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While paparazzi have captured Ben Affleck at his worst moments over the years, he’s finally getting a laugh out of it.
On the latest episode of YouTube show, Subway Takes, where celebrities and influencers share their opinions, the actor, promoting his film Animals, shared a hot take with host, Kareem Rahma.
“You should never be photographed eating or smoking,” he said, referring to the notorious unflattering paparazzi photos of him that have been tabloid fodder for years. “It hasn’t served me very well.”
“They love to take a picture of me at a drive-through eating a burger, and the subtext to me is, ‘Look, what an a–hole,'” he explained.
Rahma also noted that the photos take away from his work, specifically mentioning the award-winning Argo.
“I don’t like that s–t either, brother,” Affleck said, noting that his behavior caught on camera, which often gets spun negatively, can be relatable after all.
“Just because I’m like carrying donuts — you haven’t ever carried donuts?” he joked, possibly referring to an infamous 2020 photo of him fumbling Dunkin’ coffees and boxes of donuts at his doorstep.
“I spill things just like the next guy,” he added. “It’s just that the times I spill get a lot of coverage [and] multiple angles on the same spilling. So if you have 10 guys taking a picture, you spilling looks like you spilled 10 times because it’s different angles. And also, the face you make when you spill is the worst face.”
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Of his paparazzi photos — which regularly turn into memes — he joked that he doesn’t mind the attention after all.
“I actually don’t mind the memes because there’s something to be said for, like, the character of the beleaguered man,” he said, acknowledging the photos where he looks incredibly frustrated with a cigarette in hand. “The man [who’s] like, ‘If you had a day like this’ … I don’t mind it. We have had those days.”
“I don’t know if my resting face is just beleaguered face or whatever it is, but I feel like it could be worse,” he added.
This story was originally published by Parade on Oct 13, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
