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Matt Damon ‘Can’t Imagine Living Under’ the Same Press Scrutiny as Ben Affleck: ‘We’ve Had Parallel Careers’ but ‘I’m Fortunate’ to Be Excused From That

Matt Damon says he "can't imagine" having a career where the tabloid press scrutinizes him in the same way they do his longtime friend Ben Affleck.

Matt Damon recently said on the “Radio Times Podcast”(via People) that he “can’t imagine” having to deal with the scrutiny from the press that his friend and longtime collaborator Ben Affleck has faced over the years. Damon credits his “boring” marriage as a major reason the Hollywood press has remained less intrusive in his life compared to Affleck, whose relationship with Jennifer Lopez continues to feed the tabloid machine. Affleck and Damon most recently shared the screen in last year’s “Air” and have a handful of film projects in development together, including “RIP,” a new Netflix thriller from writer and director Joe Carnahan, and a movie that tackles Hulk Hogan’s infamous legal battle against Gawker.

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