Oct 23, 2008 ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration. A longtime thief, planning his next job, tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to an earlier heist, and a hellbent f. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over radical islam. A prominent american actor ben affleck, has launched a defense of islam on a us talk show. During an interview to promote justice league, ben affleck appeared to joke about the sexual harassment allegations engulfing hollywood and himself. Ben affleck and bill maher engage in highlycharged debate. Ben afflecks deleted finding your roots segment shows. Benjamin geza affleckboldt born august 15, 1972 is an american actor and filmmaker. However, on the set of bill mahers liberal tv show i dont even know the name, he was seething. Ben affleck appeared on real time with bill maher, alongside former rnc chairman michael steele, pulitzer prizewinning journalist nicholas. Matt damon apologises for saying diversity only matters in. T he latest episode of bill mahers hbo show real time. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over. He went on to appear in several television shows, including the pbs educational programs the voyage of the mimi 1984 and the second voyage of the mimi.
Ben affleck slams bill maher for racist, ugly views in. An interview from 2004 shows a reporter sitting on his lap. The atheist maher called out his fellow liberals for not. Affleck defends muslims on american tv show arab news. His first screen appearance was a minor part in the independent film the dark end of the street 1981. You might call it a liberal dose of highlycharged political fireworks. Hollywood alister ben affleck has delivered a spirited defense of muslims worldwide on a tv talk show hosted by a fellow liberal with little time. American actor ben affleck defends islam during a tv show. Earlier this week, the actor sparked a twitter backlash after the season premiere of project greenlight his filmmaking reality series with ben affleck showed him telling africanamerican producer effie brown dear white people that diversity only.
Tv host annemarie losique is defending ben afflecks conduct from their flirty 2004 interview, which resurfaced on wednesday, october 11 kate winslet, more stars speak out. Benjamin geza affleckboldt is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Ben affleck gets into heated debate with bill maher about. Afflecks visceral response the normalization of bigotry towards islam and muslims, on full display on the october 3rd episode of real time with bill. If there is any justice, ben afflecks two daughters and son will convert to islam and the daughters will wear burqas or niqabs. He also has both a moral compass and the courage to use it. The value of actor ben afflecks recent outbursts in defense of islam on hbos real time is that here, in one 10minute segment, we have all the leftistliberal bromides used whenever islam is. His accolades include two academy awards and three golden globe awards.
He went on to appear in several television shows, including the pbs educational programs the voyage of the mimi 1984 and the second voyage of the mimi 1988, and an episode of the abc afterschool. He began his career as a child when he starred in the pbs educational series the voyage of the mimi 1984, 1988. On friday, bill maher and ben affleck got into a heated debate on the question of radical islam. Bill maher and ben affleck engaged in a heated debate over radical islam and islamophobia on fridays broadcast of real time on hbo. In the weeks since bill maher and ben affleck fought over islam. Ben affleck celebrity profile check out the latest ben affleck photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Actor ben affleck takes on racist antimuslim comment more the gone girl star engages in a lively debate with bill maher, criticizing the stereotyping of muslims. His mother, chris anne nee boldt, is a school teacher, and his father, timothy byers affleck, is a social worker. But since the quran says far worse things about nonmuslims than maher or harris say about muslims, why doesnt affleck condemn the quran. The film was a commercial success, but received a mixed response from critics. The actor has won praise on social media for accusing both men of religious stereotyping while discussing islam with them on mahers hbo. One of mahers guests, actor ben affleck, called his remarks gross and racist. Watch ben affleck ask canadian reporter to go topless in. Ben affleck takes on racist antimuslim comment youtube.
Tv host defends ben affleck after flirty 2004 video resurfaces. The fact that affleck directed the movie about the american hostages in iran who were imprisoned for 444 days by muslims, for which he won an academy award, is disgusting. Ben affleck and bill maher are both wrong about islamic. Ben affleck on capitol hill, february 2014 mark wilsongetty images bill maher and sam harris are the exception to liberal relativism. The gone girl star appeared on real time with bill maher. Fox news host bill hemmer defended bill maher over ben affleck. Actor matt damon has been forced to apologise for his comments about movie industry diversity, after they led to a storm of criticism online. Ben affleck, jennifer aniston and drew barrymore lead the starstudded cast of this romantic comedy. The atheist maher called out his fellow liberals for not standing up to.
Ben thinks that an attack on islam is an attack on islamic people. After a slick set up and fairly interesting action the payoff fails to deliver in an embarrassingly subpar effort. Ben affleck calls bill mahers views on islam gross and racist affleck sparred with the real time host on friday night, speaking out against islamaphobia. Ben affleck has apologized for groping hilarie burton during a 2003 appearance on total request live celebs fight back on twitter. An exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck.
Elvis mitchell of the new york times said affleck was lost in the role. Ben affleck apologizes for groping hilarie burton on trl. From jack ryan to batman, ben affleck has played a variety of memorable characters over his near 40year career. He may not be the hero we want but hes the hero the muslim world needs.
Ben afflecks appearance on bill mahers real time turned into a heated discussion when maher and author sam harris voiced opinions on. Ben affleck calls bill mahers views on islam gross and. Rightwing media attack imam ben affleck for defence of islam. The testy exchange went viral, prompting an important debate about the relationship between religion and. Ben was conflating islam, the ideology, with muslim, an individual who selfidentifies as following all or part of the islamic ideology, and brown, a phenotype that is sometimes called a race because ben lacks the ability to differentiate between islam, the ideology, muslim, a follower of all or part of islam. Attending real time with bill maher to promote his new film, affleck got caught up in a heated argument on islam and objected to the racist opinions of the tv host, sam harris. Ben affleck angrily defends islam against bill mahersam. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real. Oct 06, 2014 a reallife drama between actor ben affleck and hbo host bill maher unfolded on live television sunday night. The value of actor ben affleck s recent outbursts in defense of islam on hbos real time is that here, in one 10minute segment, we have all the leftistliberal bromides used whenever islam is. He is of mostly english, irish, german, and scottish ancestry. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck seems so amiable in his movies.
Bill maher and his guests sam harris, ben affleck, michael steele and nicholas. Sam and bill are attacking the doctrine that leads those few muslims to commit violence and other non violent muslims to wish to prosecute non muslims for doing things against the muslim religion e. Daily show correspondent hasan minhaj reveals bill maher. Ben has a younger brother, actor casey affleck, who was born in 1975. Ben affleck blasts bill maher for racist views on islam. Actor ben affleck takes on racist antimuslim comment. The latest media debate about islam stems from american chat show host bill mahers criticism of islam, and the surprisingly passionate response of ben affleck, oscarwinning actor and director.
Affleck is also a coward who kowtows to the phony prophet and the sham islam religion which is no religion at all but murder, rape, and faithless people. How about more than a billion people who arent fanatical, who dont punch women, who just want to go to school, have some sandwiches, pray 5 times a day, and dont do any of the things youre saying of all muslims. Rosie odonnell may have worried about the threat of radical christianity, but ben afflecks defense of islam thrilled the view host on monday, prompting her to tout the actor as a presidential candidate. Maher and author sam harris argued that liberals were backing away from criticizing islams stance on womens and lgbt rights because people. Mahers general point was that fundamentalist views are highly prevalent in predominantly muslim.
Ben afflecks contribution to the debate proves you dont need to be a specialist to recognise racis. Apparently affleck had come to the show somewhat prepared to attack harris. Oct 03, 2014 bill maher and ben affleck engaged in a heated debate over radical islam and islamophobia on fridays broadcast of real time on hbo. Oct, 2014 an exmuslims open letter to bill maher and ben affleck by hazem farraj on october, 2014 in spiritual editors note. Oct 08, 2014 rightwing commentators have lined up to criticise ben affleck for his defence of moderate islam on a us talk show affleck accused tv host bill maher and author sam harris of gross and. His middle name, geza, is after a hungarian family friend who was a holocaust survivor. Oct 16, 2015 ben affleck has backed the muslim community. Ben afflecks greatgreatgreat grandfather benjamin cole owned 25 slaves, according to the deleted segment of finding your roots that affleck himself. Ben affleck melts down debating islam with sam harris and. In a debate about islam on hbos real time on friday, actor ben affleck was offended by the idea from sam harris that liberalism has failed to characterize radical islam as a threat.
Ben affleck has attacked tv host bill mahers opinions on islam after the pair clashed during a debate on friday. Rosie odonnell may have worried about the threat of radical christianity, but ben affleck s defense of islam thrilled the view host on monday, prompting her to tout the actor as a presidential candidate. Ben affleck is no expert on islam or religion, but he knows a bully when he sees one. Ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam the gone girl star appeared on fridays real time with bill maher, and the two sparred when affleck felt maher and guest sam. Ben affleck has won praise for accusing tv host bill maher and author sam harris for what he called gross and racist depictions of islam during a televised debate appearing on hbo. American actor and filmmaker benjamin geza affleckboldt was born on august 15, 1972 in berkeley. Matt damon sends fax of bare butt to ben affleck, jimmy kimmel. Affleck was a longtime comic book fan, and, in 1999, had written a foreword for kevin smiths guardian devil about his love for the character of daredevil. Ben afflecks best movies ben affleck, oscarwinning actor and director. The hilarie burton video isnt the only video to surface of ben affleck groping a reporter. Nov 15, 2017 during an interview to promote justice league, ben affleck appeared to joke about the sexual harassment allegations engulfing hollywood and himself. Ben affleck curses jesus while defending islam charisma news. Ben affleck and bill maher engaged in a heated debate over the nature of islam on friday evenings episode of hbos real time with bill maher. Yes, seething mad that someone might think, just because muslims are chopping off heads, raping young girls and committing honor killings, that there might be a problem within the doctrines of islam.
Oct 07, 2014 ben affleck has won praise for accusing tv host bill maher and author sam harris for what he called gross and racist depictions of islam during a televised debate appearing on hbo. Educated nonmuslims discuss islam ben affleck youtube. Actor ben affleck takes on racist antimuslim comment video. Ben affleck was quick to call out what he felt was bill mahers gross, racist, disgusting, ideas about islam during a heated debate. Bill mahers debate with ben affleck on islamthis is. American actor and filmmaker benjamin geza affleckboldt was born on august 15, 1972 in berkeley, california, and was raised in cambridge, massachusetts. Oct 20, 2014 one of mahers guests, actor ben affleck, called his remarks gross and racist. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher by josh feldman nov 20th, 2014, 12. Sam and bill were talking about the ideology, islam. Odonnell and her cohosts were discussing the verbal battle between affleck and bill maher on fridays real time. Ben afflecks deleted finding your roots segment shows his. Ben has a younger brother, actor casey affleck, who was.
The first of these was daredevil 2003, in which affleck starred as the blind superhero. On a recent episode of real time, bill maher and sam harris declared that islam is more violent than other religions and ideologies. The gone girl star engages in a lively debate with bill maher, criticizing the stereotyping of muslims. Rightwing commentators have lined up to criticise ben affleck for his defence of moderate islam on a us talk show affleck accused tv host bill maher and author sam harris of gross and.
Nbc newswirenbcu photo bank via getty images rightwing commentators have lined up to criticise ben affleck for his defence of moderate islam on a us talk show. Recent news has prompted interest about islam, and whether its a religion of war or peace. Why did ben affleck lose patience when sam harris was so. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher. Apr 23, 2015 ben afflecks greatgreatgreat grandfather benjamin cole owned 25 slaves, according to the deleted segment of finding your roots that affleck himself requested be squashed. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration. Sep, 2011 ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration. Aided by author sam harris, maher contended radical islamists.
Things got tense when ben, who was supposed to be promoting gone girl, engaged guest sam harris and host bill maher on comments about muslims. Ben affleck was a guest on bill mahers show friday night when the actor got into a heated debate about muslims and islamic principles. Lacteur americian ben affleck etait vendredi 3 octobre. Watch ben affleck and bill maher argue about islam time. Affleck, well known for his progressive views, was promoting his latest film gone. Sam harris and bill maher racist and gross in views of. Oct 04, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher engaged in a heated debate over the nature of islam on friday evenings episode of hbos real time with bill maher.
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