Ben Affleck claims nanny came to help at poker tournament; she has a new Lexus
Ben Affleck flew his nanny to Vegas — while unsuspecting Jen stayed home with the kids http://t.co/kio6ewydmT pic.twitter.com/nVFcUGmyDz
— New York Post (@nypost) August 11, 2015
In yesterday’s post about Ben Affleck’s nanny running up a $12k hotel bill I tacked a story onto the end from Page Six. The Post had obtained a photo of the nanny, Christine Ouzounian, sitting in a private jet and sporting Tom Brady’s four Superbowl rings. Apparently when the nanny took Affleck’s private jet with him from The Bahamas to Vegas, Brady was along for the ride. They were going to Vegas to attend a charity poker match that Ben was organizing. Ouzounian had been sent home from the Bahamas by Jennifer Garner, who told her that she was being too emotional to care for their children. Ouzounian was emotional because she had just spent five days boning Garner’s husband before Garner arrived. When Garner later found out that Ouzounian didn’t go home on Affleck’s jet and instead spent four days with him in Vegas she sh*tcanned Ouzounian and announced her divorce. (I think she didn’t expect the nanny news to go public but once it did she dealt with it.)
Anyway you guys probably know all that as we covered the People magazine story with those details, but they’re interesting background. After Page Six ran that photo, People had some damage control from Affleck and Brady’s camp. Apparently other people on the plane were also wearing Brady’s Superbowl rings (were they in his luggage and did he pass them around? I don’t get it) and Ouzounian went to Vegas to help out at Affleck’s poker tournament. Sure she did.
The Post’s new report says Affleck kept Ouzounian hidden during the Vegas trip, but a friend of Affleck – who has denied any affair took place – says that isn’t true.
“They were headed to his poker tournament for his charity,” the friend says of why Ouzounian left the Bahamas with Affleck. “She was in no way hidden. She was in fact helpful in encouraging donations, and there were other Affleck employees with him. If this was supposed to be some romantic getaway, this was not it. Ben was there to focus on his charities.”
Affleck’s friend adds that “there were other people on the plane who tried on the rings.” After the tournament, Affleck returned solo to rejoin Garner in the Bahamas, where they announced their divorce on June 30.
Affleck, a Boston native, has been friends with Brady, 38, for years. There is no suggestion that anything untoward happened between Ouzounian and Brady, who has been married to supermodel Gisele Bündchen since 2009.
Page Six has more of a detailed denial from Affleck. It’s worth reading in its entirety but the gist is that he’s claiming it wasn’t an intimate trip. “There were many other people on the plane, including other assistants and staff working for Ben who were helping with the event, and many of these also tried on Tom’s Super Bowl rings and took photos.” Let’s see the pics then. That would be the quickest way to shut this down. It would also help out Brady, although I don’t think this reflects too poorly on Brady.
What’s interesting to me is the fact that the nanny leaked this photo to Page Six. She obviously did that, because Page Six has been running stories about how awesome she is. The fact that this photo is out suggests that Ben is backing away from the crazy and she’s amping it up. Does she have compromising photos of him as we’ve heard?
The nanny’s Instagram is private but someone in the press has access to it because she just posted photos of her new car, a convertible Lexus. Entertainment Tonight ran the story and you can see the pic there. She captioned the photo “Keep calm and meet my new drop top Lexi.” Shame. Less. That car retails for around $43,000. She’s going to blow all the money Ben gives her.
EXCLUSIVE: #BenAffleck’s former nanny shows off a brand new Lexus. http://t.co/DMNGXA80Ju pic.twitter.com/0svXvPsQxw
— EntertainmentTonight (@etnow) August 12, 2015
Jennifer Garner is shown in character on the film set of Miracles From Heaven on 8-10-15. Ben Affleck is shown in Atlanta on 8-9-15 and at the Project Greenlight premiere on 8-10-15. Credit: FameFlynet and WENN.com
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