¿Quien sabe? We are still trying to recover from the references in Mallrats to his character liking to have sex in uncomfortable places (like the backs of Volkswagons). Imagine our greater shock to see him smoking a cigarette in Chasing Amy. (But it is possible that he is a Democrat, and, hence, does not inhale.) Be that as it may, as part of our never-ending quest to bring you the best dirt on the best actors, we called Miramax today to find out if Ben Affleck has a multi-picture deal with Dimension & Miramax. This question had nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that one "Ben Affleck" directed the classic 15-minute short I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal With Disney. Of course, Dimension and Miramax are owned by the Mouse . . . .

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