Harvey Weinstein’s longtime friend and collaborator Ben Affleck recently had his memory jogged with a blast from his past:
Shortly after McGowan accused Affleck of being more than aware of Weinstein’s horrific behavior, former “One Tree Hill” actor Hilarie Burton tweeted about an appearance Affleck made when she was hosting TRL in the early 2000’s and he grabbed her breast from behind.
Nice, huh?
Ben Affleck allegedly groped Hilarie Burton and now there's video. https://t.co/nXRLIYgep1 pic.twitter.com/BBfcw9MxJC
— Hayley Jones (@meetmissjoness) October 11, 2017
Here are Burton’s tweets about it (via Death and Taxes):
He also grabbed Hilarie Burton's breasts on TRL once. Everyone forgot though.
— Shanice Brim (@ShaniceBrim) October 10, 2017
I didn't forget.
— Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton) October 10, 2017
I’m so sorry that happened to you. It’s infuriating that people never bring up all the gross, predatory things he’s done.
— Shanice Brim (@ShaniceBrim) October 11, 2017
Seriously, thank you for that. I was a kid.
— Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton) October 11, 2017
I remember when that happened and never forgot about it. We see you. ❤️❤️❤️
— Shanice Brim (@ShaniceBrim) October 11, 2017
Girls. I'm so impressed with you brave ones. I had to laugh back then so I wouldn't cry. Sending love.
— Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton) October 11, 2017
Guess his disgusting behavior really started to weigh on his conscience, because he’s offered up this totally heartfelt apology. Just look at how heartfelt it is:
I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 11, 2017
You don’t have anything you’d like to add, Ben? For a guy so enamored of the sound of his own voice, you sure are terse on this.
Something less believable than your acting. https://t.co/IOEAxidAf4
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) October 11, 2017
Gonna need a bit more than this, have you said anything else to her and will there be a later statement?
— drop d nerd(jose) (@knightfaIl) October 11, 2017
Here's her twitter handle so you can apologize for real: @HilarieBurton https://t.co/SKYpV5JL4Y
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 11, 2017
But wait. What's the logic in THAT? He waited until some tweeter mentioned it and THEN apologized. Not super heroic AT ALL.
— Melody Cooper (@melodyMcooper) October 11, 2017
Oh, and then there’s this:
Lawwwwwd https://t.co/77zRIULi6q
— ENIKO DONT PLAY! (@turnandstomp) October 11, 2017
Ben Affleck asks reporter to ‘get them titties out’ in 2004 interview https://t.co/BkglTwaRYU pic.twitter.com/tbDL2zyzxI
— deathandtaxes (@DeathAndTaxes) October 11, 2017
More:
In light of Ben Affleck’s tepid rebuke of longtime collaborator Harvey Weinstein and the revelation that he groped actress Hilarie Burton on “TRL,”this 2004 interview on Canadian television promoting the Miramax film “Jersey Girl” looks especially damning.
“They would like the show better if you did it topless, wouldn’t they?” Affleck asks The Box reporter Anne-Marie Losique while he holds her on his lap. “That’s a lovely perfume you have on. You usually show a lot more cleavage than this, what’s the story?”
When she responds that it’s Sunday morning, Affleck really ups the creep ante.
“That never stopped you before, from getting them titties out,” the then 32-year-old Affleck said. “Who you trying to fool, Sunday morning? You should be in church with that rack on display.”
You should probably apologize to her while you're at it. https://t.co/pyw9hFr3Cj
— ?Maggie Scare-ota? (@maggieserota) October 11, 2017
In his statement yesterday, Affleck said — and we quote — “[we must] condemn this type of behavior when we see it.” Did Ben just not “see” it all those years ago when he was engaging in “unacceptable” behavior?
Why I hate the cultural axiom, “it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission”
Go fuck yourself, consensually, @BenAffleck. https://t.co/yxlqu7PhAo
— Young Nixon (@YoungDickNixon) October 11, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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