‘Justice League’ star Ben Affleck apologises to Hilarie Burton for acting ‘inappropriately’
Hollywood star Ben Affleck has apologised for an incident in 2003 in which he “acted inappropriately” towards actress Hilarie Burton.
Burton claimed Affleck, 45, groped her when she was a host of MTV’s TRL in 2003.
“I acted inappropriately toward Ms Burton and I sincerely apologise,” Affleck tweeted.
I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 11, 2017
The incident on TRL resurfaced after Affleck condemned the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein saying he was “saddened and angered” by claims of alleged sexual harassment and assault made against the movie mogul by some of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood.
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 10, 2017
After a fan suggested that Affleck should have “kept quiet,” another Twitter user wrote, “He also grabbed Hilarie Burton’s breasts on TRL once. Everyone forgot though.” The 35-year-old actress soon responded about the alleged 2003 incident, “I didn’t forget.”
I didn’t forget.
— Hilarie Burton (@HilarieBurton) October 10, 2017
The One Tree Hill alum then shared a clip of TRL outtakes in which she says, “He comes over and tweaks my left b**b,” apparently speaking about Affleck.
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