Ben Affleck has come under fire over an interview he gave in which he appeared to make light of the sexual harassment allegations that have dominated the entertainment news headlines lately.
The actor is currently starring as Batman in āJustice Leagueā, and was promoting the film alongside his co-stars on MTV when they were asked whether heād like to see any other superheroes join the squad.
Ben got things going by saying they needed āmore womenā, naming Black Canary as his choice, while Henry Cavill said heād like his Superman character to be joined by his female counterpart, Supergirl.
Cyborg actor Ray Fisher then chose comic book magician Zatanna as his dream addition, to which Ben suggested this was due to her āfishnetsā, after which the interviewer asked: āWhat would you get up to if you had, like, Supergirlā¦ joining the team?ā
Interrupting his co-stars, Ben joked: āAre you following the news at all?ā
And yeah, the rest of the castās faces pretty much say it all:
Ben has since been heavily criticised on social media for appearing to make light of such a serious issue, which has been a prevalent topic of conversation ever since accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein first came to light.
HuffPost UK has reached out to Ben Affleckās representative for further comment.
Since the allegations against Weinstein were first published in the New York Times, actress Rose McGowan criticised Ben Affleck over his response, suggesting he was ālyingā when he said heād been unfamiliar with the accusations made against Weinstein.
She went on to claim sheād told him herself of the producerās unacceptable behaviour.
The Batman actor was also forced to apologise when footage of him groping an MTV presenter on āTRLā resurfaced.