LESSONS IN TOUGH LOVE
As he stars in his first film sequel, Ben Affleck reveals what drew him back to a character who struggles to connect – and anticipates a brutally honest reaction from his kids
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Ben Affleck may have won multiple awards, but the star of The Accountant 2 knows that his work is not immune to criticism – especially from his children.
“They’ll sit next to me while I’m watching something I’m in and say: ‘This is terrible. Why did you do this?’” the actor has said of Violet, 19, Fin, 16, and 13-year-old Samuel, his children with his former wife, actress Jennifer Garner. “I’m like: ‘You could wait until the end of the movie, at least.’ But no.”