Report: Ben Affleck enters rehab with Jennifer Garner's help

Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Justice League" on November 13, 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Jennifer Garner attends the Hollywood Foreign Press Association grants banquet on August 9. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Ben Affleck attends the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon on March 29, 2017. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI Jennifer Garner and her children attend her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on August 20. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Ben Affleck is heading back to rehab with the help of ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

People reported the 46-year-old actor entered a treatment facility Wednesday and is seeking help for substance abuse issues.

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"He knew he needed help and was vocal about it," a source said.

Garner visited Affleck at home Wednesday and was "visibly upset" as she left the house. She returned with an unidentified woman and was spotted driving the woman and Affleck away in a car.

TMZ said Garner, Affleck and the woman stopped at a Jack in the Box before heading to a rehab facility in Los Angeles County.

Affleck previously sought treatment in 2001 and in December. He was spotted receiving an alcohol delivery outside his home Monday.

Affleck and Garner split in June 2015 after 10 years of marriage. The pair are parents to three children: 12-year-old daughter Violet, 9-year-old daughter Seraphina and 6-year-old son Samuel.