- Ben Affleck said that his comments about ex-wife Jennifer Garner were "mischaracterized."
- Affleck said in 2021 that he'd "probably still be drinking" if they were married.
Ben Affleck reiterated that his 2021 comments about alcoholism and his $4 weren't meant to convey that he was blaming her for his addiction, saying that "my behavior is my responsibility entirely."
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"I was trying to say, 'Hey, look, I was drinking too much, and the less happy you become, whether it's your job, your marriage, it's just that as life becomes more difficult, if you're doing things to fill a hole that aren't healthy, you're going to start doing more of those things,'" Affleck told The Hollywood Reporter.
The actor $4 and said that despite their mutual respect for one another, their marriage "didn't work." Nonetheless, they tried for a period of time to stay together for their children.
"And you know what, we probably would've ended up at each other's throats," he told Stern. "I'd probably still be drinking — which is part of why I started drinking alcohol — because I was trapped."
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Affleck told The Hollywood Reporter that Lopez, whom $4 tells him to loosen up, saying that he gives a "serious" impression despite being "a fun guy who is real and genuine." And while it's "hard" having to clarify his 2021 comments, he told The Hollywood Reporter that he should probably "listen" to his wife.
"It didn't matter how many times I said, 'I do not feel this way. I'm telling you, I don't blame my ex-wife for my alcoholism,'" Affleck said.