Matt Damon has a ponytail now and we're all very happy for him

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Tricia Gilbride
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When Ben and Jen announced their split, a lot of people were wondering what Ben's old pal, Matt Damon was up to. Now we know: He was hosting a luscious head of hair.

The actor, Oscar winner and elastic hair tie owner debuted his new look at a press conference for his new film, The Great Wall, in Bejing.

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Matt Damon and his new co-star, the ponytail, seemed very happy together while his human co-star, Andy Lau, was a third wheel.

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A view of his profile shows that Damon's natural waves are pulled tight, but the tail portion of the hairstyle lets his volume run free. Salt water spray may be involved.

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Damon and Lau are having a good time here, but underneath it all, the Stuck on You star is prepared to kill if anyone grabs hold of his mane.

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How do we like them apples? The hair experts at Mashable rated the dreaminess of Matt Damon's new look on a scale of 1-10, and the average response was 6.5. Feedback ranged from, "He's...pulling it off? I can't be sure," to "I think he's pulling it off," to "He's pulling it off very easily here."

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