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Ben Affleck & Lindsay Shookus Split For The Second Time
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Apr. 11 2019, Published 7:27 p.m. ET
It's over, finished and kaput for Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus. The two have broken up for the second time after reconciling only three months ago. Scroll through for all the details on their split.
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An insider revealed to Us Weekly that the Oscar winner and the Saturday Night Live producer decided to go their separate ways to spend more time with each of their families.
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The source said, "She has a kid and an ex-husband and a job in New York and Ben has his family and a job in L.A., and while they love and respect each other, they just realized it wasn’t going to work."
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"They really gave it another solid try," the source dished.
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But the duo “will always have love for each other" despite their separation.
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Ben and Lindsay broke up in August 2018 after a year of dating. But they rekindled their romance in January 2019.
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