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According to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the most consequential development for Ben Affleck in the past few days has been strictly professional: his production company Artists Equity has hired veteran producer and former studio exec Amy Baer as president of film and television, a move that signals Affleck is doubling down on his long term identity as a producer CEO as much as a movie star. The companys recent success with The Accountant 2 and its growing slate including projects like The Rip and Kiss of the Spider Woman cements him as a central player behind the camera, not just in front of it, and this hire is being read in the industry trades as a major step in building a lasting studio style brand around his taste and relationships.

On the public front, Affleck is still riding the afterglow of The Accountant 2s release. Entertainment Tonight and People magazine both covered his turn on the Los Angeles premiere carpet, where he worked the line like a man who knows a franchise anchor when he sees one, praising costars Jon Bernthal and J K Simmons and talking up the thrill of returning to Christian Wolff nearly a decade later. In interviews quoted by AOLs entertainment vertical, Affleck was notably gracious about ex wife Jennifer Lopez, calling her spectacular and saying he adores her even as both acknowledge their romantic chapter is over, framing their post divorce rapport as friendly and focused on family.

That family emphasis is where the gossip engines rev. The News International, echoing a Radar Online report, describes Affleck caught in a holiday tug of war between Lopez and ex wife Jennifer Garner over where and how the kids should spend the season. These accounts are based on unnamed insiders and should be treated as unconfirmed, but they sketch a familiar Affleck tableau: one man, two very different exes, trying to stitch together a blended holiday without igniting what one source colorfully predicts could become a full blown catfight. No cameras yet, no official statements, just paparazzi long lenses and anonymous friends filling the tabloids.

On social media, clips from The Accountant 2 and fan edits of Affleck at the premieres have been circulating on TikTok and X, often paired with throwback Bennifer footage. While the algorithms still love his resting weary face, the news this week points to something more durable: Ben Affleck, now in his fifties, quietly shifting the center of gravity of his career from on screen leading man to power player shepherding other peoples stories.

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