Ben Affleck Got a Massive Back Tattoo Because He's a Mid-Life Crisis Cliche

By Grainger Heavensbee | Celebrity | December 10, 2015 |

By Grainger Heavensbee | Celebrity | December 10, 2015 |

As mid-life crises go, how do you top banging the nanny, divorcing the wife, and playing a superhero at the age of 43? A massive back tattoo, that’s how.

Ben Affleck shows off his massive back tattoo on the set of #LiveByNight https://t.co/3Z1otyG5pF pic.twitter.com/nO5tFkVAmc

— People magazine (@people) December 10, 2015

You have to click the source link to see it in all its immenseness, but trust us when we say that it’s a giant Phoenix, as in: Rising from the ashes of. Because that’s Ben Affleck for you: He burned down his life, and by God, he’s going to fly out of those ashes and straight into the arms of whatever piece of hot ass he can find in a Vegas VIP casino room.

Deep man. Deep.

Or maybe he just really likes the fifth installment of the Harry Potter series.

In related news: He was also seen awkwardly holding Sienna Miller’s hand IN BETWEEN TAKES on a movie set.