Hollywood, California has always been the birthplace of whispered scandals, carefully worded blind items, and rumors that refuse to stay buried, and the latest one has fans raising eyebrows all over again. According to a circulating blind item, actress Blake Lively allegedly once had an affair with former co-star Ben Affleck while he was married. Now, the same blind item claims she may be attempting to reconnect with him, all while her own marriage to Ryan Reynolds is reportedly showing cracks and, allegedly, he doesn’t seem to care.
To be clear, this is all rooted in blind item gossip, the kind of Hollywood rumor mill California practically runs on, but that hasn’t stopped fans from dissecting every piece of it. The blind item suggests the alleged affair took place years ago, during a time when Ben Affleck was still married, adding yet another layer to his famously complicated romantic history.
Affleck’s love life has long been tabloid territory in California entertainment circles. His marriage to Jennifer Garner was often portrayed as grounded and family-focused, though it ultimately ended in divorce after years of intense public scrutiny. Not long after, he famously reunited with Jennifer Lopez a relationship that felt like a Hollywood reboot, only for that marriage to unravel as well. For many gossip followers, Affleck’s pattern of emotional entanglements has made blind items like this feel, at least superficially, plausible.
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Blake Lively, on the other hand, has cultivated a very different public image. Her marriage to Ryan Reynolds has been marketed as witty, and playful. However, it’s recently been rocked with scandal and gossip.
The rumor claims Lively is allegedly attempting to reconnect with Affleck, while Reynolds appears indifferent, a detail that has fueled speculation about deeper issues behind the scenes. In celebrity gossip culture, indifference can sometimes be read as emotional distance rather than confidence.
What makes this blind item especially sticky is the way it clashes with the carefully curated narrative around Blake and Ryan’s marriage. Fans are used to seeing them as united, sarcastic, and solid. A rumor suggesting detachment or unresolved past connections feels jarring, which is exactly why it’s gaining traction.
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“He looks like her type,” one person commented. “Allegedly during The Town filming. One of her alleged unclothed photos leaked years ago was her in a trailer in her tattoos from that movie. there was a blind item on this years ago. ALL ALLEGED!” said another. “Wasn’t she messing with him when they filmed The Town?” asked a third social media user. “I am a long time believer that there are more open relationships in Hollywood than our peasant minds can fathom,” a fourth comment read.
Of course, blind items thrive on ambiguity, and none of this has been confirmed by any of the parties involved. Still, in California’s celebrity ecosystem, where image and perception often matter as much as reality, even whispers can take on a life of their own.
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