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Ben Affleck Says 13-Year-Old Son Asked for $100 Sports Bet on Kimmel

He framed the story through a family history with illegal bookmaking, emphasizing a work-first parenting approach.

Overview

  • Affleck told Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 5 that his son Samuel recently asked for $100 to bet on sports.
  • He recounted that his father worked as a small-time bookie tied to New England Patriots bets and said it was illegal at the time.
  • Affleck shares three children — Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13 — with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
  • He has stressed that his kids must earn luxuries, recalling a prior refusal to buy Samuel $6,000 Dior Air Jordan 1 sneakers.
  • The disclosures accompanied promotion for Affleck’s film The Rip, which is set to stream on Netflix on January 16.