Ben Affleck has blamed his relationship with Jennifer Lopez for his career slump.
Washington, Oct 2 : Ben Affleck has blamed his relationship with Jennifer Lopez for his career slump.
The actor, who dated J Lo from 2002 - 2004, has revealed that his high profile romance with the singer/actress hurt his career, as the media glare on the couple had eclipsed his silver screen appearances.
"It was probably bad for my career. What happens in this sort of bleed-over from the tabloids across your movie work," People quoted him, as telling Details magazine.
"I ended up in an unfortunate crosshair position where I was in a relationship and [the media] mostly lied and inflated a bunch of salacious stuff for the sake of selling magazines. And I paid a certain price for that. Then, in concert with some movies that didn't work..." he added.
But, leaving his low days behind, the 'Pearl Harbour' star is now hoping for success with his directorial debut 'Gone Baby Gone,' which revolves around the kidnapping of a young girl.
"There's something really great about directing. I feel like [Gone Baby Gone] is a linchpin for my life. My career. I have a lot riding on it. I want it to work. Badly. I mean, a****** movie comes out on 2,800 screens? I've been there and it's embarrassing," he said.
Affleck is now married to actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he has a two-year-old daughter, Violet.
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