Ben Affleck Is Setting The Record Straight About His Viral Grumpy Grammys Moment

Ben Affleck set the record straight in a recent interview about the viral clip in which he appears grumpy while sitting next to his wife Jennifer Lopez at the 2023 Grammys.

The actor at 50 said he had been to awards shows in the past and that he was proud of his performance. “pissed off” Or went to them. “been bored,” The Hollywood Reporter revealed that this year’s Grammys were not as expected.

“I had a good time at the Grammys,” Affleck stated. “My wife was going, and I thought, ‘Well, there’ll be good music. It might be fun.’ At movie award shows, it’s speeches and, like, sound-mixing webinars. But I thought this would be fun.”

“I saw [GRAMMY host Trevor Noah approach] and I was like, ‘Oh, God.’ They were framing us in this shot, but I didn’t know they were rolling,” He added.

“I leaned into her and I was like, ‘As soon they start rolling, I’m going to slide away from you and leave you sitting next to Trevor.’ She goes, ‘You better f***ing not leave,'” Affleck continued. “That’s a husband-and-wife thing. I mean, some of it is, I’m like, ‘All right, who is this act?’ Like, I don’t keep up. My wife does, obviously. And yeah, it is your wife’s work event.”

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The “Gone Girl” Star claimed he went to the awards shows. “been drunk, a bunch,” However, not all “ever once said I’m drunk” This was the case up to this year. Affleck is a recovering alcoholic who has been open about his struggles to sobriety.

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“[But at the Grammys] they were like, ‘He’s drunk,'” The actor explained. “And I thought, that’s interesting. That raises a whole other thing about whether or not it’s wise to acknowledge addiction because there’s a lot of compassion, but there is still a tremendous stigma, which is often quite inhibiting. I do think it disincentivizes people from making their lives better.”

The “Deep Water” Jennifer Garner was Jennifer’s first wife for over a decade. The couple has three children. Lopez and Affleck began to rekindle their love in 2021. They finally got married in July 2022 at a chapel near Las Vegas, 18 years after getting engaged.

Related: Twitter Can’t Get Enough Of Ben Affleck Looking ‘Miserable’ At The Grammys

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