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This is an archive article published on April 24, 2015
Ben Affleck reveals name of his slave-owning ancestor
Actor-director Ben Affleck has taken to Twitter to name his long-deceased relative, who owned slaves.
Actor-director Ben Affleck has taken to Twitter to name his long-deceased relative, who owned slaves.
Actor-director Ben Affleck has taken to Twitter to name his long-deceased relative, who owned slaves.
The revelation comes after the 42-year-old actor issued an apology for requesting information about his slave-owning ancestor be omitted from PBS’ “Finding Your Roots”.
He wrote on Twitter:
Lots of people have been asking who the guy was. His name was Benjamin Cole – lived in Georgia on my Mom’s side about six generations back.
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) April 22, 2015
Affleck appeared on “Finding Your Roots” in October 2014. His interference with the final cut of the episode was revealed through a leaked email exchange between Sony Entertainment Chairman Michael Lynton and the show’s host and producer Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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