Casey Affleck says he didn't throw out Ana de Armas cutout after her split with Ben

Actor Casey Affleck has dismissed speculation alleging that he threw out a life-sized cardboard cutout of actress Ana de Armas after her split from his brother Ben Affleck.

Earlier this month, photos of a man placing the cutout in the trash surfaced shortly after news broke that Ana and Ben had called it quits. The photo shows that it`s the same cutout Ben`s three children -- Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, whom he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner -- played around with.

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"No, that`s not me, and I can`t even really say if they have totally broken up for good or whatever. I would leave that to them to speak to," Casey told etonline.com.

"A bunch of people sent that picture to me and I was gonna tweet some, like, joke, response or something. And then I couldn`t think of one and a joke didn`t seem appropriate. And I don`t have Twitter so that wasn`t going to work. But it definitely wasn`t me," he added.

He thinks that this year has been really hard on people in relationships.

"I wouldn`t know because I`ve been single, but I bet there are a lot of people that have, you know, it`s been challenging to relationships. And I think that Ana is just the sweetest, funniest, smartest, most charming person. I think she won`t have any problems meeting somebody else," said Casey.

He also praised Ana`s acting skills.

"I saw her performance as Marilyn Monroe in this movie called `Blonde`, which hasn`t come out, and I would bet a lot that she`s gonna pick up every single award. She`s gonna have a good year. I`m not too worried about her," he said.

"I think she`s a catch in every way. And I`ll be there to carry Ben through it, but I don`t think he`ll have any problems (either). My advice to them would be like, `Yes, think long and hard about it, because quarantine is not fun if you`re single`," he added.

When asked if Ana and Ben could reconcile, Casey said that he has "no idea", but will "be sorry if it doesn`t work out".

"I think she`s really, really great. People don`t know her too well because she hasn`t, like, been out there (in the spotlight) for so long. But she`s just incredibly sweet, such a sweet person and so talented," said Casey.

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