Ben Affleck has been mercilessly teased over a giant tattoo he’s been sporting on his back since early March. A large bird, raising its wings as though ready to take flight, the artwork seems to depict a phoenix.

Ben Affleck clarifies that his massive back tattoo is fake: https://t.co/AjSMgkanIT pic.twitter.com/WtkP7vGV3r

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) March 20, 2016

Even ex-wife Jennifer Garner and ex-fiancee Jennifer Lopez think the tattoo looks stupid.

Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner both dislike this part of Ben Affleck's body https://t.co/5K4hwCixjL pic.twitter.com/8IkUqE0tfj

— WhoSay (@WhoSay) March 1, 2016

Alas it seems Ben Affleck’s phoenix isn’t rising after all. The large bird emblazoned onto his back is nothing but a fake–some artwork created to look like a tattoo for an upcoming film role.

The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star shared in a recent interview with Extra’s Mario Lopez that the phoenix definitely won’t rise.

We Have Some GREAT News About Ben Affleck's Enormous Back Tattoo: https://t.co/xzhNQy1aez pic.twitter.com/CpacGsgi1T

— ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) March 20, 2016

“I actually do have a number of tattoos…but I try to have them in places where you don’t have to do a lot of cover up…they get sort of addictive, tattoos, after awhile,” Ben Affleck told the Extra host.

Were you a fan of Ben Affleck’s new (fake) tattoo? Or did you side with both Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez in thinking the tattoo was way too big–and ugly?

Ben Affleck on “Batman v Superman” and the end of his marriage to Jennifer Garner https://t.co/UzkB9DojyF pic.twitter.com/zkLqcYbj3P

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 20, 2016

Fans can check out Ben Affleck, now safe in the knowledge that his body hasn’t been permanently marred by oversized art, when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters. It opens nationwide on March 25.