#ben-affleck

#ben-affleck

Together with a small team of engineers, researchers and creatives, I began filming a proprietary dataset on a controlled soundstage with all the familiarities of a full production. We also built in restraints to protect creative intent, so the tools are designed for responsible exploration while keeping creative decisions in the hands of artists.

The Rip is the Netflix thriller of the moment, and frankly, it's a very good one. It's a new R-rated affair with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, in which the two Boston sons play corrupt Miami cops who wrestle over the seizure of $20 million in cartel money. It isn't a cinematic revolution by any stretch. But if you're mindlessly browsing Netflix and need something spicy to keep you from doomscrolling, The Rip is just what the doctor ordered.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

"I don't want to get anybody in trouble. I don't know what this is," Affleck stuttered when Access Hollywood asked him about Barlow. "Like, prove somebody right or wrong?" It's fair for him not to remember meeting her, considering Affleck has probably met a ton of people in his lifetime and isn't a Housewives fan. The journalist then showed a photo of Barlow to Affleck, and it still wasn't ringing any bells. "It doesn't look familiar to me, and I don't remember anything," he added.

She then introduces herself as "the Value Affleck" with "twice the personality for half the price." Like a true family, Jen starts to roast her Cousin Ben for being "so dated" and a "weathered 53" before the camera pans to Ben in the drive-thru.

The pair delisted their shared SoCal mansion after more than a year on the market without a buyer, indicating challenges in selling the high-profile property.