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Ben Affleck sets the record straight on rumors he wore a prosthetic during a full-frontal nude scene in a new Variety interview.
THE missing girl The actor sparked speculation while filming a shower scene with co-star Rosamund Pike in the 2014 thriller.
Affleck also praised his two “incredible” ex-wives Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez during the interview.
Ben Affleck finally sets the record straight on a NSFW scene in his thriller missing girl12 years after the release of the award-winning film. In a new interview with Variety published on October 7, Argo The actor revealed he went completely au naturel during his viral nude shower scene with co-star Rosamund Pike.
Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck at the premiere of “Gone Girl” at the New York Film Festival on September 26, 2014.
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“I wasn’t wearing any prosthetics,” Affleck told the reporter, confirming he bared all during the full-frontal scene. He also clarified: “I’ve only worn one in a movie, Hollywoodland. It was a nose.” Goodwill Hunting The star has only done one full-frontal scene in his decades-long Hollywood career, but he said director David Fincher was a big part of his decision to make it a premiere.
“I was willing to do anything for him. Like be naked,” he told Letterboxd the day before in an October 6 interview. The 54-year-old star raved about his experience, adding: “Working with David has been the great privilege of my life. He is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.”
Ben Affleck on the “Animals” red carpet on October 4, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico
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Affleck has been full of praise for his two ex-wives, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez, speaking about their ability to monetize their personalities outside of their film and music careers.
“Now you have your social media identity. You work to grow it,” he said, adding, “I’ve seen Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner do incredible work cultivating and increasing value in these spaces. Don’t think it’s not real work. I couldn’t do it. What am I going to do, unbox something?”
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at the screening of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” on October 6, 2025 in New York.
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However, Affleck — who finalized his divorce from Lopez in February 2025 — said he believed the “On the Floor” singer was overlooked for her talents come awards season, particularly in her film. Kiss of the Spider Woman.
“I’m biased. I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for what she can do. What I’ve found with awards is that sometimes the degree of commercial success of things doesn’t always match my tastes. It’s part of this weird, subjective business where people bring a lot of their own work. I don’t always think the right person won the right award,” he said.
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