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Ben Affleck was rushed to the emergency room at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge yesterday afternoon after suffering a painful migraine attack.
    Affleck was driven to the hospital by his concerned wife, Jennifer Garner, at around 2:30 p.m. He was released about two hours later. A spokesman for the actor-turned director said Affleck was “recuperating at home.”
    “Ben Affleck was treated for a migraine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge today,” said a statement from publicist Ken Sunshine. “He was released (yesterday) afternoon.”
    According to an eyewitness, the couple left their rented Cambridge home just outside Harvard Square with Garner at the wheel of their Jeep and Affleck lying down in the back seat. They arrived at the hospital a few minutes later and Garner helped Affleck out of the car.
    “He looked kind of sore,” said photographer Paul Adao, who saw the couple at the emergency room. “His wife ran around the car and helped him get out. He was a little shaky and she was asking, ‘Are you OK?’ that type of thing.”
    Adao said Affleck appeared to be holding a towel or an icebag in his left hand.
    About two hours later the couple emerged with Ben wearing a police cap and an emergency room bracelet on his wrist. A driver backed their Jeep up to the door and they quickly jumped in and made the short trip back to their home.
    Affleck has been in Cambridge for about a month working on his big-budget directorial debut, and the stress may be getting to him. The new husband and dad, whose acting career has been on the skids, badly needs a hit with this movie to propel his career in a new direction.
    The Oscar-winner seemed in fine form all last week in Dorchester and Southie where he was behind the camera filming the big-screen version of Boston author Dennis Lehane’s thriller about the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl.
    The flick stars Ben’s brother, Casey Affleck, and Michelle Monaghan as Lehane’s hard-boiled Dorchester detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. Ed Harris, who plays a police officer who helps the pair solve the kidnapping, recently arrived in Boston to shoot his scenes. Morgan Freeman is also expected to join the cast. It is unclear whether Affleck will be well enough to resume filming today.

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