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Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br>Ben Affleck, who stars in and directs "AIR," explained at a press conference that he met with the NBA legend before getting started on the film.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/ben-affleck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Affleck's</a> "unhinged" rant during Tom Brady's roast left people confused.<br>Affleck spent nearly six minutes of his time at the mic criticizing the retired football quarterback's fans during Netflix's three-hour special, which aired Sunday.<br>"Ben Affleck going on an unhinged rant about fans on social media at the Tom Brady roast was not on my bingo card," a social media user wrote.<br>The "Gone Girl" star spoke about the mean comments the sports star and other players have to read online from "fans" instead of mocking Brady.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-divorce-mocked-netflix-comedy-roast-retired-quarterback" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TOM BRADY, GISELE BÜNDCHEN DIVORCE MOCKED DURING NETFLIX COMEDY ROAST OF RETIRED QUARTERBACK</strong></a><br><span>Ben Affleck, right, went on a rant social media users deemed "unhinged" during Tom Brady's roast.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br>"Fans have your back," Affleck said. "You guys out there talking s---, all right, behind your f---ing keyboard, that doesn’t make you a fan. That makes you a b----."<br>"I can’t think of a more f---ed up, dysfunctional, horrible working system designed to perpetually make people feel awful," he added.<br><span>Ben Affleck's performance at Tom Brady's roast was criticized online.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br>Users on X deemed Affleck "the worst performance of the night."<br>"Ben Affleck is a walking example that fame and wealth sometimes really - really - don't make you happy," one user added.<br>"Ben Affleck is killing this roast like he killed the Batman franchise," someone else joked.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS</strong></a><br><span>Ben Affleck, left, and Tom Brady photographed together in 2004.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br>A representative for Affleck did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER</strong></a><br>Brady spent a good portion of the roast getting called out for his divorce from <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-brady-gisele-bundchens-marriage-wrong-psychotherapist-weighs-in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supermodel Gisele Bundchen.</a><br>Host Kevin Hart opened the roast by joking that Brady left former coach Bill Belichick "high and dry" for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when he left the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tom-brady-announces-hes-retiring-but-theres-a-catch" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>New England Patriots in 2019</u></a> after 20 seasons.<br><span>Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen divorced in 2022.</span> <span>(Steve Granitz)</span><br>"You f---ed your coach, but let me tell you something, people, that's what you do to maintain your happiness. You sometimes got to f--- your coach. You who, who else f---ed their coach? Gisele. She f---ed that karate man."<br>"I mean, Jesus Christ, Tom," Hart said. "One of the smartest quarterbacks to ever play the game; how did you not see this coming? Eight f---ing karate classes a day? Eight karate classes a day? Eight karate classes a day, and she's still a white belt."<br>Comedian Nikki Glaser later quipped, "You had seven rings, well eight after Gisele gave hers back."<br><span>Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen share two children together.</span> <span>(Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a><br><i>Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this report.</i><br>Who's making headlines in television, music, movies and more from Hollywood to the Heartland.<br>Subscribed<br>You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!<br> This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by <a href="https://www.factset.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="footer_factset">Factset</a>. 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