Former Batman actor Ben Affleck responded to his recent sobriety setback at a Halloween party this weekend that was caught on video.
Ben Affleck has been battling alcoholism for quite sometime and even checked into rehab for treatment multiple times. After departing his Batman role, Ben Affleck has been turning his life around by getting in shape and staying sober for over a year. Over the weekend, Ben Affleck was caught outside of a Hollywood Halloween party in a video from TMZ. The video showed Ben Affleck stumbling in the street while wearing a white skull mask, appearing intoxicated.
On Monday, TMZ caught up with former Batman Ben Affleck, who responded to the recent sobriety setback. Ben Affleck seemed to be in good spirits and had this to say regarding what happened over the weekend:
“You know, it happens. Just slipped, but I’m not going to let it derail me.”
Ben Affleck was last seen as Batman in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Here is the official synopsis for the movie:
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg, Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Ciaran Hinds as Steppenwolf, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Amber Heard as Mera, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner James Gordon, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor.
Justice League is now available on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD. Stay tuned for the latest news on regarding Ben Affleck and the future of Batman on the big screen.
Source: TMZ
