Ben Affleck Blasts 'High School Bullying' of 'Digger,' Says We Shouldn't 'Punish Movies That Take Risks'
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{"epilogue": "Ben Affleck defended the Tom Cruise film Digger following its box office failure and the celebration of that flop. He criticized the reaction as high school bullying, warning that punishing risk-taking films would only lead studios to produce homogenized movies."}
Epilogue added 20d ago, after coverage quieted.
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