Ben Affleckis not in a serious relationship, despite stepping out with a female companion on Saturday night.
Amid reports that Affleck, 47, is now dating singer Katie Cherry, the woman whomhe was seen gambling with at Commerce Casinoin Los Angeles over the weekend, a source close to the actor tells PEOPLE that Affleck is still single.
“Ben has dated over the last year, but is not seriously involved with anyone at this time,” the source says.
Affleck, who has been open about his alcohol addiction and recently celebrated one year of sobriety, was spotted arriving at the casino at around 1 a.m. on Saturday with a female friend, later identified as Cherry, TMZreported.
The pair, who arrived shortly after Affleck had attended the UNICEF Masquerade Ball in West Hollywood, was photographed sitting down at a poker table for a few minutes and left not long afterward.
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Photos from the night show the star wearing a dark suit and a Halloween skull mask over his face.
“Sobriety is difficult and elusive for everyone struggling with addiction,” a friend of Affleck told PEOPLE. “Ben has acknowledged he’s going to slip up from time to time. It was never as if this was simply behind him.”
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The next day, Affleck was seen arriving at ex-wifeJennifer Garner‘s home, with whom he shares three kids —Samuel Garner, 7,Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, 10, andViolet Anne, 13.
“You could tell that it wasn’t an easy thing for him, but Ben owned his mistake,” a source told PEOPLE. “He looked tired.”
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Hours before the Halloween party on Saturday, the actor addressed havingbeen in recovery for over a yearon social media aftercracking a jokeabout using the exclusive dating app, Raya.
“HA, you got me. I’m dating,” hewroteon Instagram. “But let’s be serious for a moment and talk about something that is actually important,” he wrote. “I have been in recovery for over a year and part of that is helping out others.”
“@themidnightmission is an incredible organization that helps those in need with housing, training, development and recovery,” he went on.
“I’m making a donation today because there are peoplebattling addictionevery day that don’t have the resources and need help,” he added.
source: people.com
