Why the Heck Did Ben Affleck Go So Crazy on Bill Simmons’ HBO Show?
Bill Simmons’ new HBO show Any Given Wednesday debuted last night with Ben Affleck going absolutely berserk over… the Tom Brady Deflategate controversy? That’s a strange phrase to type, and it’s an even stranger segment to watch.
During the chat with Simmons—and “chat” is a generous term, since it was mostly Simmons chiming in with a nod and few words every now and then—Affleck dropped f-bomb after f-bomb, calling the NFL’s decision to suspend New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for a quarter of the upcoming season “so fucking stupid” and “the ultimate bullshit fucking outrage of sports ever.” (For those wondering, Brady has been suspended for allegedly deflating footballs prior to the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts in 2015. It was probably the Ideal Gas Law that did the deflating.)
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