It all capped off with his appearance on Today when host Savannah Guthrie, refusing to throw the actor softballs, very bluntly asked if Affleck had been told by Rose McGowan that she was rape by Harvey Weinstein. Affleck responded by completely avoiding the question, saying: 'I don't want to get into other people's individual stories. Those are their stories and they're entitled to tell as much or as little of those. I believe Rose. I support her. I like and admire her tenacity and I wish her the best.' That lackluster response came just hours after his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where the actor all but dismissed the fact that he groped a teenage Hilarie Burton, treating the incident as if it were some inconsequential event in his life. And just two days before that, Affleck left his Justice League co-stars stunned and in disbelief when he responded to a question about introducing a new female character to the group by joking about sexual assault....read
Ben's PR tour from hell: Affleck refuses to confirm if Rose McGowan told him about Weinstein rape, jokes about sex assault and downplays Hilarie Burton groping while promoting new Justice League film
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