Ben Affleck has come to the defense of an addiction recovery center founder who has been accused of sexual misconduct.
Noah Levine, the founder of Refuge Recovery and the same center where Affleck treated his alcoholism last year, was ousted from the organization after he was accused of sexual misconduct last year.
Levine says an anonymous woman filed a police report against him, though no charges were ever filed, according to The Blast.
Ben Affleck has come to the defense of an addiction recovery center founder who has been accused of sexual misconduct (pictured March 2019)
The center, which describes itself as a 'Buddhist-inspired path to recovery', has since sued Levine over trademark-related matters.
Levine has denied the allegations of sexual misconduct, according to Tricycle.
Affleck sought treatment at Refuge Recovery last year and, in a declaration filed in defense of Levine as part of the trademark lawsuit, credited him with turning his life around.
'Working with Noah and his Refuge Recovery program has, quite literally, turned my life around,' he said. 'Today I am sober, happy, healthy and have custody of my three children. All of those things are a result of having Noah in my life. I don't know what I would have done without him.'
Noah Levine, the founder of Refuge Recovery and the same center where Affleck treated his alcoholism last year, was ousted from the organization after he was accused of sexual misconduct earlier this year (pictured in an Instagram photo posted October 2017)
Affleck sought treatment at Refuge Recovery last year and, in a declaration filed in defense of Levine, credited him with turning his life around
'I am deeply grateful to Noah and his Refuge Recovery program for the instrumental role they played in getting me to this place. Noah's patient instruction in sobriety, Buddhism, patience, kindness, compassion and forgiveness form the bedrock of the foundation of my life today. I owe him for my professional life today, the life I have with my children, and the inner
