‘It certainly wasn’t me’: Casey Affleck CONFIRMS he didn’t throw away Ana de Armas cutout after her split with his brother Ben
Casey Affleck on Thursday denied that he disguised himself earlier this week at his brother Ben Affleck’s house, dressed as a landscaper who threw a cardboard figure of Ana de Armas in the trash after Ben’s breakup with the actress.
“No, I am not,” the 45-year-old actor told ET correspondent Rachel Smith on Thursday. ‘A lot of people sent that picture to me and I wanted to tweet a joke, a comment or something.
And then I couldn’t think of one and a joke didn’t seem appropriate. And I don’t have Twitter, so that wasn’t going to work. But it certainly wasn’t me. ‘
The latest: Casey Affleck, 45, denied on Thursday that he was disguised earlier this week at his brother Ben Affleck’s house, dressed as a landscaper who threw a cardboard figure of Ana de Armas in the trash after Ben’s breakup with the actress
The Academy Award-winning actor told the outlet that he couldn’t even confirm the celeb couple’s breakup by saying, “ I can’t even really tell if they broke up for good or whatever. I would leave that to them to talk to. ‘
The Manchester By the Sea star, without going into details, pointed out the pressure on ‘people in relationships’ as a result of the coronavirus blocking that was implemented last March amid the spread of the pandemic.
“The reality is, I think this year has been very difficult for people in relationships,” Affleck said. ‘I wouldn’t know because I was single, but I bet there are a lot of people out there who, you know, it was challenging for relationships.
And I think Ana is just the sweetest, funniest, smartest, most charming person. I think she will have no problem meeting someone else. ‘
Praise: Casey called the Armas “just the sweetest, funniest, brightest, most charming person.” She was snapped in Paris last year
Loyal: Casey said he would “be there to help Ben through, but I don’t think he’s going to have any problems”; Affleck got cracked in LA last year
Popular: The idea that it was the Oscar winner who threw the cutout led to chat on Twitter
The father of two – sons of 16-year-old Indiana and 13-year-old Atticus, with ex Summer Phoenix, 42 – told the outlet that he has ‘no idea’ whether his sibling and the actress will get back together. “I’m sorry if it doesn’t work.”
He continued: ‘I think she’s a catch in every way. And I’ll be there to help Ben through it, but I don’t think he’s going to have any problems. My advice to them would be like, “Yeah, think about it for a long time because quarantine is no fun when you’re single.” ‘
The Massachusetts native praised De Armas’s work in the upcoming film Blonde, saying the actress could “ win an Oscar next year ” for her work in the Andrew Dominik-directed film, which also features Bobby Cannavale and Adrien Brody. to be seen.
“I saw her perform as Marilyn Monroe in this movie called Blonde, which didn’t come out, and I bet she’ll take any prize,” Affleck said. ‘She’s going to have a good year. I’m not too worried about her. ‘