“It’s very depressing to me”: Ben Affleck’s Thoughts on Politics While Jennifer Lopez is Slapped With Diddy Criticism For Endorsing Kamala Harris
- Ben Affleck has never endorsed a politician as his beliefs about politics are quite peculiar.
- Affleck finds politics "depressing" and believes that Hollywood is similar to the political world.
- Lopez endorsed Kamala Harris, and this seems to have struck a nerve for Elon Musk.
As an actor, filmmaker, and co-producer, Ben Affleck has ideas and thoughts on a lot of things, but politics is not one of those things. This is very unlike his ex-wife, Jennifer Lopez, who has recently endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for the U.S. Presidential elections.
This has attracted a significant amount of criticism towards Lopez due to her past relationship with rapper Diddy, who was arrested on many disturbing charges. Affleck’s thoughts on politics are very distinct from many of his contemporaries, let alone Lopez. He also shockingly once drew similarities between the Hollywood entertainment industry and politics.
Ben Affleck’s Thoughts on Politics Are Unlike Most
Ben Affleck grew up with his brother in a politically active and liberal household. He was seven years old when he did his first professional acting role. As a high school student, he acted in theater productions. He devoted most of his early life striving to become an actor and achieved his goals alongside his longtime best friend, Matt Damon.
Having spent this much time in the entertainment world, Affleck began to see parallels between it and the world of politics. He stated that he does not find himself interested in running for any kind of political office at all. It was a question he was asked a few times, but his answer did not change.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2010, he went as far as likening Hollywood to politics and even explained why he felt the way he did.
Look at the level of political discourse now. It’s very depressing to me. I did a lot of research down in D.C. when I did ‘State of Play’, and it’s not unlike Hollywood. It’s a one-horse town. Everyone’s jockeying with one another for power, prestige, and image, and they’ll stab each other in the back as fast as they can.
Affleck insisted that holding a political office looked like the worst possible job to have. He played a Congressman in the 2009 political thriller State of Play. He also said that the only difference between politics and Hollywood is that the stakes are higher in the former.
Elon Musk Criticized Jennifer Lopez’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris
Over the past couple of months, numerous celebrities have expressed their support for Kamala Harris, and Jennifer Lopez recently joined that long list. She gave an impassioned speech at a campaign event in Las Vegas (via Entertainment Weekly). She grew emotional by the end of the speech, in which she encouraged every Latino to vote for Harris.
While most praised the Jenny from the Block singer for bravely speaking up for what she believed in, ardent Donald Trump supporter, Elon Musk, delivered harsh criticism for her actions with respect to her past relationship with Diddy. During his appearance on episode 2223 of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the business magnate said:
JLo was his ex-girlfriend and now it’s like she’s warning people against Trump. I’m like- ‘well, wait a second, so how many people did she warn against Diddy, right? Oh zero, okay. Maybe we shouldn’t trust her opinion.
Musk targeted JLo after host Joe Rogan, who is also a supporter of Donald Trump, stated he found it strange that numerous celebrities who used to attend Diddy’s infamous parties are supporting Harris. This is not the first time the SpaceX founder has criticized a celebrity for endorsing Harris.
