Ben Affleck confirms his massive back tattoo of a phoenix is fake
Minor faith in Ben Affleck restored.
During an press interview for Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice -- Affleck plays Batman -- with Extra TV, the actor confirmed the massive back tattoo of a phoenix that he was recently spotted with was "fake for a movie."
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The tattoo caused uproar on the Internet and with two of his former loves for being, well, hideous.
Luckily, Affleck said, the giant bird only existed for his movie Live By Night, costarring Zoe Saldana, Scott Eastwood and Elle Fanning.
“I actually do have a number of tattoos…but I try to have them in places where you don’t have to do a lot of cover up…they get sort of addictive, tattoos, after a while,” he said.
And, like his phoenix spirit animal, our love for Ben rises from the ashes.
Neha Prakash was Mashable's Senior Watercooler Reporter, covering viral content, Internet culture and all things Kardashians.Before being a reporter, Neha was a Mashable intern covering news and politics. Neha previously interned at AOL/Huffington Post managing content and social media for its health and fitness sites.She earned her Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School in May 2012, and graduated with a B.A. from Penn State University in 2010.
