig at the office for his production company Artists Equity in Los Angeles on Monday.

The two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker – turning 53 next month – has spent Sunday house-hunting for bachelor pads in the Brentwood neighborhood not far from his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s $7.8M four-bedroom Brentwood Park home.

Ben and his 53-year-old former Daredevil leading lady amicably co-parent their three children – Violet, 19; Fin, 16; and Samuel, 13 – following the 2018 end of their decade-long marriage.

It’s been a year since Affleck closed escrow on his last property, a $20.5M five-bedroom Brentwood mansion, after separating from second wife Jennifer Lopez.

The couple formerly known as ‘Bennifer’ might have finalized their divorce on February 21 after two years of wedded bliss, but they still need to unload their $59.9M marital megamansion in Beverly Hills.

Ben Affleck appeared strained as he chatted on his phone in the car while leaving his 9-5 gig at the office for his production company Artists Equity in Los Angeles on Monday

The Accountant 2 action star and the 55-year-old pop diva originally paid $60.85M in 2023 for the double-gated, 12-bedroom, and 24-bathroom Crestview Manor property perched atop a five-acre promontory.

There’s still no buyers for ‘The Crown Jewel of Wallingford’ which boasts a stunning zero-edge pool, 12-car garage, basketball and pickleball courts, a fully-equipped gym, a boxing ring, a sports lounge, and a bar.

Meanwhile, Jennifer has started home renovations to her new $17.5M five-bedroom Hidden Hills mansion.

Ben and his childhood pal Matt Damon co-produced Bill Condon’s $30M-budget remake of West End musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Lopez, which is scheduled to hit US theaters on October 10.

The Boston besties portray Miami cops whose team’s trust begins to fray upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house in Joe Carnahan’s crime drama The Rip, which premieres January 16 on Netflix.

The upcoming film also features Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sasha Calle, Néstor Carbonell, Lina Esco, Scott Adkins, and Kyle Chandler.

The Artists Equity co-founders – who are 10th cousins once removed – originally met as neighbors in Cambridge, MA before co-writing their Oscar-winning screenplay for Gus Van Sant’s 1997 drama Good Will Hunting.

Ben and his 53-year-old former Daredevil leading lady (L, pictured in 2024) amicably co-parent their three children – Violet, 19; Fin, 16; and Samuel, 13 – following the 2018 end of their decade-long marriage

It’s been a year since Affleck closed escrow on his last property, a $20.5M five-bedroom Brentwood mansion, after separating from second wife Jennifer Lopez

Ben and his childhood pal Matt Damon co-produced Bill Condon’s $30M-budget remake of West End musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Lopez (M), which is scheduled to hit US theaters on October 10

Affleck also recently shot his sixth feature directorial effort Animals – which he co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in as LA Mayoral candidate Milo Bradford.

The Netflix hostage thriller also features Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, and Steven Yeun.

The Unstoppable producer previously helmed Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Town (2010), Argo (2012), Live by Night (2016), and Air (2023).