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Matt Damon used to escape controversy, while Ben Affleck used to be the punchline. What changed?

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck accept the Guys of the Decade award onstage during Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards in 2016. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

From the “Weekend Update” desk on “Saturday Night Live” in 2004, co-anchor Amy Poehler informed the audience that Matt Damon had criticized Hollywood actors who want roles only in big blockbuster movies. “Here with a response to those statements: A Hollywood actor,” Poehler said.

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