Ben Affleck Was Held at Knifepoint at 14. His Attacker Later Killed Someone with a Knife

The two-time Oscar winner shared the shocking revelation on Kerry Washington’s ‘Street You Grew Up On’ podcast on Wednesday, Sept. 30

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On the Sept. 30 episode of Kerry Washington’s Street You Grew Up On , Ben Affleck said recognizing older boys from baseball helped him escape being robbed

He also shared his experience growing up in a working-class neighborhood where violence felt familiar

“I was scared,” Affleck admitted

Long before Ben Affleck was fighting crime in Gotham City, he narrowly escaped an attack by a neighborhood kid who later killed someone.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Justice League alum, 54, appeared as the first guest…

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