Ben Affleck has been identified as the person behind mysterious graffiti that appeared on Aflac insurance billboards throughout Los Angeles, according to photographs obtained by TMZ.
The actor was photographed Tuesday spray-painting his name across a bright blue Aflac advertisement in an alleyway location within the city, TMZ reported. The images show Affleck actively tagging the billboard with what appears to be black spray paint.
The sighting comes one week after similar graffiti reading "BEN AFFLECK" in black, spray-paint-style lettering was discovered on Aflac billboards at multiple busy Los Angeles intersections. The vandalism-style markings were scrawled directly across the insurance company's logo on the advertisements.
The appearance of the actor's name on multiple billboards across the city immediately triggered speculation about a potential marketing partnership between Affleck and the insurance giant. The coordinated nature of the graffiti suggested a deliberate campaign rather than random vandalism.
As of last week, neither Affleck nor Aflac had publicly confirmed any collaboration. Efforts to verify whether an official partnership exists between the Oscar-winning actor and the insurance company remain ongoing, according to TMZ.
The unconventional marketing approach, if confirmed as a legitimate campaign, would represent a departure from traditional celebrity endorsement strategies. Aflac has previously utilized memorable advertising campaigns, most notably featuring a talking duck character that became synonymous with the brand.
The photographs documenting Affleck's Tuesday billboard tagging session appear to solve the week-long mystery surrounding the graffiti's origins, though questions remain about the nature and scope of any potential business arrangement between the parties involved.