toLindsayconfirms,“Yes,Jenand
Lindsay have spoken on the phone
since Lindsay’s relationship with
Benbegan.Theconversationshave
been brief.”
And cold. Thefirsttimethey
spoke, “Jen told Lindsay to back
away, but Lindsay dared to tell Jen
thatsheandBenwereinlove,”says
theinsider.“OfcourseBenbackped-
aled and tried to play it off by saying
he and Lindsay were never serious,
that she was obsessed. He totally
tried to convince Jen that he and
Lindsaywerejustclosefriends.But
Jen’s not stupid.”
Benisclearlynowveryserious
about Lindsay, who’s been spend-
ingmoreandmoretimewithhim
in recent weeks.Shejoinedhim in
LondoninlateJuneandearlyJuly
whereshewasspottedvisitinghim
on theJustice Leagueset, dining atromantic restaurant Gymkhana
and taking in a July 1 West End
production of The Ferryman. The
Emmy winner, who’s also served
as a producer on 30 Rock, has also
been photographed outside Ben’s
new bachelor pad in LA’s Brentwood
neighborhood as well as by his side
during that game-changing dinner
at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica,
where they didn’t hold back on the
PDA as they dined on lobster andpasta during a nearly two-hour meal
at a corner table. “I saw Ben touch
her hand and put his arm around
her. They were very aff ectionate and
looked very happy,” says an observer.
Ben, who revealed in March that he’d
just gone to rehab for alcohol addic-
tion, ordered a bottle of Marchesi
Antinori Solaia wine “and shared it
with his blond girlfriend,” adds the
observer. “He was defi nitely drink-
ing.” (“As far as drinking goes,” says
the source close to Ben, “yes, he has
people pour him a glass of wine, but
he will only have a sip or two. He is
not drinking large amounts of alco-
hol. For his new Batmanfi lm he is
in great shape, and he wants to stay
that way.”)
Ben and Lindsay didn’t try to
hide their romance at all.He led
her into and out of the restaurant,
which is popular with celebrities,When lized
Ben was an affair
with Lin he was
devastated but not
terribly surprised”
—A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE SITUATION32 IN TOUCH JULY 24, 2017coverstory
2003
After co-starring in 2001’s
Pearl Harbor, Ben and Jen
make 2003’s Daredevil
(right) and fall in love,
he admitted years
later. At the time,
Jen is married to
Scott Foley while
Ben is dating
Jennifer Lopez.
Both of those
relationships en
in early 2004.JEN: FROM MA
E TO
2004
It’s offi cial: In
October, Ben and
Jen make their
fi rst public
appearance as a
couple at Game 1
of the World
Series, where
Ben’s favorite
team, the Boston
Red Sox, take on
the St. Louis
Cardinals.Jen, who’s
ths pregnant
ghter Violet,
a deserted
Turks and
n June 29. Her
star Victor
ffi ciates.2005
In April, Ben
proposes to Jen
for her 33rd
birthday with a
4.5-carat ring
from Harry
Winston. Soon
after (pictured),
they announce
they’re expecting
their fi rst child
(Violet, now 11).