Matt Damon Breaks Silence on SPLIT Rumors with wife Luciana and Unintentionally Shaded Ben Affleck’s Personal Life Amid His Jennifer Lopez Split, and also announce that he and his wife are expecting a…. Read More

from Jennifer Lopez, so he probably didn’t need his Boston BFF Matt Damon accidentally shading him in the process. The 53-year-old actor was just trying to explain why the tabloids weren’t interested in his life like they were with Ben.

“I’ve been really lucky in that way … especially when I look at Casey’s brother, Ben. I can’t imagine living under that kind of scrutiny,” shares three daughters Isabella, 18, Gia, 15, and Stella, 13, along with her daughter Alexia, 24, from a prior relationship. While that sounds sweet, that’s when The Bourne Identity star dissed his childhood friend.

“What would sell those things were scandal and sex and all that stuff … and as long as you didn’t do any of that stuff it wasn’t really worth their time to wait to take your picture and so I ended up kind of getting left alone,” he said. “Luckily fell in love with someone who was not in the business who would tolerate that side of it and that really helped me.” Whoops! He accidentally criticized Ben’s life which has been filled with addiction, marriages, J.Lo that this could happen,” an insider revealed to the Daily Mail. “Matt was there to help Ben get it together after their first split and he felt like this would happen again.” Damon was the pal who also advised Ben “to jump in and focus on his work” after his marriage to J.Lo unraveled earlier this year.

It looks like Ben took his buddy’s advice because he’s been hard at work on The Accountant 2 all summer and spending time with his three children, Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 13. Damon might be the best blueprint for Ben to stay out of trouble, but perhaps he wants to figure out a way not to unintentionally shade his bestie.