Ben Affleck stopped talking to Kevin Smith because of his "big mouth"

After a tweeted fan wondering why the Jersey girl director and the Justice League star stops talking, Smith, 48, intervenes.

"If I had to guess? It's because one of us has a big mouth and tells too many candid stories that he is not sometimes to tell, and the other is Ben, "said Smith.

Smith had previously suggested that Affleck's wife, Jennifer Garner, was responsible for their quarrel.

"We are not f ** king tight. I have not been [close with him] in decades, "said Smith Yahoo! Movies in 2014. "It's old Ben. He has a woman who does not [sic] take care of me at all. And besides, honestly, he probably does not care about me anymore. He is a triple-A-list movie star and sh * t like that. If it's Jimmy Carter, I'm Billy Carter, talking about the '70s. And I'm not even tied and sh * t. "

It was not the first time Smith had talked about Affleck's relationship with the 46-year-old. Pepper mint actress.

"Jennifer does not share the same sense of humor as me – she did not like my jokes," Smith told a crowd at his 2009 Silent Bob Speaks show, the source said. New York Daily News. "I made fun of Ben Affleck who was making fun of him because I've known him for a very long time – I was talking loudly – and Jennifer said," You know, if you keep saying things about him, I'm going to give you shots. you're a **. "And she could … I saw Alias ​​… She has a real sense of humor and did not understand that I was joking."

"I remember talking to Ben and being a bit like," I know your lady does not find me amusing. Well, I've known you for years and you're much sicker than me! "His jokes are much dirtier than mine," added Smith. "He made jokes and I thought," Well, you have to go to church. "

Affleck, 46, and Garner finalized their divorce earlier this month.

In August, Garner organized an intervention for Affleck and led him into rehab to cure his alcoholism.

In October, the laureate commented on his treatment by writing: "This week, I finished a forty-day stay in an alcohol addiction treatment center and I stayed in an outpatient clinic. The support I have received from my family, colleagues and fans means more than I can say. It gave me the strength and support to talk about my illness to others. Fighting all addictions is a difficult struggle that lasts a lifetime. Because of this, we are never really in treatment or at the end of treatment. It's a full time commitment. I am fighting for myself and my family.

This story originally appeared in Fox News and is republished here with permission.