Ben Affleck has received a lot of attention over the past few days following his appearance at Netflix’s The Roast of Tom Brady at the Kia Forum on Sunday, May 5th.
The 46-year-old retired NFL star wasn’t the only one getting roasted that evening. The Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice actor was roasted online for his appearance, which many fans thought was the result of some very bad plastic surgery, as well as his actual roast, which fans described as “cringe” and “unhinged.”
Ben Affleck Gets Trolled Online Following Tom Brady Roast
Part of Affleck’s roast, which was streamed live on Netflix on Sunday night, involved him taking aim at Brady’s critics on social media. He said: “Fans have your back. You guys out there talking [expletive] all right, behind your [expletive] keyboard, that doesn’t make you a fan. That makes you a [expletive.] I can’t think of a more [expletive] up, dysfunctional, horrible working system designed to perpetually make people feel awful.”
Seems like he missed the point of the roast, which perhaps he realized himself before he sat down. After his long rant, the Tender Bar actor said: “I don’t think I’ll ever get this chance again. I’m probably never going to work again, actually, after tonight.”
"Ben Affleck going on an unhinged rant about fans on social media at the Tom Brady roast was not on my bingo card," wrote one fan on X, formerly Twitter. "Next time get somebody else to do it don't ever invite Ben Affleck nomo #TomBradyRoast," someone else said, as a third fan said Affleck's roast was a "car crash."
But that was only the beginning, as many, many other fans couldn't help but comment on his appearance. One X user said he was "hard launching a new face," while another said it looked like he was "fresh from a face lift" that left him "melty looking."
"Ben Affleck couldn't afford good plastic surgery? No wonder he seems so angry. That's permanent," another X user wrote. Another added: "Good lord. Ben Affleck looks like [expletive.] He seems high AF at this roast. And his face isn't articulating right after whatever plastic surgery he just had. Yikes."
"THIS is Ben Affleck? Why does his face look so different? It's almost like he had some nips & tucks done," noted another X user. "I know why we always think Ben Affleck is angry. He's had so much Botox... his face just doesn't move," joked another.
More Fan Comments About Ben Affleck's Appearance
"Why did @BenAffleck leave the stage after his segment? And... why doesn't he look like himself?" asked one confused fan on a Netflix X post about the roast. "Why does #BenAffleck look more like #ElonMusk in this clip?" questioned another, as a third wrote: "This Ben Affleck speech looks like an SNL actor is portraying Ben Affleck. Why [does] he look like that? Botox?"
"There's something wrong with this guy and his segment was totally cringe. He wasn't funny at all. He seems so angry," noted another fan on X, as another said: "What happened to Affleck? He looks so gaunt. I'm not trying to poke fun, I'm genuinely concerned for his health."
"Holy [expletive] so someone got [expletive] plastic surgery," thought one user. "Did Jerry Seinfeld get a face lift?" quipped another X user, as another wrote: "What happened to Ben? He looks old." "Someone tell Ben Affleck that comedy needs facial expressions. Dude needs to stay away from J-Lo's surgeon," joked another.
Other X users thought that there could have been more than cosmetic procedures to blame for Affleck's appearance at the roast. "Botox, new teeth or cocaine? Maybe all 3. Oh, and a huge dash of unhappy and anger," wrote one X user, as another thought: "Clearly hopped up on speed and Ozempic." Someone else said; "He definitely is on a substance, you can tell especially if you compare to other performances he has done."
