Brooks Nader Addresses Rumors She Is Dating Ben Affleck: ‘Haven’t Met Him in My Life’

Brooks Nader is making it clear she’s not linked to Ben Affleck — despite the recent buzz online.

After speculation swirled that the 28-year-old Love Thy Nader star had been “hooking up” with Affleck, Deuxmoi reported on Jan. 24 that a source insisted the two have never even crossed paths.

Nader backed that up herself in the comments under the post, writing plainly: “Haven’t met him in my life.”

Her recent dating headlines

Before this latest rumor, Nader was tied to Dancing with the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko after the two met during season 33 of the ABC competition series.

During a December 2025 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Nader — who was married to Billy Haire from 2019 to 2025 — joked about what she asked for after her divorce.

“I was newly divorced and I told them, ‘Give me the hottest, douchiest guy,’ and they gave me Gleb,” she said, adding that the chemistry between them felt intense right from day one. “I felt as though there was so much sexual tension on the first day we met that it would just get worse and worse.”

But while their chemistry played out on-screen, the relationship didn’t last. The pair reportedly split in April 2025 after Nader accused Savchenko, 42, of cheating — allegations he later denied.

Later, responding to criticism that she seemed “bitter” for continuing to discuss the relationship during a November episode of Olivia Attwood’s Olivia’s House podcast, Nader pushed back sharply.

“Meanwhile, this f—ing guy is in his 40s and he was on Instagram Live a couple nights ago, ranting about me and my whole family,” she said.

She added that their dynamic could be messy on both sides.

“We can go tit for tat on the pettiness, you know what I mean?” she continued. “That’s why I think we had good chemistry because we are both just so f—ing petty, and we would do the most f—ed up, petty, toxic things to each other throughout the whole season.”

Where she stands now

Days after those comments, when asked about her relationship status during an appearance at the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix, Nader said that “no one” was making her heart “race” at the moment.

“We’ll see after the race,” she teased. “But they’re all cute. Who knows?”

Affleck on dating after his split

As for Affleck, 53, he previously spoke about how awkward and uncertain the early stages of dating can feel following his 2024 split from Jennifer Lopez.

“It’s not easy for anyone figuring out relationships, particularly at the very early part, where you’re trying to gauge, ‘What does this signal mean?’ ” Affleck said in April 2025 while discussing his character in The Accountant 2, as seen in a clip shared by Page Six. “ ‘Is this person looking at me? Do they like me? Am I going to humiliate myself if I go over there?’ ”

He added that exploring that discomfort was part of what made the project fun.

“That was one of the fun things about this [movie],” he continued. “The idea that, here’s a guy who’s trying to figure out — he wants to have a relationship with a woman, he’s trying to figure out how to do that, like, how to put yourself out there.”