Ben Affleck, 51, shaves off YEARS as he ditches his salt-and-pepper beard in favor of a VERY clean shaven look

Ben Affleck looked like he lost ten years after shaving off his salt-and-pepper beard.

The actor showed off his new, clean face on Thursday while on daddy duty with his son Samuel, 12.

The Air star held a basketball as his boy pulled his wheeled backpack behind him.

The Argo star – who attended his son’s basketball game with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner – was spotted spinning the basketball on his fingers in front of the open hatch of his black Mercedes.

He wore a green button-up shirt over a maroon T-shirt with a maroon corduroy jacket and khaki pants.

It looked like he had shaved off YEARS after letting his beard fall (shown in LA on February 1)

Ben Affleck, 51, put on a VERY youthful show when she stepped out in LA on Thursday – looking like he’d shaved YEARS after ditching his beard (seen in LA on February 1)

The actor and director showed off his fuzz-free face while on dad duty with his son Samuel, 12

The actor and director showed off his fuzz-free face while on dad duty with his son Samuel, 12

The Argo Oscar winner was spotted spinning the basketball on his fingers in front of the open hatch of his black Mercedes

The Argo Oscar winner was spotted spinning the basketball on his fingers in front of the open hatch of his black Mercedes

Affleck shares his son and daughters Seraphina, 18, and Violet, 15, with ex-wife Garner, 51.

Affleck and Garner were spotted putting on a united co-parenting front with each other last week when they attended 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 when they discovered Ben kept love letters from Jennifer Lopez, 54, during his 13-year marriage to Garner.

He had the letters and emails bound in a book to give as a gift to the Jenny from the Block singer when they reunited in 2021.

But insiders have dismissed any idea that the confession 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 would love it if the outside world didn’t know about his love letters, but he’s a romantic, and as much as he loved Jennifer, he never got over JLo,” a source told DailyMail.com.

“Ben keeps his memories, whether it’s films he worked on or family and relationship moments, he always has what the kids call ‘receipts.’

They continued, “No one is surprised by this. Jennifer is fine with it, JLo clearly loves it and everyone can tell that this was all meant to be.

“Jennifer and Ben have wonderful children and are both enjoying the relationships they’ve always wanted.”

He wore a green button-up shirt over a maroon T-shirt with a maroon corduroy jacket and khaki pants.

He wore a green button-up shirt over a maroon T-shirt with a maroon corduroy jacket and khaki pants.

Ben held a basketball while Samuel, 12, pulled his wheeled backpack behind him

Ben held a basketball while Samuel, 12, pulled his wheeled backpack behind him

He sported a heavy beard as he attended the Los Angeles premiere of This Is Me...Now: A Love Story with his wife Jennifer Lopez in February

He sported a heavy beard as he attended the Los Angeles premiere of This Is Me…Now: A Love Story with his wife Jennifer Lopez in February

Last week, Affleck and the Let’s Get Loud singer experienced a very recognizable 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 the Westfield Century City Mall.

After the tire was repaired, the famous couple enjoyed a nice lunch at a local pizzeria.

Then they drove to the Crypto.com arena to watch a Lakers game from the courtside seats.

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