Ben AffleckBen Affleck has reportedly that friend Matt Damon and wife Luciana are “doing great” since the birth of their latest child.

The couple welcomed daughter Gia last Wednesday so Matt couldn’t join feel politico Ben at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Ben told People magazine: “I’ve kind of been texting him back and forth, and he’s doing great and Lucy is doing great.”

Ben is set to become a dad for the second time himself later this year: last week, wife Jennifer Garner confirmed her pregnancy and the baby is expected towards the end of the year.