Ben Affleck Blasts 'High School Bullying' of 'Digger,' Says We Shouldn't 'Punish Movies That Take Risks'
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"Ben Affleck Blasts 'High School Bullying' of 'Digger,' Says We Shouldn't 'Punish Movies That Take Risks'" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 8 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include IMDb, Tbreak UAE, AOL.com and World of Reel. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "Ben Affleck Blasts 'High School Bullying' of 'Digger,' Says We Shouldn't 'Punish" trending?
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Coverage (8)
- Ben Affleck defends Digger; “You cannot do something interesting without taking a big swing.” IMDb · 1d ago
- Ben Affleck defends Digger after box office failure Tbreak UAE · 1d ago
- Digger’s Massive Box Office Flop Gets Ben Affleck’s Honest Verdict AOL.com · 1d ago
- Ben Affleck Slams “High-School Bullying” of ‘Digger’: “If You Punish Movies That Take Risks, You're Going to Get a Bunch of Sh*tty Homogenized Movies World of Reel · 1d ago
- Ben Affleck on celebration of Tom Cruise film Digger's failure: 'It's like high school bullying' Cinema Express · 1d ago
- 'Everybody Wants to Count the Money' — Ben Affleck Warns Against Celebrating Box Office Failure of Tom Cruise's Digger IGN · 1d ago
- Digger’s Massive Box Office Flop Gets Ben Affleck’s Honest Verdict Yahoo · 1d ago
- Ben Affleck Blasts 'High School Bullying' of 'Digger,' Says We Shouldn't 'Punish Movies That Take Risks' TheWrap · 1d ago
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