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Ben Affleck denies his participation in the ‘Live Below The Line’ campaign is not a celebrity stunt (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:18:36 PDT

Ben Affleck The 'Argo' director-and-actor will live on a meagre $150 to raise awareness of extreme poverty worldwide and insists he and other stars who have leant their support to the initiative are doing so for the right reasonsWriting in a blog post on The Huffington Post, Ben said: "Some accuse it [the challenge] of making the issue of extreme poverty into little more than celebrity Twister It is also true that celebrities often promote (knowing or unknowingly) lifestyles that price out all but the richest Americans READ MORE

‘Argo’ star Ben Affleck to be awarded an honorary degree from Brown University (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:06:23 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The 'Argo' actor and filmmaker has been elected to receive a Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) degree from the Ivy League university for his achievements in cinema.

‘Argo’ star Ben Affleck plans to live on $1.50 a day (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:18:19 PDT

‘Argo’ star Ben Affleck plans to live on $150 a dayThe 'Argo' director and star has encouraged his fans to show their support for 14 billion people living in extreme poverty worldwide, and the Live Below The Line campaign, by joining him and consuming just $150 worth of food every day for five days in a row READ MORE

Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg and Mariah Carey react to Boston blast tragedy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:33:29 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

‘Argo’ director Ben Affleck was among the many stars with ties to Boston who took to social media on Monday to express their shock over the double bombing.

‘Argo’ director Ben Affleck is ‘pretty jealous’ that Matt Damon kissed Michael Douglas (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:18:08 PDT

Ben Affleck is 'pretty jealous' that Matt Damon kissed Michael DouglasThe 'Argo' star - who is married to actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares daughters Violet, seven, and Seraphina, five, and 13-month-old son Samuel - joked that he was very envious that 68-year-old Michael got to lock lips with his best pal in their new movie 'Behind the Candelabra'The 40-year-old actor and director told E! News at the premiere of his new movie 'To The Wonder' on Tuesday night: "Pretty jealous, pretty jealous"It burns me up You know, I feel the envy in my heart READ MORE

Iran suing Hollywood over Ben Affleck’s Oscar winning 'Argo' – VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:32:29 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Iranian authorizes are planning to sue Hollywood over the allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country in the Oscar-winning movie ‘Argo’.

Oscar winning 'Argo' director Ben Affleck is enjoying down time after awards season wrap (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:17:23 PDT

Affleck with his Golden GlobeThe 'Argo' actor-and-director was the toast of the awards season - picking up wins at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs - but he is now revelling in the quieter life with spouse Jennifer Garner now that the Oscars are overHe told E! News: "I've been able to really just enjoy my good fortune in the last couple of weeks and sit back and kind of just take it in and not do anything, just eat ice cream on the couch It's been a really nice time to hang out with my wife and that sort of thing, so we're just enjoying it"The 40-year-old star - who has three children with Jennifer, daughters Violet, seven, and Seraphina, four, and 12-month-old son Samuel - explained that work on the Best Picture-winning film didn't end when the cameras stopped rolling because of the manic awards season, but life has now returned to normal READ MORE

Oscar winning Ben Affleck set to turn his focus to Whitey Bulger gangster movie (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:29:12 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Fresh form a successful awards season, including Best Movie Oscar for “Argo, Boston’s golden boy Ben Affleck will return to his roots to working a ‘Whitey’ Bulger project alongside his old friend Matt Damon.

George Clooney is jealous of Ben Affleck's good looks (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:16:52 PST

George ClooneyThe 51-year-old actor - who co-produced Best Picture Oscar-winning film 'Argo' - is jealous of the political drama's director Ben because of his rugged looks and enviable heightAsked what he thought of Ben during the Academy Awards ceremony on 'Piers Morgan Tonight' on Sunday night, George joked: "I really like him, except that he's tall and good looking"Reminded that fans cited George as the star they were most excited about seeing on the big night, the silver fox quipped: "It was me Until they saw me with the beard READ MORE

"Argo" director and actor Ben Affleck's mother is his "role model" (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:47:02 PST

Ben Affleck at the OscarsThe 'Argo' actor-and-director is grateful to his mum Christine Affleck for getting him and his brother Casey Affleck into acting via a casting agent she knew, and he credits her for bringing him up to know the rights and wrongs in the worldHe said: "She is an exceptional woman She has been my role model She was a really attentive, loving mother and she always made it clear growing up that there is a right way and a wrong way to treat people and that they are not here to tend to my whims and desires READ MORE

Mark Wahlberg predicts ‘Argo’ star Ben Affleck will win big at the Oscars (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:07:42 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The 'Ted' star - who will help present the 85th annual ceremony on February 24 alongside the film's titular teddy bear - predicts his pal Ben will take home the Best Picture gong as well as a host of other awards for his CIA crime thriller 'Argo' because he didn't receive a Best Director nomination.

‘Argo’ director Ben Affleck's family is the best thing that ever happened to him (IrishCentral)

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:31:46 PST

Ben AffleckA source said: "His wife and family are the best things that ever happened to him They have always come first and always will"Have you ever seen 'Mad Men'? That's how he approaches marriage and kids, providing for your family is your priority and raising the kids day-to-day is the wife's priority"Jennifer's friend Clea Duvall is in awe of her friend's dedication to her husband and their children and thinks the couple are a perfect example of what to aspire to READ MORE

Nominees Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence will present at the Oscars (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:16:37 PST

Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence will present at the OscarsBen – who received a producer nod for 'Argo' which is also up for Best Picture – showed he is not upset over his Best Director snub by agreeing to take to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 24Jessica and Jennifer will compete in the Best Actress category for their work in 'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'Silver Linings Playbook' respectivelyPreviously confirmed presenters include Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon, who have all won the coveted Best Actress award in the pastSandra earned her Best Actress award for 2009 drama, 'The Blind Side', while Reese won in 2005 for her role as June Carter Cash in Johnny Cash biopic, 'Walk the Line' READ MORE

Ben Affleck "sneaks" into cinemas to watch Argo (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:31:54 PST

Ben AffleckThe actor-turned-director loves watching how audiences respond to the movie, and has found it "rewarding" that they react to the story in exactly the way he had hopedHe said: "I'm in this very narrow kind of bubble but one of the things I will say has been really satisfying about the film is watching it with audiences, and it's the first time in my life - maybe 'Good Will Hunting' - where I've made a movie that I've felt like the audiences laughed at the right times and sort of were right in the flow of it And you make movies for audiences"I mean, you want people to see them and so to sneak in the back and watch them have fun has been enormously rewarding READ MORE

Ben Affleck thinks wife Jennifer Garner is the "best person in the world" (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:16:22 PST

Jennifer Garner and loving husband Ben AffleckAs if we couldn't love Ben Affleck anymore than we already do! At the Director's Guild of America Awards on Saturday, Affleck said in his acceptance speech "I have to just thank my wife for being the best person in the world I love you" Affleck took home the award for Best Director for his work on 'Argo'Ben also opened up about his hopes for their family, according to People READ MORE

'Argo' star Ben Affleck doesn't want his children to be famous (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:16:18 PST

Ben Affleck, star and director of the critically acclaimed film 'Argo,' has said that he doesn't want any of his three children to pursue Hollywood careers Affleck is married to Hollywood starlet Jennifer GarnerAffleck told E! News at the Producer's Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday that "I would do whatever I could to discourage that My kids have enough issues of being exposed in ways that I don't want them to be exposed, in magazines and shows and stuff READ MORE

Jennifer Lopez says she is ‘really happy’ for her ex Ben Affleck (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:45:55 PST

Former couple Ben Affleck & Jennifer LopezThe 43-year-old 'Parker' star - who is dating her 25-year-old back-up dancer Casper Smart - has revealed she still sees her ex-fiance regularly and was thrilled to see him win two Golden Globe Awards last SundayThe mother-of-two - who has been divorced three times - told 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show': "It was nice to see him have that moment I was really happy for him"Jennifer insisted she and Ben are still close, and she is also in touch with her ex-boyfriend P READ MORE

Quentin Tarantino feels sorry for Ben Affleck over "Argo" Oscar snub (IrishCentral)

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 07:30:57 PST

Ben AffleckBoth directors missed out on Best Director Oscar nominations on Thursday even though their movies 'Django Unchained' and 'Argo' picked up nods in other categories but Quentin thinks Ben's snub was worse than hisSpeaking at the 'Django Unchained' premiere at London's Empire, Leicester Square, he told BANG Showbiz: "It would have been nice and everything but at the end of the day, I actually feel more sorry for Ben Affleck He really deserved it and I think we all thought he was going to get it, so I feel really sorry for him"While, Quentin is excited that his own movie received five Academy Award nominations, he doesn't believe it will win the night's biggest award, Best Picture READ MORE

Ben Affleck named Best Director for "Argo" at Critics' Choice Movie Awards (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:01:51 PST

By: BUZZ BRADY

The actor-and-director was a surprise omission from the Academy Awards' shortlist for the same honor but he didn't let it get him down and was thrilled to take home the prize for his film 'Argo'.

'Argo' director Ben Affleck enjoys his success more now that he's older (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:01:36 PST

Ben AffleckThe 40-year-old 'Argo' actor and director - who has just been nominated for two BAFTAs - says he doesn't worry as much about what people say about him anymore because he has been in the movie business for so long He told E! News at the National Board of Review Awards in New York on Monday: "I think I'm at the point now where I just got older I've got a little grey hair You develop a perspective READ MORE