Article mentions they've been trying to sell the house publicly since July 2024, a month before they filed. He probably just wants to get rid of it at this point.
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KoreKhthonia2 days ago
+62
Honestly it's not something one thinks about, but those kinds of super fancy, ultra expensive mansions that cost this kind of money must be difficult to sell sometimes.
Like, if I had a budget like that for a huge mansion, I'd be having it custom built to my specific tastes, versus buying an existing house. A lot of other people probably would too.
A lot of $60M mansions owned by celebrities also have tons of the fancy/fun/OTT stuff, like movie theatres, pools, elaborate gardens with water features, etc etc. Some of which might be unappealing to buyers due to operating costs.
There cannot be many potential buyers for a $60M mansion, lol. Wouldn't be surprised if they typically sit on the market for a very long time.
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Summoarpleaz2 days ago
+14
I could see a scenario where even at a value of 60M, if sold, would still not cover the operating costs year over year. Giving up the interest may very well be a cost saving measure on his part.
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Automatic_Soil98141 day ago
+2
In the houses I’ve seen like this, they typically have a household manager that’s confident and well compensated. The manager knows how to hire inexpensive Mexican labor to get all of the landscaping and pool maintenance send everything else done. At least, that’s how it works in California
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Ironsam8112 days ago
+5
Just because they moved out doesn’t mean there isn’t a huge upkeep to it
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empire_of_the_moon2 days ago
+6
You would be shocked at how large the market is for homes above $20 million in certain places. In SoCal there are several hundred homes worth more than $60 million. A while back a single home supposedly sold for $200 million.
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here-for-the-meh2 days ago
+9
“A home.”
What’s the avg time on the market?
Agree that there is a market in certain cites but just because it sold doesn’t mean quickly…
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empire_of_the_moon2 days ago
+1
I don’t believe most of these make the mls. They are pocket listings sold via word of mouth. So that data wouldn’t exist.
I’d say the only thing that is certain is that these are all cash deals. Possibly with a few exchanges as sweeteners.
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Fickle-Attempt86482 days ago
+2
Same i’d like to know more if there is a large or small market for such mansions rather than building from the ground up
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Character-Cup80452 days ago
+30
Where's all that batman money gone?
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OrangeThrower2 days ago
+76
Prolly into the company that he sold for 600 million
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thatstotallyracist2 days ago
+19
I'm confused because he just gave away 10s of millions to his ex wife to get the house sold and your question is where is his money? Clearly, he has enough to not need the money from the house.
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jimgolgari2 days ago
+12
Seriously. If you have $600 and you can pay $30 to cut ties with your ex would you do it?
Well, Ben Affleck just answered that question a thousand times.
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Hey_HaveAGreatDay2 days ago
+29
Somehow I read this to the tune of “where have all the cowboys gone” and I think that means I’ve had enough coffee today
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artbyshrike2 days ago
+18
Where is my Bruce Wayne?
Where is my decked out cave?
Where is my campy catchphrase?
Where has Batman's money gone??
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-PiesOfRage-2 days ago
+6
I’ve always hated that song, mainly from the continuous airplay it used to get on radio and TV back when.
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Hey_HaveAGreatDay2 days ago
+1
I haven’t heard it since it’s original hay day so I have no idea where it even came from lol
They both have doo doo
Where have all the cowboys gone has fast doodoo, I don't want to wait has slow doo doo
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jimgolgari2 days ago
+1
Damn, you’re right! Paula Cole must’ve eaten a LOT of fiber. That’s a lotta doo doo!
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a_cat_named_larry2 days ago
+2
I read it to “where have all the flowers gone?”
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-youvegotredonyou-2 days ago
+3
Long time passing
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doolittle_Ma2 days ago
+3
He didn't really make much money from the Batman roles compared with other established actors doing superhero movies like RDJ etc, since the second one flopped commercially. And that was 9 years ago. Since then he didn't really make big money. All his projects either was mid/small character driven pictures or flopped commercially because of pandemic and studio really didn't market.
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here-for-the-meh2 days ago
+3
It’s doing just fine. Ofc he didn’t clear $600M but he’s good.
[Ben Affleck Just Sold His Stealth AI Startup to Netflix for $600 Million.](https://www.inc.com/leila-sheridan/ben-affleck-just-sold-his-stealth-ai-startup-to-netflix-for-600-million-heres-what-it-actually-does/91315812)
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doolittle_Ma2 days ago
+1
I am not talking about his AI company money. I am simply replying an earlier post that is irrelevant in this discussion that was asking "Where's all that batman mone gone". Very odd question. It's like he's literally giving away 10s of millions of money to her and someone was asking where had his Batman money gone.
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here-for-the-meh2 days ago
+1
They assume he made his money from there. And Good Will Hunting.
People love to think that some of th se actors are complete idiots or don’t work with competent advisors
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doolittle_Ma2 days ago
+1
Some actors are really idiots, like Mick Rouke is an obvious one and possibly Brad Pitt I think before he was saved by his friends in the industry. But I think Affleck has been very careful with his money, even though it seems he is generous in nature, ever since he burnt through his half share of the Good Will Hunting screenplay money and he and Matt had to do construction jobs before Good Will Hunting started shooting. I still remember reading a gossip years ago that he cut his ex-wife's spending on furniture or decoration that was blabbed out by his then primary school daught Violet.
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BrianOconneR342 days ago
+1
I’d assume still has it as he’s passing off a multi million dollar estate.
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icemannathann2 days ago
+1
What? He still has tons of money lol
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Positive-Drawing-2812 days ago
+639
He recently sold his AI company to Netflix for 600 million, he can afford to give her his share of this huge house they can't sell.
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dubate2 days ago
+237
There's most likely some tax implications of writing off $30 million in losses the same fiscal year you are about to come into a large sum of money.
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UrLocalTroll2 days ago
+66
I’m guessing this will be considered a gift rather than a recognized loss.
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WeakTransportation372 days ago
+26
And I wonder how much value this house is losing. She’s probably going to have to keep lowering the price to get it gone
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userhwon2 days ago
+25
It was last listed at $52 million last summer and was delisted in January.
The peak listing was $135 million in 2018, reduced to $75 million by 2023 and sold for $60 million 2 months later.
He's giving her his half as part of a settlement. So he's likely getting something to offset it in the settlement. Probably she gives up any claims on his business interests or something like that.
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yetzt2 days ago
+5
finally some affordable housing.
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Takemyfishplease2 days ago
+4
I’m guessing it might be too much to count as a gift exemption
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rostol2 days ago
-1
still a reduction in your capital ie a loss.
-1
DCtoMe2 days ago
+29
I’m not going to pretend that there might not be some crazy tax loophole out there, but gifts are not the same as losses. So it shouldn’t offset a large income year.
Or else families would just constantly gift other family members depending on income levels each year and file taxes separately
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gogogadgets19972 days ago
You can gift up to $10,000 to an individual a year I believe.
They write off the gift and it’s not taxable for the recipient if I remember correctly up to $10,000.
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DCtoMe2 days ago
+5
Again, that’s not a write off on your income. It’s just a gift that is not taxed again to the recipient. And it’s $19k
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PreparationFit63272 days ago
+3
You can use the lifetime gift exemption of 15million per individual
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DCtoMe2 days ago
+2
That is before estate taxes kick in. Has nothing to do with income taxes
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Lower-Engineering3652 days ago
+1
This isn’t a loss from a tax perspective
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alex_c89X2 days ago
+1
My first was not "he must be doing this out of the goodness in his heart"
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HahaCharlieKirkHaha2 days ago
+10
Yes, it says that in the article.
> As for why Ben had this burst of generosity ... well, dude is flush with cash, after selling his A.I. company -- InterPositive -- to Netflix last month for a reported $600 million.
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LyingFacts2 days ago
+19
Holy shit I did not know that. Was he part owner, or full owner?
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woot02 days ago
+25
that's up to $600 million if benchmarks, etc are met. Dude has been making blockbusters for 20 years, he has tons of money from his day job.
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thegirldreamer2 days ago
+2
Part owner. Redbird Capital (the investors in his production company) have an AI arm that developed it. Affleck is the face of this but it wouldn’t shock me if he owned 25% or so.
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doolittle_Ma2 days ago
-2
How do you not know. It was huge news a month ago. And he did all that in secret since 2022, because he knew as soon as the outside world learnt the company's existence, the sharks in Hollywood would absolutely tear his new company apart, for example offering higher salaries to his employees that he could never match, amongst other implications. So he hid it under plain sight until the timing was mature. This also answered an age old question: despite a permanent tabloid fixture for nearly 30 years and seemingly very public and over-exposed, he can be very secretive just as Fincher has noted a long time ago on Gone Girl's DVD commentary.
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SeminaryStudentARH2 days ago
+10
I feel like everyone has been underestimating since he played regular guy to Matt Damon’s genius in Good Will Hunting, and he has just been letting everyone think that all these. At the same time, he’s extremely smart.
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doolittle_Ma2 days ago
+3
Matt has been strategic about his public perception ever since Good Will Hunting. Ben was cavalier about his fame after that. He really had to prove himself by starting directing and writing his own movies. He proved himself to the outside world and the industry his worth at his second Oscar win, but then bad habits and external circumstances quickly made the public forget that side of him after 2013, and the meme Affleck began to stick behind people's consciousness. After that, I am thinking perhaps he began to utilise this public perception by flipping it for his own benefit.
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indoorhorizon2 days ago
+5
I still buy physical media but I still wish they'd give us a commentary option on some streaming platforms.
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Hydration__Nation2 days ago
+4
They can literally market commentary and extra content for newly released films or shows. Unless they aren’t producing those types of commentary tracks anymore I don’t understand why they wouldn’t include it in a little tab on the movie or shows landing page
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redditsfavoritePA2 days ago
+3
Criterion does!
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LyingFacts2 days ago
+3
I didn’t know. I mostly do not follow showbiz news these days.
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Justtojoke2 days ago
+5
Had no idea he had an AI company
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Icy-Whale-22532 days ago
+5
Shit, who can f****** afford to buy it anyway? 🥴
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OverFlow102 days ago
+3
Yes because taxes, investors, other cofounders, earn outs, etc don’t exist
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d0ctorzaius2 days ago
+1
lol when I think of bleeding edge AI technology, I definitely think of Ben Affleck, the actor.
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The_Poop_Shooter2 days ago
+3
Youre right - they weren't either. It was more like Ben Affleck the enormous pocket book.
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DefiantDonut72 days ago
+250
The average human can’t comprehend how anyone can have that much money. In the grand scheme they’re not even that wealthy compare to the monsters that control our government
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CrustyTh3Punk2 days ago
+43
They can go as high as Producer, but owning parts of the movie industry is out of reach since the “Eyes Wide Shut” elite have closed those doors to them.
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bubblingbooks2 days ago
+29
Stop using their preferred term. Parasites. “Eyes Wide Shut” Parasites.
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CrustyTh3Punk2 days ago
+17
Apologies. It’s just whenever I remind everyone that we are owned and controlled by people who trafficked children to r***, everyone clutches their pearls.
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Happy_Attitude_86272 days ago
+5
Or organised trips to Afghanistan to shoot farmers in military Blackhawks
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CrustyTh3Punk2 days ago
+3
Ah yes, the Sarajevo Safari package. Will that be AMEX Black or Centurion?
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rysker62 days ago
+3
Monster\*, buffoon orange dictator is all to blame
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Objective_Star_1912 days ago
+2
Somehow I just can’t find that feeling that feels sorry for them .
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CrissBliss2 days ago
+40
>TMZ broke the story ... when they bought the property in May 2023, they plunked down $60,850,000 CASH. On top of that, they spent millions of dollars on improvements. They've been trying to sell the house publicly since July 2024 -- a month before Jen filed for divorce -- but so far, no takers.
>They initially asked for $68M, but lowered the price to $52M back in September, still with no luck.
Only 52M? I think I’ll take it 😂
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WayneKrane2 days ago
+31
Just $500k in property taxes every year for life. Or $40k a MONTH, forever.
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offtodevnull2 days ago
+6
Those taxes will increase over time. Don't forget to add a few duckets for insurance & upkeep.
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No_Abroad_63062 days ago
+10
What a bargain!
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lunchypoo2222 days ago
+7
Jesus, if I were to buy a house for 60mil, I’d be expect not to have to make ANY improvements
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KoreKhthonia2 days ago
+3
At that kind of insane budget, I wouldn't be buying an existing structure at all, I'd be having my primary residence custom built to fit my tastes. The best way to get your dream home is probably to have it built to spec the exact way you want it, tbh.
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tinywienergang2 days ago
+2
That’s ridiculous. If you have $60m to spend on a house, you’re gonna spend whatever else it costs to bend it to your will.
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userhwon2 days ago
+3
They got it for $60 million when it was listed for $75 million, reduced ultimately from $135 million.
It is probably not worth any of these numbers.
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offtodevnull2 days ago
+2
It's worth what someone will pay and thus far that's less than they are asking.
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userhwon1 day ago
+1
Generally. These properties get advertised worldwide, and they don't want to miss a whale who's carrying a mistaken impression.
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onetwentytwo_1-82 days ago
+12
And she pays taxes while he counts it as a loss. Smart.
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Coriolanuscangetit2 days ago
+119
Could Brad Pitt take notes? Bc while Ben may not know how to stay married, he is sooo f****** good at getting divorced.
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omnipotentqueue2 days ago
-21
That winery and property was his passion project, and has gone on to acquire wealth and equity. We’re talking nearly $200 million in profits if there’s a sale. Do you think he’s just gonna let that go? GTFO…
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BigMax2 days ago
+45
How is he a moron? He was more pointing to the fact that Pitts divorce has dragged on for years with tons of crazy headlines and animosity and controversy, while Affleck seems to be having a more or less amicable split and seems to also get along with his ex.
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binger52 days ago
+12
Ben probably didn't hit JLo, so it's easier to meet in the middle.
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Strong_Vir592 days ago
-7
Brads didn’t hit Heroina. She on the other hand gloated about how she used to attack him during their marriage when she was angry. Thought it was so funny in an interview once. She’s as phony as those bolt ons she loves to show off.
-7
Educational-Wing20422 days ago
-1
I mean, Ben Affleck and J.Lo have had a shit ton of negative headlines and publicity surrounding the marriage. Last year every other video on social media was about them and how miserable they look and why don’t they just separate already
-1
lunchypoo2222 days ago
+9
There’s a difference between having irreconcilable differences as Affleck/Lopez did, and abusing your wife like Pitt did. That’s a large chasm in types of negative press.
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omnipotentqueue2 days ago
-6
That’s not the leading factor in this article (I’m assuming you read it all) - it’s that he gave up the interest in the house.
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Coriolanuscangetit2 days ago
+10
He made a property settlement to the satisfaction of both parties rather than prolong a difficult divorce. He did the classy thing.
You know what’s not classy? Calling someone a moron. But good work editing that part out of your comment. Birds of a feather, I guess.
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Ibaka_flocka2 days ago
+26
Damn, you took that one personal
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MDay2 days ago
+2
Are you Angelina’s lawyer?
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omnipotentqueue2 days ago
-6
I’m defending Brad my guy. I wish I was a lawyer.
-6
Coriolanuscangetit2 days ago
+9
Your guy, Brad Pitt, is an abuser. He abused his wife and he abused his kids on that plane.
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NOT-packers-fan20222 days ago
-2
That’s not proven to be true, but even if it is, that doesn’t mean he should roll over on the winery and allow her to violate the written agreements they had which were signed by lawyers that will cost him hundreds of millions. The better question is why didn’t she just sell it to him as agreed instead of choosing this very high conflict option that she had to know wouldn’t resolve itself for many years.
There were many ways she could’ve sold this for market value and avoided all of this. But she chose the knife in the back option and is upset nothing has gone her way on it. 🤷🏾♂️.
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Coriolanuscangetit2 days ago
+4
1) yes, it’s true. Pitt abused wife and children on that plane. There is an FBI file on how he abused her and her kids on that plane. There are videos. There are photos of her injuries. Even Pitt’s lawyers didn’t try to deny it happened, they just tried to downplay how bad it was. Pitt went into AA afterwards even. You can google the FBI report.
2) Pitt and Jolie did not have a written agreement that she had to sell him her share of the winery. You can google it. He’s trying to say they had a “verbal” agreement, but could provide no proof of the verbal agreement.
3) Jolie DID try to sell to Pitt first, but he wouldn’t buy unless she signed an NDA saying she could never discuss his abuse of her and the kids. She said no to that. So she sold to someone else.
4) A judge signed off on Jolie selling to someone else before she ever sold it. So it’s not like Pitt didn’t know she was going to sell to someone else. He had already passed on the sale. This wasn’t a “knife in the back” scenario.
5) the fact that Pitt is still bothering this woman, after all this, shows that it’s not about money for him. It’s about control. He is using money and the media to continue his abuse, and by not being informed, you’ve become an unwitting accomplice to his continued abuse.
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NOT-packers-fan20222 days ago
+1
Had it been proven in a court of law? No. If there was such over whelming evidence it would’ve been prosecuted, a la Jonathan majors.
Since it’s not proven in court, why not sign the nda? She’s literally never discussed it anyway, it would not apply to the kids and it’s generally agreed parents shouldn’t bad mouth other parents anyway. What’s the benefit in NOT signing it?
Verbal agreements are enforceable by court, so if he believes he has one then he should protect his rights. 🤷🏾♂️
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Coriolanuscangetit2 days ago
The FBI file doesn’t question the veracity of what happened. Neither does Pitt or his lawyers. We may never know why the FBI chose not to prosecute, but this is a really for a lot of women and children - our abuse doesn’t always see a courtroom. That doesn’t make it any less real.
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Strong_Vir592 days ago
Pitt is not bothering this junkie. And yes, she is a junkie-just good at masking it until recently. She broke an agreement and has to answer for that like everybody else. The FBI and DFS said that there was no abuse after investigating, btw.
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Liu-Yifei2 days ago
-1
Don’t forget his biological kids don’t want anything to do with him, and changed their last name. Like why would they do that unless something terrible happened
-1
Coriolanuscangetit2 days ago
+2
The kids were old enough to remember what happened to them. And we don’t know if it was the first time.
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limee892 days ago
+1
Ross Geller, the divorcist!
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PraetorGold2 days ago
+17
That's how good it is to leave Jennifer Lopez.
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turb0_encapsulator2 days ago
+8
that's such an ugly, tacky house.
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Illustrious-Grl-79791 day ago
+1
Didn't they remodel it, too?
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turb0_encapsulator1 day ago
+1
I assume so. It's what rich people do.
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Willow18832 days ago
+16
Reminds me of my father-in-law. Every few years, new wife, new house lost to divorce 🤣🤦♂️
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crashin702 days ago
+9
Well that's one way to let someone know you're completely done with them and to please leave you the hell alone!
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userhwon2 days ago
+2
[Steve Martin taught us how.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdcmaaHkkhY&t=38s)
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dafones2 days ago
+18
I’m only here to say that none of us need to know this.
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Ofreo2 days ago
+32
I was worth it to him for some taco kisses.
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lovesdogsguy2 days ago
+5
Oh Ben
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Built4dominance2 days ago
+9
She fulfilled al his wishes.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQKDlNTEl6w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQKDlNTEl6w)
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TheFlyingBoxcar2 days ago
+8
*keesez
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CommonEarly47062 days ago
+4
yikes! he is clearly done with her and that house. the greatest love story never told, to Ben say take this house that never sold.
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JimmyTwoTimes252 days ago
+4
Fun fact, in the last episodes of the Curb finale, Bruce Springsteen's house was Ben & JLo's house they had *just* moved out of. (I helped move Ben's office)
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cruisin_urchin872 days ago
+5
“You know what, a multi million dollar write off sounds like a good idea right now.”
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green_chunks_bad2 days ago
+2
Just wants to be done with it
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retiredhawaii2 days ago
+5
Title update. To avoid paying higher taxes, Ben Affleck gives up half his Beverly Hills mansion to Jennifer
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ImpressionFeisty83592 days ago
+2
He doesn't want that drama anymore.
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biloxibluess2 days ago
+5
Cut all the ties man good for you
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Top5hottest2 days ago
+4
30 mullion to never have to interact with her again.. that’s a statement.
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BluePeriod_2 days ago
+5
TMZ’s headlines being somehow more sensational than New York Post will always make me laugh.
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Ok_Ad53442 days ago
+2
Six-ty mill-ion...
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Oldfolksboogie2 days ago
+2
I'm guessing this was about more than the $60 mil, lol
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DorianCramer2 days ago
+2
I still can’t believe these two got married without a prenup. Bearing that in mind they have been quite amicable about it.
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AdministrativeDelay21 day ago
+2
More like - here’s my share of the HUGE maintenance costs on this house we can’t sell.
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Ealy-242 days ago
+3
JLo keeps failing upwards, she is definitely marrying again to maximize her lack of talent
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Rachellie2422 days ago
+2
Sounds like a clean break and he can afford it - nice! 👍 I’d like some cash money too please 🥳🥳
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alex_c89X2 days ago
+1
At what price do you think they'll be able to sell the property? The article says they lowered it already. I'm thinking people won't give in at 50 million nor 40. That would be funny if they don't have any bites until they are in the 20's. Thats a huge loss
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PassStunning4161 day ago
+1
Best money he ever spent.
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CheezTips1 day ago
+1
Half of the house no one will buy?
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comikbookdad2 days ago
+1
What’s Matt Damon get?
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justwhatmatters2 days ago
-5
He’s trying to clean up his image. Needs to cut ties with his toxic pattern of women. It’s also why he ignored Blake Livelys emails for help taking over a movie. He’s trying to move on.
Dude has gone out of his way to make his life hard. When you struggle with addiction and questionable morals, it’s hard to not let that ruin your life completely. Ben needs to clean up his image and change his patterns or he will keep digging his hole. His kids will thank him for it.
-5
foghillgal2 days ago
+9
His pattern of making half a bilion in selling a AI tech firm he invested in and devellopped in the last few years. I guess he could try making less money. Must take some effort.
He\`s been doing OK , I'm not worried about him...
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SomeCountryFriedBS2 days ago
There isn't enough money in the world to fill the vacuum inside him.
Same as most rich fucks, regardless of how they got there.
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Bippy732 days ago
+2
What am I missing on unanswered emails from BL? He made the Town with her.
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doolittle_Ma2 days ago
-2
Blake Lively was bad news. He knew it. In fact he very much admitted so some months ago with sources on Daily Mail that Jennifer Garner, his ex-wife, was part of the reasons that he didn't really reply Lively. There was a blind item on Laineygossip in 2012 that Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds tried to star a movie with Ben, but Jennifer Garner, at the time still his wife, forbade him to take up the offer, else she would leave. The reason being that she knew Blake Lively wasn't discreet and would ruin marriages along the way. She was this messy that even doing a movie with her husband would risk your own marriage to your own husband.
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CocktailGenerationX2 days ago
-2
Meaning he doesn’t want to pay his share anymore…
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WildMajesticUnicorn2 days ago
+8
If they're trying to sell the house, it also means he won't get the proceeds.
Ultimately this is two rich people dividing assets. I assume everyone involved is fine financially and it doesn't make all that much difference. It is still good when two people who share children don't pick unnecessary fights about money.
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userhwon2 days ago
+1
This. First, the money involved is pocket change for them. Second, he's got business interests, and if she's getting this and promising not to go after a share of those, he could be up on the deal overall. Just make the whole thing simpler and get it over with quickly, is a good plan.
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Alternative_Fee14472 days ago
+1
They don’t share children
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NOT-packers-fan20222 days ago
+3
Weird way to find a way to blame a man here when he’s losing potential 30 million dollars.
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PowerPinto2 days ago
What we really want to know is if he responded to Blake Lively’s “don’t hang up” email 🤭
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