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Steven Spielberg Accused Ben Affleck of Bullying His Younger Son: Report


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Properly, people, that is in all probability the final movie star feud of 2025, and it’s about as random as they arrive!

It appears that evidently Steven Spielberg has vowed by no means to work with Ben Affleck.

And the meat between the Oscar winners started with an alleged confrontation between Affleck and Spielberg’s younger son.

Ben Affleck attends the world premiere of 'The Accountant 2' during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 08, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Ben Affleck attends the world premiere of 'The Accountant 2' during the 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 08, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
Ben Affleck attends the world premiere of ‘The Accountant 2’ in the course of the 2025 SXSW Convention and Competition at The Paramount Theatre on March 08, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photograph by Marcus Ingram/Getty Pictures)

Throughout a current look on Stephen Baldwin’s “One Unhealthy Film” podcast, director Mike Binder revealed that he as soon as helped Spielberg develop a film known as Man About City, which was primarily based on a real-life dwelling invasion at Spielberg’s dwelling.

At one level, Ben was hooked up to star — however Spielberg slammed on the brakes and revealed that Affleck’s involvement can be a deal breaker for him.

“We make a deal that he’s gonna do it, we shake arms, he’ll do it,” Binder recalled (through The New York Publish).

“No. Can’t do it with him,” Spielberg reportedly mentioned. “We simply bombed with a film with him, he’s received that entire J. Lo factor occurring now, and I’ve different issues with him.

“My son was somewhat boy, he was taking part in within the pool, and he received out of the pool, and Ben got here in absolutely dressed, and my son pushed Ben into the pool,” Binder remembers Spielberg saying.

The bomb Spielberg appears to have been 2003’s Gigli.

Steven Spielberg attends the AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony honoring Francis Ford Coppola at Dolby Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, California.Steven Spielberg attends the AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony honoring Francis Ford Coppola at Dolby Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, California.
Steven Spielberg attends the AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony honoring Francis Ford Coppola at Dolby Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photograph by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Pictures)

“And Ben received actually mad at him, and he got here out of the pool and picked him up and threw him again into the pool, and made my son cry,” the director continued.

“I simply don’t prefer to work with him,” he reportedly defined.

“Plus, his final two films bombed. Discover any person else. Anybody however him. He’s chilly as hell.”

Binder says he didn’t inform Affleck the true purpose that he was faraway from the film — however Ben figured it out anyway.

“Ben calls me up, he says, ‘Did Steven Spielberg inform you I threw his child within the water? Is that what occurred? Is that why I’m not in your film?’” Binder recounted, including:

Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's "The Tender Bar" at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California.Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's "The Tender Bar" at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California.
Ben Affleck attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio’s “The Tender Bar” at TCL Chinese language Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photograph by Amy Sussman/Getty Pictures)

“I mentioned, ‘No, he didn’t say —’ ‘Sure he did! He advised you I threw his child within the water. That’s why I’m not on the film.’”

Finally Binder directed the film himself … and it went straight to DVD. So a tragic ending for all concerned.

Look, it’s been an eventful 12 months for Affleck — and we’re certain he doesn’t love that the pool story has resurfaced (pun supposed!) simply earlier than the vacations.

However he definitely doesn’t have any bother discovering work today — and we’re certain Ben will make one other large splash in 2026!

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