Ben Affleck has opened up about an old interview in which the media misconstrued his warnings about his drinking problem and how it affected his marriage to Jennifer Garner.
Affleck told Howard Stern in 2021 that he would be “guarded” after his conversation with Garner that he “would still drink if he was married” was taken out of context.
The The girl who left the star clarified that it does not mean that in any way 13 30 continues The star was guilty of his drunkenness, saying that he was guilty of it.
Affleck, who has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction, said: “It was a very painful experience when I did an interview where I was really vulnerable.” The Hollywood Reporter.
“And the whole pickup thing was wrong, which was actually the opposite of what I said,” he added. “The thought that I blamed my wife for my drinking.”
“To be clear, my behavior is entirely my responsibility,” he said. “The problem I wanted to talk about was sad. Anyone going through a divorce has asked, “How hard are we going to try?” believes that.
“We kissed each other. We take care of each other,” she said of her relationship with Garner, with whom she has three children. “We respect each other.”
Explaining his remarks about what he meant in a previous interview with Stern, he said, “I said, ‘Hey, look, I’ve had too much to drink, and your job is going to be less happy. marriage, it’s just that the harder your life gets, if you’re doing things to fill an unhealthy hole, you’re going to do more of those things.’ I think I was very clear about that,” he said, implying that the media had misunderstood his real intentions.
“It was mischaracterized to turn it into clickbait, and then other people picked it up, and it didn’t matter how many times I said, ‘I don’t feel that way.’ I tell you, I don’t blame myself. ex-wife for my drunkenness.’ So yes. It’s hard, Affleck explained.
