Stephen Colbert grills Ben Affleck on sexual misconduct allegations

Ben Affleck appeared on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert to promote the film Justice League, where Colbert directly asked Affleck about the aftermath of Harvey Weinstein – and about a few allegations against Affleck himself.

“What I was accused of by a woman was of touching her breast while giving her a hug,” Affleck said, referring to Hilarie Burton’s tweets from October. “I don’t remember it, but I absolutely apologized for it. I certainly don’t think she’s lying or making it up.”

“It’s just the kind of thing we have to, as men, I think, as we become more aware of this, be really, really mindful of our behavior and hold ourselves accountable and say, ‘If I was ever part of the problem, I want to change,” Affleck added. “I want to be part of the solution.’ And to not shy away from these awkward or strange encounters we might have had where we’re sort of navigating and not knowing.” Read more…

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