Ben Affleck fears he’s ‘one errant remark away from being canceled’

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Ben Affleck recently revealed that in this business, anything could lead to the end of his career.“We’re all subject to this sort of insecurity in this business,” the 52-year-old told Deadline earlier this month. “Whether we’re actors or directors or writers, the phone could stop ringing for us.”“This is the only thing I can count on, this upfront money.

I don’t know when this might go away,” Affleck continued. “I’m one errant remark away from being canceled, or I’m one movie bomb away from never working again, and I’ve got a family and so forth.”In November 2022, Affleck and his longtime pal Matt Damon started the Artists Equity production company, which aims to create fair pay between creators and studios in the industry.

Affleck explained, “I’ve been in movies like ‘Gigli,’ that’s a famous example. I got a big cash payday for that. Well, it doesn’t feel right in retrospect because they [the studio] lost money.”“It wasn’t the biggest money-losing movie in history even though it was the most famous bomb in history, perhaps.

Nonetheless, that doesn’t sit right with me,” he admitted. “But it also doesn’t sit right with people when they go, wait a minute, we all sacrificed to be committed to this.