Ben Affleck

Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck file divorce petitions

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck filed divorce petitions Thursday, the first step in formally ending their marriage more than a year after they publicly declared their relationship was over. The actors both filed divorce petitions in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences and seeking joint custody of their three children, who range from 5 to 11. The filingsRead more

Undergone treatment for alcoholism

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Hollywood star Ben Affleck announced on Facebook that he has undergone treatment to combat alcoholism, as he acknowledged his ongoing struggle with the condition. The Oscar-winning actor and director cited his children as a major motivation to pursue treatment, in order to "live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be." "I have completed treatment forRead more

Joe Manganiello hopes his bad man will be accepted in ‘The Batman’

Hollywood - ArabToday

Actor Joe Manganiello, who essays the villainous character Deathstroke in the upcoming film The Batman, is hoping his fans will root for his portrayal of the character. “This is my character, an exciting one, and has the capacity I think, to be a great villain. And what all the great ones can do is polarise an audience. When I was aRead more

Ben Affleck braces for ‘entertaining’ Trump presidency

London - Arab Today

Ben Affleck is an optimist. The Hollywood star thinks the next four years will at least be interesting after watching President-elect Donald Trump’s first press conference. “I didn’t get to watch the entire news conference although what I did see of it, I was quite entertained by. I think it will be an entertaining four years,” he said at theRead more

Trump presidency will be ‘entertaining’ says Ben Affleck

London - ArabToday

’Scheduling’ is a problem for Damon

Toronto - Arab Today

Actor and producer Matt Damon says scheduling prevented him from starring in “Manchester by the Sea,” a film about a man consumed by grief over the death of his brother and who is made legal guardian of a teenage nephew. Casey Affleck, brother of actor Ben Affleck, was chosen instead to star in the film, which Damon supervised from itsRead more

'Batman v Superman' pows box office with $166m debut

Los Angeles - AFP

Two iconic superheroes zapped the opposition as "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" leapt to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend with $166 million, industry data showed Monday. That mammoth haul made it the best March and Easter weekend launch ever and the seventh-biggest domestic opening weekend of all-time, industry journal Variety said. StarringRead more