Overview
- Matt Damon appeared with Ben Affleck on The Joe Rogan Experience while promoting their Netflix film The Rip.
- Responding to Joe Rogan’s description of cancellation, Damon said public backlash can last “in perpetuity” and “follow you to the grave.”
- Damon suggested some people would rather serve an 18‑month jail term to mark closure than face unending online condemnation.
- The conversation revisited Damon’s 2021 remarks about a slur, after which he clarified to Variety that he does not use slurs and voiced support for the LGBTQ+ community.
- Coverage notes his career continued with roles in Air and Oppenheimer, with a lead turn in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey expected later this year.