Ben Affleck is back to spending time with his son after his unusual appearance at Tom Brady’s roast. The Good Will Hunting actor, 51, was spotted running errands with his 12-year-old son, Samuel, in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, May 7.
Affleck dressed casually in a collared shirt, jeans, and Nike sneakers, while Samuel wore a Lakers jersey and carried a basketball. This father-son outing came shortly after Affleck’s controversial speech at Tom Brady’s Netflix roast on Sunday, May 5.
Instead of roasting Brady, the Argo star used the platform to criticize social media trolls. He lashed out at online critics who disparage others while hiding behind keyboards, saying, “You sit there, f—— hiding behind your keyboard… spewing out all this f—— toxic s— about people you’d be afraid to come up to if you saw them at the car wash.” Affleck’s fiery rant left viewers and attendees confused, with many taking to social media to express their surprise at his behavior.
Former Patriots players Julian Edelman and Drew Bledsoe, who attended the roast, also commented on the unusual nature of Affleck’s speech. Bledsoe said he asked someone beside him, “What is he talking about? Twitter critics or something? It was awkward.” Affleck’s rant was met with mixed reactions online, with one user tweeting, “Ben Affleck going on an unhinged rant about fans on social media at the Tom Brady roast was not on my bingo card.”
Beyond his speech, some noticed changes in Affleck’s appearance. Comments on social media suggested that his face looked different, with one person asking, “THIS is Ben Affleck? Why does his face look so different? It’s almost like he had some nip & tucks done.”
