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Brooks Nader responded to rumors that she and Ben Affleck were "hooking up"
Underneath an Instagram post from Deuxmoi citing a source who claimed the pair had "never met," the Love Thy Nader star set the record straight
Prior to the latest rumors, Nader was involved in an on-off relationship with her Dancing with the Stars pro partner, Gleb Savchenko, and was also recently linked to athletes Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
Brooks Naderis putting the romance rumors to rest.
Amid speculation that theLove Thy Naderstar, 28, had been "hooking up" withBen Affleck,Deuxmoireported on Jan. 24 that a source claimed that the pair had "never met."
Underneath the Instagram post, Nader provided clarification in a comment, writing, "Haven't met him in my life."
Prior to her latest romance rumors, theDancing with the Starsalum was involved in an on-off relationship with herDWTSpro partner,Gleb Savchenko, after they met during season 33 of the ABC competition series.
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"I was newly divorced and I told them, 'Give me the hottest, douchiest guy,' and they gave me Gleb," Nader — who was married toBilly Hairefrom 2019 to 2025 — recalled during a December 2025 appearance onWatch What Happens Live. "I felt as though there was so much sexual tension on the first day we met that it would just get worse and worse."
While Nader and Savchenko's chemistry persisted throughout their time on the show, the pair broke up in April 2025 after the modelaccused the dancer, 42, of cheating on her, allegations he laterdenied.
When Olivia Attwood thenbrought up criticisms that called Nader "bitter"for continuing to rehash their relationship during an episode of herOlivia's Housepodcast in November, the model responded, "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."
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"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."
Days later, when asked about her relationship status during an appearance at theFormula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix, Nader — who was also recently linked to tennis starsCarlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner— told PEOPLE that"no one" was making her heart "race"at that moment.
"We'll see after the race," she went on to tease. "But they're all cute. Who knows?"
Meanwhile, Affleck, 53, opened up abouthow hard it can be to figure things out at the start of a relationshipfollowing his2024 splitfromJennifer Lopez.
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"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 inThe Accountant 2, as seen in a clip shared byPage Six. " 'Is this person looking at me? Do they like me? Am I going to humiliate myself if I go over there?' "
"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."
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