Ben Affleck Was 'In Bad Shape' Before Going to Rehab

Ben Affleck headed to rehab after an intervention by his estranged wife Jennifer Garner, but he was ready anyway, a source says. Affleck had been drinking for days before the intervention, and he knew he needed help. Read on for details.

Via People.

Ben Affleck was on a downward spiral in the days leading to his return to rehab.

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“Ben had been drinking alone for days,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He was in bad shape. He had barely been eating and had not showered. It didn’t take much convincing. He wanted to go, and he cooperated.”

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Affleck entered rehab on Aug. 22 with a second source telling PEOPLE, “He knew he needed help and was vocal about it.”

By his side was ex Jennifer Garner, also 46, who arrived at his home with an addiction therapist at her side. Garner drove the actor to a Malibu treatment center the same day.

Several sources say Affleck had in fact been struggling again for months, though he had been going to meetings and working with a sober coach for much of the last year.

“He’s battled addiction for a long time now,” says an Affleck source, noting the star had been “constantly working on himself” but after splitting with Lindsay Shookus in July “went into a darker and darker place until he had to reach out for help.”

The actor previously spent time in rehab in 2001 and 2017.

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