Ben Affleck.Photo: Axelle/FilmMagicBen Affleckis using the spotlight on hisdating lifeto support a good cause.Days after a report about how the actor was using the exclusive dating app Raya, Affleck made a light-hearted post about his personal life on social media.“HA, you got me. I’m dating,” hewroteon Instagram Saturday, before opening up about a cause that’s near and dear to his heart.“But let’s be serious for a moment and talk about something that is actually important. I havebeen in recovery for over a yearand part of that is helping out others.@themidnightmissionis an incredible organization that helps those in need with housing, training, development and recovery,” he added.Continuing to poke fun at the news about his dating life, Affleck asked if Raya would be willing to join him in making a donation to the organization.“I’m making a donation today because there are people battling addiction every day that don’t have the resources and need help. @raya, you in? Who else is with me? Click the link in my bio to donate,” he wrote.Affleckentered rehab for the third timelast year on Aug. 22, PEOPLE previously confirmed.He stayed at the center, with onlybrief breaksto work out at home and attend business meetings, until October when hebroke his silence about his treatmentin an emotional statement on Instagram.“This week I completed a forty-day stay at a treatment center for alcohol addiction and remain in outpatient care,” Affleck revealed in the Oct. 4 post. “Battling any addiction is a lifelong and difficult struggle.”“Because of that, one is never really in or out of treatment. It is full-time commitment,” he wrote. “I am fighting for myself and my family.”RELATED VIDEO: Kevin Smith Admits He Cried inBen Affleck’s ‘Batman’ Arms: ‘I Got My Friend Back’A source previouslytold PEOPLEthat Affleck is “in a great place both in his recovery and life.” Also, an insider adds in this week’s issue that the actor is working hard to stay that way.“He is very open about how challenging it is for him and works on his sobriety daily,” the insider says. “Ben thinks of alcoholism as a disease—you shouldn’t be ashamed of a disease.”Affleck is “very serious about his sobriety. It’s definitely not easy for Ben,” the insider adds.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/ShutterstockHe’s also been spending quality time with his family, including his andJennifer Garner‘s three kids Violet, 13, Seraphina, 10, and Samuel, 7.“They both take their job as co-parents very seriously,” said the insider of the former couple, who finalized their divorce late last year. “While sober, Ben is able to spend more quality time with the kids. It’s exactly how Jen wants things to be.”“The kids have had a great summer,” added the insider. “They have sleepovers at his house, and he takes them out for fun activities.”
Ben Affleck.Photo: Axelle/FilmMagic
Ben Affleckis using the spotlight on hisdating lifeto support a good cause.Days after a report about how the actor was using the exclusive dating app Raya, Affleck made a light-hearted post about his personal life on social media.“HA, you got me. I’m dating,” hewroteon Instagram Saturday, before opening up about a cause that’s near and dear to his heart.“But let’s be serious for a moment and talk about something that is actually important. I havebeen in recovery for over a yearand part of that is helping out others.@themidnightmissionis an incredible organization that helps those in need with housing, training, development and recovery,” he added.Continuing to poke fun at the news about his dating life, Affleck asked if Raya would be willing to join him in making a donation to the organization.“I’m making a donation today because there are people battling addiction every day that don’t have the resources and need help. @raya, you in? Who else is with me? Click the link in my bio to donate,” he wrote.Affleckentered rehab for the third timelast year on Aug. 22, PEOPLE previously confirmed.He stayed at the center, with onlybrief breaksto work out at home and attend business meetings, until October when hebroke his silence about his treatmentin an emotional statement on Instagram.“This week I completed a forty-day stay at a treatment center for alcohol addiction and remain in outpatient care,” Affleck revealed in the Oct. 4 post. “Battling any addiction is a lifelong and difficult struggle.”“Because of that, one is never really in or out of treatment. It is full-time commitment,” he wrote. “I am fighting for myself and my family.”RELATED VIDEO: Kevin Smith Admits He Cried inBen Affleck’s ‘Batman’ Arms: ‘I Got My Friend Back’A source previouslytold PEOPLEthat Affleck is “in a great place both in his recovery and life.” Also, an insider adds in this week’s issue that the actor is working hard to stay that way.“He is very open about how challenging it is for him and works on his sobriety daily,” the insider says. “Ben thinks of alcoholism as a disease—you shouldn’t be ashamed of a disease.”Affleck is “very serious about his sobriety. It’s definitely not easy for Ben,” the insider adds.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/ShutterstockHe’s also been spending quality time with his family, including his andJennifer Garner‘s three kids Violet, 13, Seraphina, 10, and Samuel, 7.“They both take their job as co-parents very seriously,” said the insider of the former couple, who finalized their divorce late last year. “While sober, Ben is able to spend more quality time with the kids. It’s exactly how Jen wants things to be.”“The kids have had a great summer,” added the insider. “They have sleepovers at his house, and he takes them out for fun activities.”
Ben Affleckis using the spotlight on hisdating lifeto support a good cause.
Days after a report about how the actor was using the exclusive dating app Raya, Affleck made a light-hearted post about his personal life on social media.
“HA, you got me. I’m dating,” hewroteon Instagram Saturday, before opening up about a cause that’s near and dear to his heart.
“But let’s be serious for a moment and talk about something that is actually important. I havebeen in recovery for over a yearand part of that is helping out others.@themidnightmissionis an incredible organization that helps those in need with housing, training, development and recovery,” he added.
Continuing to poke fun at the news about his dating life, Affleck asked if Raya would be willing to join him in making a donation to the organization.
“I’m making a donation today because there are people battling addiction every day that don’t have the resources and need help. @raya, you in? Who else is with me? Click the link in my bio to donate,” he wrote.
Affleckentered rehab for the third timelast year on Aug. 22, PEOPLE previously confirmed.
He stayed at the center, with onlybrief breaksto work out at home and attend business meetings, until October when hebroke his silence about his treatmentin an emotional statement on Instagram.
“This week I completed a forty-day stay at a treatment center for alcohol addiction and remain in outpatient care,” Affleck revealed in the Oct. 4 post. “Battling any addiction is a lifelong and difficult struggle.”
“Because of that, one is never really in or out of treatment. It is full-time commitment,” he wrote. “I am fighting for myself and my family.”
RELATED VIDEO: Kevin Smith Admits He Cried inBen Affleck’s ‘Batman’ Arms: ‘I Got My Friend Back’
A source previouslytold PEOPLEthat Affleck is “in a great place both in his recovery and life.” Also, an insider adds in this week’s issue that the actor is working hard to stay that way.
“He is very open about how challenging it is for him and works on his sobriety daily,” the insider says. “Ben thinks of alcoholism as a disease—you shouldn’t be ashamed of a disease.”
Affleck is “very serious about his sobriety. It’s definitely not easy for Ben,” the insider adds.
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
He’s also been spending quality time with his family, including his andJennifer Garner‘s three kids Violet, 13, Seraphina, 10, and Samuel, 7.
“They both take their job as co-parents very seriously,” said the insider of the former couple, who finalized their divorce late last year. “While sober, Ben is able to spend more quality time with the kids. It’s exactly how Jen wants things to be.”
“The kids have had a great summer,” added the insider. “They have sleepovers at his house, and he takes them out for fun activities.”
source: people.com
