Date 24/06/2016 - News People
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Ben Affleck stands by his expletive-filled rant against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell over "Deflategate." During an interview Wednesday on the debut episode of HBO's "Any Given Wednesday," the New England-raised Affleck passionately criticized the NFL and Goodell for suspending New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for using underinflated footballs during a 2015 playoff game. The Oscar winner says on Twitter that he used the F-word 18 times during the five-minute diatribe. He called the piece "one of my favorite interviews" and added, "#GoPats."