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October 24th, 2011

Ben Affleck will direct best friend Matt Damon and co-star with him in a movie about legendary gangster Whitey Bulger.

Damon is set to play Bulger, Boston’s most notorious organized crime figure.

Affleck and Damon will also produce the film.

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September 17th, 2010

It was a hoax!

Gossip Cop suspected it from the beginning, but that’s what actor-director Casey Affleck is now finally revealing about “I’m Still Here,” the reported “documentary” with Joaquin Phoenix.

After roughly two years of manufactured mystery surrounding Phoenix’s odd behavior and grizzly appearance, Affleck – who directed the film – is proving that appearances can indeed be deceiving.

Speaking to the New York Times, Affleck said of Phoenix, “It’s a terrific performance, it’s the performance of his career.”

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September 15th, 2010

Many outlets are circulating a rumor that Robert Pattinson has signed on for his next movie.

According to reports on sites like Glamour UK, the ‘Twilight’ star and Emma Watson “are to get steamy in a lusty new art-house flick” called ‘Dark Arc,’ the remake of a 2004 release.

Casey Affleck is supposedly in discussions to complete the film’s “love triangle” connecting an artist, a graphic designer and their muse.

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September 14th, 2010

Casey Affleck has settled two sexual harassment lawsuits filed by women who worked with him while he directed the Joaquin Phoenix documentary ‘I’m Still Here.’

In July, producer Amanda White and cinematographer Magdalena Gorka separately took legal action against Affleck, whom they accused of erratic and abusive behavior.

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July 31st, 2010

A second woman has sued Casey Affleck for sexual harassment, claiming the actor-director climbed into her bed and groped her as she slept.

Cinematographer Magdalena Gorka filed a $2.25 million suit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming Affleck refused to pay or credit her for her work on “I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix” after his allegedly abusive behavior forced her to exit the project.

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July 29th, 2010

In today’s lineup, Zac Efron talks strip clubs, Chelsea Clinton closes down the skies, and “President John Adams” is Soviet.

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July 23rd, 2010

Casey Affleck is being sued for sexual harassment by a producer who worked on his upcoming documentary about his brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix’s foray into rap. Producer Amanda White is asking for $2 million, claiming that, while working on “I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix,” Affleck made a number of “uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances.” According to the suit, “On one occasion, Affleck instructed a crew member to take off his pants in order to show [White] his penis, even after [White] objected,” and “he discussed his sexual exploits and those of other celebrities that he allegedly witnessed.” And there are plenty more allegations.