Ben Affleck says he forgives Snoop Dogg for butchering his name

Ben Affleck laughed off Snoop Dogg mispronouncing his title whereas studying Golden Globes nominees.
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Forgive and neglect.

Ben Affleck is completely OK with Snoop Dogg messing up his title.

The rapper, 50, made a boo-boo final month in the course of the studying of the Golden Globes nominations when he mispronounced Affleck’s title.

When Snoop introduced the Oscar winner’s title for Finest Supporting Actor nominee for his drama “The Tender Bar,” the “Gin and Juice” rapper referred to as him “Been Afflay.”

“My fault, sorry, Ben Affleck, sorry for that Ben!” Snoop shortly stated after his little flub.

Affleck, 49, appeared on the “The Kelly Clarkson Present” earlier this week and he responded to the snafu.

“He did get the emphasis somewhat off, sure,” Affleck advised host Kelly Clarkson.

“It’s humorous as a result of I all the time grew up and I believed, like, ‘Affleck? What an extremely ugly title.’ Now it sounds just like the duck industrial,” he joked, noting that his title sounds just like the moniker of the Aflac insurance coverage firm.

The “Argo” director added that when he was a toddler, he didn’t understand why his mother and father can be additional cautious when spelling out their names on the phone. He stated that his mother and father would all the time make clear that their title contained the letter “F as in Frank.”

“I used to be all the time like, ‘Why did they all the time try this?’ And I noticed as I began trying by way of the mail we might get and it might all the time be like, ‘Mr. and Mrs. A-S-S-L-I-C-Ok,” Affleck quipped.

Snoop additionally tousled “Belfast” star Ciarán Hinds’ title when he learn his nomination. The Lengthy Seaside native stated, “Ca-ron, no sorry, Karen Hinds, work with me now!”

He additionally referred to as “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve, “Dennis Villain Uawver,” in the course of the studying for the Finest Director, Movement Image class.

The Golden Globes will happen on Sunday, Jan. 9 — however won't have an viewers, celebrities or purple carpet. Livestream particulars are nonetheless unknown.