Ben Affleck’s rumored Kick Kennedy romance reminiscent of his past affair with nanny Christine Ouzounian
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It didn’t take long for the tabloids to catch wind of Ben Affleck’s latest rumored romance. This time, the 52-year-old Oscar winner is reportedly spending quality time with none other than Kick Kennedy, the daughter of Robert F Kennedy Jr.
This comes amid his highly publicized split from Jennifer Lopez. While the whispers of an affair remain unconfirmed, it’s hard not to notice a pattern playing out in Affleck’s love life.
Ben Affleck's history of fast-flung romances
Christine Ouzounian
If there’s one thing Ben Affleck is known for—besides his A-list acting chops and superhero roles—it’s his knack for bouncing back into the dating scene after a breakup. Fans will probably remember that back in 2015, when Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced their divorce, it didn’t take long before he was linked to their children’s nanny, Christine Ouzounian.
Despite the buzz, Affleck vehemently denied any affair, and Garner was quick to downplay the scandal. “We had been separated for months before I ever heard about the nanny. She had nothing to do with our decision to divorce,” Garner told Vanity Fair in a revealing 2016 interview. “She was not a part of the equation.”
Lindsay Shookus
From the Ouzounian saga, Ben Affleck swiftly moved on to 'Saturday Night Live' producer Lindsay Shookus. Their romance blossomed from 2017 to 2018, though insiders hinted that their affair actually began as early as 2013—while Affleck was still very much married to Jennifer Garner.
A source told People that Garner confronted Shookus in 2015, demanding answers. “Lindsay refused to back down or quit the affair,” the insider claimed. Reportedly, Garner even approached Shookus’ ex-husband, Kevin Miller, armed with “proof” of the relationship between their spouses.
Shauna Sexton
As if the headlines weren’t already ablaze, within a week of his breakup with Lindsay Shookus, Ben Affleck was spotted with 22-year-old Playboy model Shauna Sexton. Their whirlwind fling was splashed across every tabloid, especially when it coincided with Affleck’s entry into rehab in 2018.
Some were quick to blame Sexton for his downward spiral, but she was having none of it. “He makes his own decisions. Blaming a 22-year-old for someone’s third time in rehab is just ridiculous. He is human. I am human,” Sexton fired back on Instagram, as reported by StyleCaster.
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Their romance fizzled out just as quickly as it began, but not before Affleck found his way back to Shookus in 2019, this time with sobriety under his belt.
Kick Kennedy: A discreet romance or just good friends?
Fast forward to the present, and Ben Affleck’s love life is once again the talk of the town. Insiders have revealed to the Daily Mail that Affleck and Kick Kennedy, 34, have been “enjoying spending time” together. However, the young socialite is apparently keeping things low-key, careful not to be painted as a “mistress” in the media’s narrative.
“Ben and Kick had a fling before he got back together with Jennifer Lopez,” an insider spilled. “They met because Ben is from Boston, and when you live in Boston, the Kennedy family is royalty.”
The source added that Affleck was starstruck by his connection to the Kennedy clan. “He legit thought that he had landed into the Kennedy family. But she was too young and not ready for anything serious.”
The same source insists that there was no overlap between Affleck’s rekindled romance with Lopez and his fling with Kennedy. “They didn’t have any affair during his marriage, but it is interesting to Kick’s friends that as soon as this divorce happened, all of a sudden, Ben is hanging out with an old hookup whose family he sees as royalty.”
While Affleck’s romantic escapades often make headlines, Kick Kennedy appears to be playing it cool. “She thinks that he is intelligent and very much her style but is being incredibly tight-lipped because she does not want to be seen as a mistress. She is not a mistress. She is nothing like Jennifer Lopez and likes to keep her private life private,” a source revealed.
As for how Kennedy feels about the inevitable comparisons to Lopez? “Kick is fond of Ben, and she does not care what Jennifer thinks, honestly. When they started hanging out, he and Jennifer were separated. He made this very clear with her. Jennifer listing their separation as April only confirmed this,” the source continued.
Affleck and Kennedy are taking things “day by day” as of now, with another source confirming, “Ben has been spending time with Kick, but there is nothing there yet. They are friends and enjoy hanging with each other, and it is true that she really doesn’t have any thoughts about what Jennifer would think of her spending time with Ben. He’s a great guy, and they are getting to know each other.”
