A Woman Has Accused Ben Affleck Of Groping Her At A Golden Globes Party
Not long after Rose McGowan accused Ben Affleck of knowing what Harvey Weinstein had been up to in the past, former MTV VJ Hilarie Burton reminded everyone about the time Ben groped her left boob on TRL. According to makeup artist Annemarie Tendler, that wasn’t the only time Ben’s hands have been somewhere they weren’t welcome.
When Ben apologized on Twitter to Hilarie for grabbing her boob, Annamarie (who is also the wife of John Mulaney) piped up on Twitter and requested an apology from him for allegedly grabbing her ass at a Golden Globes after-party in 2014.
I would also love to get an apology from Ben Affleck who grabbed my ass at a Golden Globes party in 2014.
— Annamarie Tendler (@amtendler) October 11, 2017
Annamarie elaborated a little further, and it’s not just his hand that’s guilty of grossness.
He walked by me, cupped my butt and pressed his finger into my crack.
— Annamarie Tendler (@amtendler) October 11, 2017
I guess he tried to play it like he was politely moving me out of the way and oops touched my butt instead of my lower back?
— Annamarie Tendler (@amtendler) October 11, 2017
Like most women in these situations I didn't say anything but I have thought a lot about what I'd say if I ever saw him again.
— Annamarie Tendler (@amtendler) October 11, 2017
Broad City writer Jen Statsky co-signed Annamarie’s story and tweeted that she wasn’t the only victim of Ben’s hand that night.
I was also at this party and *multiple* friends had this same exact experience. https://t.co/GlSIllKqAJ
— Jen Statsky (@jenstatsky) October 11, 2017
What is it with slime bags and crack fingers? For what it’s worth, Ben was still very much with his then-wife Jennifer Garner when this allegedly happened.
Ben hasn’t responded to Annamarie’s allegations. I suppose for the time being we could just recycle his previous apology by replacing “Ms. Burton” with “Ms. Tendler.”
I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 11, 2017
One woman he won’t have to tweet a 9-word apology to is French Canadian TV host Anne-Marie Losique. Yesterday, this video resurfaced of Ben acting extremely sleazy during a 2004 interview with Anne-Marie.
Anne-Marie defended Ben in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, saying that the interview was taken out of context.
“This was for the camera. You have to understand that we have done dozens and dozens of interviews like that. It was for a show I was producing, so I was not at all a victim. When the cameras rolled, we would start to do that game. As soon as it stopped rolling, there was none of that. He never touched me in any improper way. He was very respectful, I must say.
But in this case, it is more of a delicate issue because of everything that is happening. I can’t say I am thrilled to have that interview mixed in with the other stories because I don’t think that is at all the same thing.”
Speaking of Harvey Weinstein, Anne-Marie also has a story about meeting with the alleged perv. She claims he once invited her to his hotel room during the Toronto International Film Festival. She says she didn’t go, because she knew he “was a player.”
Even though Anne-Marie swears everything Ben was doing during that interview was part of a game, I’m still cringing after watching it. Although I’m sure Ben Affleck is breathing a sigh of relief that Anne-Marie stepped in to explain that video so he didn’t have to. “See people? I was just acting! Sure, we all know that I probably wasn’t acting very hard, but still.”
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