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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</a> was a no-show at Monday's Met Gala after his "unhinged" rant at Tom Brady's roast the night before.<br>His <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-crumbled-under-pressure-before-calling-off-2003-wedding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wife Jennifer Lopez</a> hit the carpet solo, showing off her slim figure at the Anna Wintour-led event. Lopez worked as a co-chair of the event, which is held on the first Monday in May every year.<br>For her part, Lopez dazzled in a sheer Schiaparelli gown encrusted with gems. The "Let's Get Loud" singer has attended the gala 14 times but has only been a co-chair once.<br>Affleck's filming schedule forced him to skip the star-studded charity event celebrating the opening of the 2024 Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Affleck is filming "The Accountant 2" in Los Angeles, a representative for the actor told Fox News Digital.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-divorce-mocked-netflix-comedy-roast-retired-quarterback" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>TOM BRADY, GISELE BÜNDCHEN DIVORCE MOCKED DURING NETFLIX COMEDY ROAST OF RETIRED QUARTERBACK</u></strong></a><br><span>Jennifer Lopez co-chaired the 2024 Met Gala while husband Ben Affleck filmed "The Accountant 2" in Los Angeles.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br><span>Jennifer Lopez wears a Schiaparelli gown to the 2024 Met Gala.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br>The "Argo" actor's <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tom-brady-killed-pc-culture-netflix-special-nfl-pro-bowler-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">roast of Brady</a> got him slammed online Sunday.<br>Affleck spent nearly six minutes of his time at the mic criticizing the retired football quarterback's fans during Netflix's three-hour live special. Brady was also roasted by Kim Kardashian, who did make it to the Met Gala Monday.<br><span>Kim Kardashian made it to the Met Gala Monday after being at the roast of Tom Brady Sunday.</span> <span>(Gotham/Getty Images I Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix)</span><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><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS</strong></a><br><span>Ben Affleck roasted Tom Brady for the Netflix special.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ben-afflecks-unhinged-tom-brady-roast-gets-actor-slammed-online" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The "Gone Girl" star</a> spoke about the mean comments the sports star and other players have to read online from "fans" instead of mocking Brady.<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."<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><span>Ben Affleck's Tom Brady roast got the actor slammed online.</span> <span>(Getty Images)</span><br>Users on X, formerly Twitter, described Affleck's rant as "the worst performance of the night."<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>"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>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. 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