In 2022, Ana de Armas revealed she received a lot of attention when she began a relationship with Ben Affleck after they met on the set of their 2019 movie, “Deep Water.” They would go on to break up in January 2021.
Ana de Armas told Elle that the attention on her high-profile relationship with Ben Affleck was “horrible.”
“That’s one of the reasons why I left LA,” said the “Knives Out” actor, who’s currently based in New York.
Anna – who lived in the city for seven years watching her friends’ lives become media fodder – continued: “Going through it [myself] confirmed my thoughts about, ‘This is not the place for me to be. It became a little bit too much. There’s no escape. There’s no way out.”
“it’s always the feeling of something that you don’t have, something missing. It’s a city that keeps you anxious.”
The “Blonde” star’s distaste for Los Angeles was rumored to have played a part in their breakup. “Ana doesn’t want to be Los Angeles-based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles,” a source told People at the time.
At the time of their split, an insider explained: “Ben and Ana have split up. They had little arguments and bickered like any couple but ultimately the relationship just wasn’t working in the way they both wanted it to anymore. This was a mutual decision.”
“They both have a lot of love and respect for each other, but it was time for them to move on.“