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Is Ben Affleck back in rehab? The Justice League star appears ‘disorientated’ and ‘stumbling’ after visiting Buddhist centre
Ben Affleck was spotted returning to a residential rehab facility with his arm around a woman (Pictu..
Ben Affleck appears to have returned to a residential rehab facility as he continues to battle through his struggle with alcohol addiction.
The Oscar-winner was filmed looking ‘disorientated and stumbling’ at a treatment centre in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The Batman actor was seen with two women as he left the rehab facility for a visit to a Buddhist centre and returned with the same women just before 9:30pm.
Affleck has previously chaperoned by hired sober coaches in his determined bid to stay sober.
However, in the video clip, the Justice League star can be seen being supported by one woman. According to reports, the woman removed Affleck’s arm from her shoulder when she noticed photographers.
It is not known whether these women are his hired sober coaches.
The actor has been attending a rehab centre for daily out-patient sessions over the last few months after he revealed in March that he had finished treatment for alcohol addiction and substance abuse.
A source told DailyMail.com that after visiting the Buddist centre, 45-year-old Affleck made his curfew in time.
‘When he came out he had his arm around the girl and they rode in his car together,’ said the source..
Ben has recently been embroiled in the sexual abuse scandal that has riddled Hollywood as Hilarie Burton accused the star of inappropriately touching her breasts during an interview.
And ex-wife Jennifer Garner is reportedly ‘heartbroken’ after he was then forced to apologise for groping the actress in 2003.
Garner shares three children (Violet, 11, Seraphina, eight, and Sam, five) with her ex-husband Ben, and the couple ended their relationship in 2015 after 10 years of marriage.
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Ben Affleck for a comment
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‘Antebellum’ has a ‘Get Out’ vibe, but doesn’t live up to its twist
“Antebellum” is built around a provocative twist, and it’s a good one — as well as one that definite..
“Antebellum” is built around a provocative twist, and it’s a good one — as well as one that definitely shouldn’t be spoiled even a little. Once that revelation is absorbed, however, the movie becomes less distinctive and inspired, reflecting an attempt to tap into the zeitgeist that made “Get Out” a breakthrough, without the same ability to pay off the premise.
Originally destined for a theatrical run, the movie hits digital platforms trumpeting a “Get Out” pedigree in its marketing campaign, since there’s an overlap among the producing teams.
More directly, the film marks the directing debut of Gerard Bush + Christopher Renz, who have championed social-justice issues through their advertising work. The opening script features a quote from author William Faulkner, whose intent will eventually become clearer: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
If that sounds like a timely means of drawing a line from the horrors of slavery to the racism of today, you’ve come to the right place.
The story begins on a plantation, where the brutal overseers carry out grisly punishments against those tilling the fields. A few have just tried to escape, led by Veronica (Janelle Monae), and they pay a heavy price for their resistance, which does nothing to curb her defiance.
Also written by Bush + Renz, the script take too long before revealing what makes “Antebellum” different, but the middle portion — a “The Twilight Zone”-like phase when it’s hard to be sure exactly what’s going on — is actually the film’s strongest. (Even the trailer arguably gives away too much, so the less one knows, the better.)
The final stretch, by contrast, veers into more familiar thriller territory, and feels especially rushed toward the end, leaving behind a host of nagging, unanswered questions. That provides food for thought, but it’s also what separates the movie from something like “Get Out,” which deftly fleshed out its horror underpinnings.
Although the filmmakers (in a taped message) expressed disappointment that the movie wasn’t making its debut in theaters, in a strange way, the on-demand format somewhat works in its favor. In the press notes, Bush says the goal was “to force the audience to look at the real-life horror of racism through the lens of film horror. We’re landing in the middle of the very conversations that we hoped ‘Antebellum’ would spur.”
“Antebellum” should add to that discussion, so mission accomplished on that level. Monae is also quite good in her first leading film role (she did previously star in the series “Homecoming’s” second season), but otherwise, most of the characters remain underdeveloped.
