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Actor Ben Affleck Criticizes Political Climate
Ben Affleck, who plays a mayoral candidate in his new film 'Animals,' has expressed dissatisfaction with the current political climate. The actor says he finds running for public office 'very depressing' and believes it would be an 'awful job.'
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The Hill
Ben Affleck says running for public office "has no appeal" to him because he finds the political world "very depressing." The "Gone Girl" star, who plays a Los Angeles mayoral candidate in his new movie "Animals," shot down talk of making a real-life jump from Hollywood to the campaign trail in an i
2026-10-07 15:43 UTC