“It’s funny because I always grew up and I thought, like, ‘Affleck?
What an incredibly ugly name.’
Now it sounds like the duck commercial.”
Ben Affleck has responded to Snoop Dogg flubbing his name during the 2022 Golden Globes nominations.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Affleck has now responded to the moment, laughing it off during his appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson Showon Monday.
“That was nice,” Affleck said.
“He did get the emphasis a little off, yes.
It’s funny because I always grew up and I thought, like, ‘Affleck?
What an incredibly ugly name.’
Now it sounds like the duck commercial.
The actor says telemarketers also had trouble with his family’s last name.
F as in Frank.
F as in Frank,'” he recalled.
“And I was always like, ‘Why did they always do that?’
and Mrs. A-S-S-L-I-C-K.'”
“I was like, ‘Oh, I see!'”
“You’d hate to have that misunderstood.”
TheGeorge Clooneydirected film premieres Jan. 7 on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch Affleck’s interview with Clarkson above.
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