Matt Damon Says He ‘Can’t Imagine’ Living Under the Same Scrutiny as Ben Affleck: ‘I’ve Been Really Lucky’

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  1. > “I’ve been really lucky in that way … especially when I look at Casey’s brother, Ben. I can’t imagine living under that kind of scrutiny,” Damon said on the Radio Times Podcast on Aug. 6 while promoting his new film with Ben’s sibling Casey Affleck, The Instigators.

    > “And it’s been like that for 25 years and we’ve had parallel careers in a lot of ways and so I’m fortunate to have been kind of excused from that part of [it],” he added.

    > **“That magazine culture that was so huge you know … 25 years ago kind of ignored me…” Damon recalled. “Right, like a guy who’s married, it’s so boring.”**

  2. Matt has a stable personal life with a partner who isn’t in the public eye. That’s why. It’s really that simple 🫠

  3. If Ben Affleck was cheating with Scotty’s girlfriend then Scotty would know.

  4. Marrying J Lo was a huge mistake. Thats what dragged him into the tabloid sphere in the first place.

  5. It’s because Matt Damon doesn’t like Dunkin Donuts as much as Ben Affleck.

  7. Matt doesn’t do pap walks and flaunt his family. When you don’t put yourself in the public eye, you don’t get the scrutiny. People want to blame JLo for all of the issues but Ben is all about the attention too. We can’t forget his daily covid pap dog walks with the gf he had then. And the blonde SNL writer gf he had and they were always out drunk in public together. 

  9. 1) Damon does not fuck with toxic nerd franchises 2) Damon does not fuck other celebrities

    Easy formula

  11. It would seem Matt has blinders on for his friend who puts himself in these situations.

    This dumb mother fucker divorced Jennifer Garner. Dude I follow her on IG and I know things are complicated and we don’t know everything, but she is such a fucking sweetheart. She’s doesn’t live a high profile life, she bakes, reads books, has a beautiful golden retriever named Birdie.

  12. Ben brings on a lot of the misery and problems himself. He likes the paparazzi, he likes the attention given to him and J-Lo, some of his behaviors (drunken episodes, gambling binges) are grist for the gossip writers. This is cyclical for him. I don’t think Ben could live a lifestyle that was out and away from the spotlight and fame.

  14. Ben Affleck: “I hate it so much!”

    Also Ben Affleck: “Well, it’s time to get back to it! The fire that is my career and personal life won’t pour gasoline on itself!”

  17. Lucky or smart? I’d say smart. He decided to be as private as he could about his life. Ben, for whatever reasons, chose the other path. Jlo.

  20. I think early Ben chose wanting to be a MOVIE STAR over being a guy in starting roles and it came back to bite him.

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