Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reflected on their close bond ahead of their on-screen reunion in the upcoming movie, The Rip. In a recent interview, the duo shared how they’ve supported each other through personal and professional challenges over the years.
Matt Damon talks about helping Ben Affleck
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently sat down for The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM on Monday, January 12. During the candid conversation, the longtime friends and collaborators opened up about their enduring partnership.
At one point during the interview, host Howard Stern asked the actors about how they navigated their personal struggles, mentioning Affleck’s divorce and battle with alcohol addiction. Asking Damon directly, Stern asked, “Could you go to Ben and say, ‘I’m here to help you?’”
Damon replied, “Oh, yeah, our relationship isn’t affected by what people are saying,” adding, “I was there for all of it.” Affleck responded, “That means a lot to me. That’s sort of what a real friend is.”
Stern went on to describe their close relationship as akin to “a great romance” and “real love.” “It’s definitely love,” Affleck agreed, adding, “Especially as a young guy, the really intense love relationships you have with other young men who you’re really loyal to and really close to and who you grew up with, and a lot of times those relationships are lifelong.”
“I think as young men at least, we were much more … We understood better how important these pure friendships were, and what they meant to us and how they kind of define your identity as early as high school,” the Gone Girl star continued (via Page Six).
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star together in the upcoming action thriller, The Rip, written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The movie follows a group of Miami cops who begin to question their allegiance after discovering a stash of millions of dollars. The Rip premieres on Netflix on Friday, January 16.
