'It's part of the deal': Ben Affleck steps out as he reveals he was not upset by Ricky Gervais' 'unfaithful' gag at Golden Globes

By Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 20:48 EST, 14 March 2016 | Updated: 03:46 EST, 15 March 2016

Ben Affleck doesn't mind being the butt of jokes.

The 43-year-old has revealed he wasn't offended by Ricky Gervais' 'unfaithful' jibe at his expense at this year's Golden Globes.

Speaking to the New York Times, the Batman V Superman laughed it off, saying it was part of the territory. 

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Am I bothered? Ben Affleck revealed on Tuesday he was not upset by Ricky Gervais' 'unfaithful' gag at his expense at the Golden Globes earlier this year

Am I bothered? Ben Affleck revealed on Tuesday he was not upset by Ricky Gervais' 'unfaithful' gag at his expense at the Golden Globes earlier this year

'It's the way Ricky Gervais perceives me, I suppose,' he said, laughing. 'Whatever.'

He added: 'I've had jokes made at my expense before. It's part of the deal.'

At the January ceremony the host was introducing Affleck's long time friend and co-Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner Matt Damon, naming him 'the only person who Ben Affleck hasn't been unfaithful to'.

 In June Affleck split from his wife of ten years and mother to his three children Jennifer Garner, amid reports he had been unfaithful with the family nanny.

Work: The actor was spotted on Monday driving into his LA office in his vintage Chevrolet Chevelle SS, chatting on his phone outside while it charged in the car

Work: The actor was spotted on Monday driving into his LA office in his vintage Chevrolet Chevelle SS, chatting on his phone outside while it charged in the car

Supervillain: He smoked a cigarette and before heading in - in a move that would not please any member of the Justice League - threw his cigarette butt on the ground

Supervillain: He smoked a cigarette and before heading in - in a move that would not please any member of the Justice League - threw his cigarette butt on the ground

The toll of the inevitably public divorce appears to be playing into Ben's upcoming roll as an older, grislier Batman

'He's living in this gray zone,' told the paper. 'He's more broken, not slick. 

He's filling the hole in his soul with these increasingly morally questionable nighttime excursions - fighting crime as well as by being this playboy. You wonder, is this healthy?'

To his four-year-old son and Batman fan Samuel however, the Caped Crusader's most pressing problem is keeping 'The Joker' off their lawn.

Zing! At the January ceremony the host was introducing Affleck's long time friend and co-Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner Matt Damon, naming him 'the only person who Ben Affleck hasn't been unfaithful to'

Zing! At the January ceremony the host was introducing Affleck's long time friend and co-Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner Matt Damon, naming him 'the only person who Ben Affleck hasn't been unfaithful to'

'He knows that I am Batman,' he said. 'It's a mixed blessing. He also thinks that for some reason - I don't know if it's the color combination or whatever - that the FedEx guy is the Joker.'

'Whenever there's a FedEx delivery, he's like, 'Dad, the Joker's outside,' he continued. 'The burden's on me to go out there and give the guy an extra 20 bucks to pantomime a whole Adam West kung fu battle.'

The actor was spotted on Monday driving into his LA office in his vintage Chevrolet Chevelle SS, chatting on his phone outside while it charged in the car.

He smoked a cigarette and before heading in - in a move that would not please any member of the Justice League - threw his cigarette butt on the ground. 

Gruff: The toll of the inevitably public divorce appears to be playing into Ben's upcoming roll as an older, grislier Batman

Gruff: The toll of the inevitably public divorce appears to be playing into Ben's upcoming roll as an older, grislier Batman

 

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