Uyu mwaka, w'imyaka 32 Ana de Armaas yatandukanye na Ben w'imyaka 48 mu ntangiriro z'uyu mwaka. Abashakanye bangije umubano mugihe kitarenze amezi 11 yumubano. Ariko abafana bemeza ko uwakundwaga wahoze ashobora gukomeza igitabo. Impamvu yari igishushanyo gishya cya Umukinnyi mu nkuru za Instagram-umwirondoro we, aho yagaragaye afite umwiyenga muburyo bwigice. Nkuko mubizi, muri uyu muryango, inyenyeri yagaragaye ku matariki hamwe na Afleck - yambaye igice cya kabiri cya Colon nk'ikimenyetso cy'urukundo rwabo.
Hagati muri Mutarama muri uyu mwaka, inzego zituruka ku bidukikije zemeje ibihuha bijyanye no gutandukana kwabo. Amasoko avuga ati: "Ni Ana wavunitse na Ben". Muri icyo gihe, ibyamamare byahisemo kutaganira ku mibanire yabo mu bitangazamakuru. Igitabo cyabo cyamenyekanye mu mpeshyi umwaka ushize nyuma yamashusho menshi ya Paparazni. Mu gihe gito, de Armaas ndetse yabayeho mu ngoro y'urubuga rw'ubuyobozi i Los Angeles maze ahura n'umuryango we.
Gutandukana kw'abashakanye byanyuze mu bupfumu kandi nta makimbirane. Impamvu yo gutukwa kandi yitwa imwe mu nkomoko y'abahozeho - Ana ntiyagerageje guhora i Los Angeles, kuko yashakaga kurega abana mu ishyingiranwa ryabanje hamwe na Jennifer Garner. Umukinnyi arwana na alcool igihe kirekire. Itangazamakuru ryagaragaye ko ari de Armaas yafashije Affleck kwihanganira ingeso mbi.