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Ben Affleck looked like he lost 10 years after shaving his salt-and-pepper beard.
The actor showed off his new clean face while on daddy duty Thursday with his son Samuel, 12.
The Air Star held a basketball while his boy pulled his wheeled backpack behind him.
The Argo star – who was attending his son’s basketball game with ex-wife Jennifer Garner – was spotted twirling the basketball on his fingers in front of the open hatch of his black Mercedes.
He wore a green button-up shirt over a brown t-shirt with a brown corduroy jacket and khakis.
Ben Affleck, 51, put on a VERY youthful show as he stepped out in Los Angeles on Thursday — as if he shaved YEARS after ditching his beard (seen in Los Angeles on Feb. 1)
The actor and director showed off his fluff-free face while on duty with his son Samuel, 12.
Oscar winner Argo was spotted twirling the basketball on his fingers in front of the open hatch of his black Mercedes.
Affleck shares his son as well as daughters Seraphina, 18, and Violet, 15, with ex-wife Garner, 51.
Affleck and Garner were spotted last week putting on a united front on co-parenting while attending Samuel’s basketball game.
After the game, the former couple moved Samuel’s bags from Ben’s car to Jen’s.
The outing comes after fans of the Alias alum were outraged to learn that Ben had kept love letters from Jennifer Lopez, 54, during his 13-year marriage to Garner.
He had the letters and emails bound into a book to give to singer Jenny from the Block when they reunite in 2021.
But insiders dismissed any notion that the admission shocked Garner, insisting that she is happy for Affleck and Lopez – who she is friends with – and is also at peace in her relationship with John Miller.
“Ben wishes the outside world didn’t know about his love letters, but he’s a romantic, and although he loved Jennifer, he never got over JLo,” a source told DailyMail.com .
‘Ben keeps his memories, whether it’s of the films he worked on or of family and relationship moments, he always has what the kids call ‘receipts’.’
They continued: “This doesn’t surprise anyone at all. Jennifer is okay with it, JLo obviously loves it, and everyone notices that this was all supposed to happen.
“Jennifer and Ben have their wonderful children and are both enjoying the relationships they always wanted to be in.”
He wore a green button-up shirt over a brown t-shirt with a brown corduroy jacket and khakis.
Ben held a basketball while Samuel, 12, pulled his wheeled backpack behind him
He had a full beard when he was with his wife Jennifer Lopez at the Los Angeles premiere of This Is Me…Now: A Love Story in February.
Last week, Affleck and the Let’s Get Loud singer experienced a very similar incident: Their BMW got a flat tire.
The flat tire happened shortly after they dropped off Affleck’s daughter Seraphina and JLo’s daughter Emme, 16, at Westfield Century City mall.
After the tire was repaired, the celebrity couple enjoyed a convivial lunch at a local pizzeria.
Next, they headed to the Crypto.com Arena to watch a Lakers game from the courtside seats.
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