For those who’re on the lookout for Hollywood star Ben Affleck to don a Yankees cap, do not maintain your breath.
The Good Will Looking star and the town of Boston are as synonymous collectively as peanut butter and jelly.
The Boston native is among the greatest Boston sports activities followers on the planet, particularly with regards to the Crimson Sox.
That’s the reason you’ll by no means see him rock a Yankees lid in any of his movies.
Simply ask David Fincher, director of Affleck’s hit film, Gone Woman.
Manufacturing of that movie 11 years in the past was stopped for 4 days on account of a disagreement between Affleck and Fincher on getting the actor to put on the Yankees hat.
Ultimately the 2 compromised on a New York Mets hat.
Showing on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, New Heights, Affleck shared with each Jason and Travis that carrying a Yankees hat is not ever going to occur.
“You famously refused to put on a Yankees hat within the film Gone Woman,” Jason mentioned.
“Is that this nonetheless one thing that you simply refuse to do on display screen?”
“Yeah, I’d not be involved in doing that,” Affleck answered.
“I haven’t got to do this. F*** that.
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“Additionally to be truthful, I used to be explaining to David [Fincher], like, he is an enormous soccer fan.
“He isn’t as tuned into baseball, proper? He is obsessive about soccer and Madden. The dude is the best Madden participant [David Fincher] that I’ve ever seen, which is f****** bizarre to me.
“However I used to be like, okay, I suppose he is nice at all the things. I used to be like, it is gonna be a distraction that you don’t need.
“A silly facet story about carrying a Yankees hat, belief me. I believe he was form of f****** with me.”
“That is f***** hilarious,” Travis responded.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star then put Affleck on the spot, and requested him if he would relatively put on a Chiefs hat or Philadelphia Eagles hat if he needed to.
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Affleck selected the Eagles.
The Dunkin’ Donuts aficionado could be very severe with regards to his Boston sports activities groups.
Even when he’s on set, it clearly exhibits that Affleck won’t ever be too large for his Boston roots.
And his hate for the Yankees won’t ever be compromised.