MATT Damon has expressed his sympathy for Ben Affleck, admitting he “can’t imagine” enduring the same level of “scrutiny” that his friend faces amidst his marital difficulties with Jennifer Lopez. The actor offered a rare insight into his relationship with his co-star as he discussed his ability to maintain a private life on a recent episode of the , hosted by the co-star’s brother, Casey Affleck. “I’ve been really lucky in that way .
.. especially when I look at Casey’s brother, Ben,” he said.
“I can’t imagine living under that kind of scrutiny.” “And it’s been like that for 25 years and we’ve had parallel careers in a lot of ways and so I’m fortunate to have been kind of excused from that part of [fame],” explained Damon. Despite both actors gaining fame from their 1997 Oscar-winning film, Damon noted that Ben’s life details were more frequently covered in the media due to his youth and bachelor status.
“That magazine culture that was so huge ...
25 years ago [they] kind of ignored me,” the star stated. “Right, like a guy who’s married, it’s so boring,” he further added, referencing to his marriage to his wife Luciana in 2005 “What would sell those things were scandal and sex and all that stuff that people would read ..
. and as long as you didn’t do any of that stuff it wasn’t really worth their time to wait to take your picture and so I ended up kind of getting left alone,” Damon,53, explained. Comments from star abo.