On Sunday night's three-hour live Netflix comedy Tom Brady, Ben Affleck made a surprise appearance near the top of the show to affix other A-listers in hurling shots on the retired soccer legend.
But Affleck ended up receiving some pretty harsh comments for his “pathetic,” “unhinged” appearance on “The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady.” People had rather a lot to say about Affleck's tirade against Brady's social media critics, in addition to the 51-year-old actor's physical appearance, speculating that his shiny, smooth face should be the results of cosmetic surgery and the possible pressure he endured from it image-conscious wife Jennifer Lopez had exercised.
Even Affleck realized in real time that his mortified speech intended to honor Brady won’t have been well received, either by the audience on the Kia Forum in Los Angeles or by viewers streaming the event.
“I don’t think I’ll ever get this probability again. In fact, after tonight, I'll probably never work again,” the “Argo” star said.
Certainly, Affleck's complaint-filled speech on the Grill made as many headlines overnight as Kim Kardashian's, with the truth star enduring an extended and loud chorus of boos before she could even begin to talk.
Affleck began hurling profanities almost as soon as he took the rostrum, directing his ire at social media users who he said were hiding behind anonymity to criticize Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion .
“The fans have your back,” said Boston-raised Affleck, who’s an avid New England Patriots fan and a longtime friend of Brady. “You people out there talking (expletive) behind your keyboard, that doesn't make you a fan. That makes you a (expletive).”
Affleck also addressed the undeniable fact that Brady and other skilled athletes should read mean comments online although they did their best on the sphere.
“I can't imagine a more (expletive) sophisticated, dysfunctional, and horrible work system designed to make people feel terrible all the time,” Affleck shouted to the audience.
Affleck is actually right on the subject of toxic online discourse, but he called for a few of that discourse to be thrown his way.
“Ben Affleck ranting wildly about fans on social media during the Tom Brady roast was not on my bingo card,” one person said wrote on X.
Another user compared Affleck's speech to a automobile crash,” while a third wrote: “Next time you ask another person to do it, never invite Ben Affleck called #TomBradyRoast.”
Far more social media comments addressed Affleck's appearance, speculating that he may have received surgical enhancements ahead of Monday night's Netflix roast and Met Gala. Lopez is co-chairing the gala and is expected to turn heads by walking the red carpet in a gorgeous outfit, likely with Affleck, her fourth husband, as a companion.
“Ben Affleck’s facelift looks crazy,” he said a personwhile one other added, “Ben Affleck couldn’t afford good plastic surgery? No wonder he seems so angry. This is permanent.”
“THIS is Ben Affleck?” another person said: according to Daily Mail. “Why does his face look so different? It’s almost like he had a few little things done.”
Another person noted Lopez's emphasis on always looking well-groomed in public, but suggested that Affleck had taken his wife's concerns too far, the Daily Mail also reported. “Someone told Ben Affleck that comedy needs facial expressions. “That guy needs to stay away from JLO’s surgeon,” someone said.
Others commented on Affleck's overall performance at the Brady Roast, with one person saying, “Ben Affleck was TERRIBLE.”
In his speech, Affleck noted that he himself has long been the target of harsh online comments, particularly during the “sad Affleck” period in his personal and professional life. He referred to people making “(expletive) memes” out of him, “looking (expletive) despondent” while a Simon and Garfunkel song played in the background.
Affleck also said he knows what it's like to be a celebrity, dealing with professional setbacks but still having to “confer with the cameras.” “Even in my business, even while you do 'Justice League' … there's a worldwide press tour,” he said.
Perhaps Affleck's appearance at the roast was his way of trolling the trolls by predicting that if he was angry, he would get a reaction, even a negative one. With Affleck's recent projects, he has shown a confidence in his sometimes difficult public persona.
Those projects include his appearance in Lopez's documentary “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” which focuses on their relationship. In the documentary, Affleck admitted that he needed to learn to follow his wife's urge to make facets of their private life public.
In a slightly good-humored way, the Oscar winner poked fun at his have to reinvent himself after marrying Lopez by filming an prolonged Dunkin Donuts industrial that aired through the Super Bowl. In the industrial, Affleck makes himself out to be the hapless star of a boy band that features Brady and his other longtime friend Matt Damon, and he makes a idiot of himself when he tries to rap and dance.
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