Clearing the Confusion Surrounding Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Friendship, Did Matt Damon’s Rumored Hatred for Jennifer Lopez Ruin His Friendship?
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s friendship is the kind that everyone yearns for. The duo have been friends for over forty years and have achieved great heights in their careers. Although they have been friends since childhood, the duo got to work together first in their twenties in Good Will Hunting. The movie went on to get them the Oscar awards for best screenwriting. Fast forward 25 years and Damon and Affleck are still best friends, still having each other’s backs no matter what.
It was recently speculated that maybe Damon’s rumored hatred for Jennifer Lopez will get in the way of his friendship with Affleck. Affleck hit rock bottom in his acting career when he broke up with J.Lo back in 2004.
Matt Damon’s rumored hatred for Jennifer Lopez
Fans have speculated that Damon’s hatred for Lopez comes from when she broke up with Ben Affleck back in 2004. In a 2007 interview, Matt Damon talked about breaking up with J.Lo had affected the Argo actor’s career. He said, “If you end up in their crosshairs, you’re really f**ked. Because there is an absolute relationship between how f**ked you are, if you’re on the cover of their magazines, and what happens to you as an actor. I mean, nobody knows that more than Ben.”
Matt Damon talked about how people used to think Affleck and J.Lo wanted attention on them back in the 2000s. He said, “And people would say, ‘Oh, you’re courting the press!’ Why the f*** would he want to court that kind of press?”
Despite his rumored hatred for J.Lo, Damon loves his pal enough to do anything for his sake. He even attended Affleck and Jennifer Lopez‘s lavish 3-day wedding in August at Affleck’s Riceboro mansion.
Ben Affleck went on a vacation with The Martian actor right after his wedding
Right after the wedding, Ben Affleck went off with his long-time best friend Damon on his private jet. Although people were expecting the couple to go on another honeymoon after the wedding, Affleck pulled the ultimate “bro move” by going on a vacation with Matt Damon right after his wedding. Affleck was spotted getting on the plane with Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso. Ben Affleck’s trio of kids who he shares with his ex-wife of Jennifer Garner were also seen getting on the plane with them.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s friendship goes beyond more what meets the eye. Damon once described his friendship with the Batman actor. He said, “It’s way too important a friendship for that, and it goes so beyond this career or anything.” Even Ben Affleck shares the same kind of affection and respect for Damon. That is one of the reasons why their friendship has lasted longer than forty years.
Source: The Things
