Ben Affleck's tattoos and their history (9 photos)

Actor Ben Affleck is known not only for the role of Batman and marriage to Jennifer Lopez, but also his tattoos. But several the audience does not even know that the actor has several of them, and each has its own symbolism. You don't see that often in Hollywood, though. Let's take a look at the history of the actor's tattoos.





1. Cross



Ben Affleck has a cross on his left shoulder. It can be seen in a couple of old clips of Jennifer Lopez from the 2000s, as well as in the film "Gigli" in 2003, where they starred together. The actor has never spoke out about the symbolism of this tattoo, but did it at a young age age. Years later, Affleck "updated" the drawing on the body, adding around cross flowers.



2. Aces, sword, barbed wire



Barbed wire flaunts on Affleck's right shoulder, and above her - two cards and a sword. He also did not comment on this tattoo, but the tattoo with barbed wire often symbolize courage and courage in overcoming traumatic experiences. Two aces and a sword, according to experts from the vastness of the network, may be a kind of interpretation of the Ace swords from a deck of tarot cards. It indicates determination, ability overcome deceptions and expose them by choosing a radical point of view. This is one of the earliest actor tattoos. He later covered it with an updated color pattern (photo below).



3. Dolphin



Nobody saw this Affleck tattoo until the paparazzi posted this photo in November 2011. It is known that a tattoo in the form dolphin overlaps another tattoo - there the actor once filled the name of his school sweetheart. Well, nothing in our life lasts forever, and we all we make mistakes. The actor himself admitted in an interview that he regrets some tattoos made in youth.

4. Mysterious OV



The actor until recently had a mysterious tattoo with letters OV on the shoulder blade, as well as the inscription MOH NON-TE above them and TA OR below them. Fans have guessed that MON NON TE is an annagram meaning "one month". About the rest of the words - history is silent. Whatever it is it meant that he had recently covered it all with another pattern.

5. Phoenix



Full back phoenix - the most famous and discussed tattoo Affleck. This paparazzi photo made the rounds in 2016 publications. Even Jennifer Lopez commented on it: "It's terrible. She too colorful", and the actor's ex-wife, Jennifer Garner: "Bless God is his heart", empathizing with Affleck. He made this tattoo precisely after a divorce from the latter.

6. Initials



The last tattoo of the actor is two arrows and the initials “J” and "B" (Jennifer and Ben). Lopez revealed that they both got tattoos in honoring the first Valentine's Day as a married couple. Singer shared a photo with a tattoo in social networks on February 15, 2023.