Ben Affleck is said to have known his new girlfriend better for several years.

This, of course, throws a completely different picture on the new relationship of the actor, who already cheated on his ex Jennifer Garner with the nanny and thus jeopardized his marriage. She in turn should already know about Lindsay Shookus and totally agree with it, as was reported, because on July 4, Garner and Affleck were still vacationing publicly with the children.

According to the People magazine, the Batman star and the producer met three years ago and started an affair. The affair is said to have lasted for months, until 2015 it was all exposed. In June the two stars announced their separation. Shookus is said to not be directly responsible for the marriage-out, there were "tons of problems" between the two. Among other things, Affleck's alleged alcohol and gambling addiction. He is currently looking ahead cheerfully, an insider revealed: "Ben likes Lindsay. He will continue to meet her."