Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck split after about a year together

Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck ended their relationship in early 2021, reportedly after about a year together. Entertainment media reported the split in January of that year, and neither actor made a lengthy public statement about it at the time.

The two met while making the thriller Deep Water, directed by Adrian Lyne, which was filmed in late 2019. They were first photographed together in early 2020 and soon became a regular subject of tabloid and entertainment coverage, appearing in public on several occasions during that year.

The breakup mattered because both were prominent names in Hollywood: de Armas, a Cuban-born actress, was rising fast after Knives Out and her work in the Bond film No Time to Die, while Affleck was an Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker. Her later relationships drew sustained media attention, which is why this earlier chapter is often recalled when news about her private life appears.