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Kevin Smithis going public once again about his rumored fall-out with actor and former BFFBen Affleck.
A fan on Twitter asked theChasing Amydirector, 48, about the relationship, writing, “Sometimes I wonder what really happened betweenBen Affleckand Kevin Smith that made them not talk to each other,” tagging both stars’ accounts.
Smith responded, “If I had to guess? It’s because one of us has a big mouth and told too many candid stories that sometimes weren’t his to tell, and the other one is Ben.”
In 2017,Smith got Affleck into some hot waterclaiming to a film festival audience that Affleck had said, “A man kissing another man is the greatest acting challenge an actor can ever face,” while filming 1997’sChasing Amy. In the romantic comedy, Affleck kisses actor Jason Lewis.
Smith later reflected on the allegation, tellingThe Daily Beast, “Out of context, it’s a completely different sentiment. It got him into trouble.”
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Affleck went on to marry (and divorce)Jennifer Garnerand win a Best Picture Oscar for his work onArgoin 2012.
In early 2017, the director confirmed the growing distance after fans were urging him to directTheBatman,which will star Affleck in the titular role.
“I’m flattered. But 3 things make me directing Batman impossible,” Smith wrote. “1) Haven’t spoken to Ben in years. 2) I madeYoga Hosers3) Common sense.”
More recently, Smith said that after he suffered a heart attack in February, Affleck never reached out.
“I didn’t hear from Ben. Which is fine. Maybe he didn’t even hear about it,” the father of onetoldThe Daily Beast. “I think he probably plays a more prominent role in my mythology than I play in his mythology anymore. He was in some of my biggest movies, so in my world he’s still a figure. In his world, I haven’t factored in in god knows how f—ing long … He’s become a massive movie star and a director in his own right … I try honestly to … limit the amount that I do talk about him for that reason. Because I know it always brings him grief or heartache in some way.”
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In his 2018 Showtime standup comedy specialKevin Smith: Silent But Deadly, Smith took a dig at Affleck, probably not helping matters. “It doesn’t take talent at all to work in the movie business,” he said. “You think it takes talent to stand there on a movie set and say ‘I’m Batman’?Ben Affleck does it so I know it don’t take f—ing talent.”
source: people.com
