Ben Affleck empathises with Britney Spears over paparazzi frenzy

Actor Ben Affleck shares his views on the paprazzi culture and said that he empathises with singer Britney Spears for her experience with paparazzi frenzy reported PeopleThe Accountant 2 star shared on an episode of the This Past Weekend w Theo Von podcast as quoted by People that he particularly had compassion for what Britney Spears had to go through at the peak of the paparazzi frenzyA long time ago years and years ago I really had a lot of empathy for Britney Spears because I remember it seemed like I mean shes not someone I knew or hung out with but just like everybody else you see all this s that comes through Affleck 52 recalled as quoted by PeopleHe continued But having had my own experiences myself I knew these are people who are following her around at a time where she may or may not have been having difficulty as quoted by PeopleThe actor said that he didnt know what Spears 43 was dealing with at the time since he didnt know her but he did understand the cycle of having people harangue you and yell at you and hassle you and follow you to create a tizzy as quoted by PeopleThe actor has been in the entertainment industry for decadesActor and filmmaker Ben Affleck recalled meeting Kevin Costner alongside Matt Damon when they were working as extrasAffleck and Damon started their career in the entertainment industry as film extras During their recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Affleck responded to Kevin stating he recalled him and Damon while they were working on the 1989 film Field of Dreams as per The Hollywood ReporterField of Dreams is a 1989 sports fantasy drama film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson and based on Canadian novelist W P Kinsellas 1982 novel Shoeless JoeThe film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends including Shoeless Joe Jackson Ray Liotta and the Chicago Black Sox Amy Madigan James Earl Jones and Burt Lancaster in his final film role also starKevin is being kind saying he remembers us because we were not memorable he said adding Its sweet of him to say that but Im pretty sure he remembers the actors with linesBen Affleck is known for his roles in movies like Good Will Hunting Argo and othersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params