Studying Time: 3 minutes
Nicely, of us, that is most likely the final celeb feud of 2025, and it’s about as random as they arrive!
Plainly Steven Spielberg has vowed by no means to work with Ben Affleck.
And the meat between the Oscar winners started with an alleged confrontation between Affleck and Spielberg’s younger son.
Throughout a latest look on Stephen Baldwin’s “One Unhealthy Film” podcast, director Mike Binder revealed that he as soon as helped Spielberg develop a film known as Man About City, which was based mostly on a real-life dwelling invasion at Spielberg’s dwelling.
At one level, Ben was connected to star — however Spielberg slammed on the brakes and revealed that Affleck’s involvement could be a deal breaker for him.
“We make a deal that he’s gonna do it, we shake arms, he’ll do it,” Binder recalled (through The New York Publish).
“No. Can’t do it with him,” Spielberg reportedly stated. “We simply bombed with a film with him, he’s acquired that complete J. Lo factor happening now, and I’ve different issues with him.
“My son was slightly boy, he was taking part in within the pool, and he acquired out of the pool, and Ben got here in totally dressed, and my son pushed Ben into the pool,” Binder recollects Spielberg saying.
The bomb Spielberg appears to have been 2003’s Gigli.
“And Ben acquired actually mad at him, and he got here out of the pool and picked him up and threw him again into the pool, and made my son cry,” the director continued.
“I simply don’t prefer to work with him,” he reportedly defined.
“Plus, his final two films bombed. Discover someone else. Anybody however him. He’s chilly as hell.”
Binder says he didn’t inform Affleck the true purpose that he was faraway from the film — however Ben figured it out anyway.
“Ben calls me up, he says, ‘Did Steven Spielberg inform you I threw his child within the water? Is that what occurred? Is that why I’m not in your film?’” Binder recounted, including:
“I stated, ‘No, he didn’t say —’ ‘Sure he did! He advised you I threw his child within the water. That’s why I’m not on the film.’”
Finally Binder directed the film himself … and it went straight to DVD. So a tragic ending for all concerned.
Look, it’s been an eventful yr for Affleck — and we’re certain he doesn’t love that the pool story has resurfaced (pun supposed!) simply earlier than the vacations.
However he actually doesn’t have any bother discovering work nowadays — and we’re certain Ben will make one other massive splash in 2026!