After Condemning 'Weinstein' Ben Affleck Apologizes for Groping 17yo Hilarie Burton

 Ben Affleck on Wednesday apologized to Hilarie Burton after the actor claimed Affleck groped her on television years ago when she was hosting MTV’s TRL.

“I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize,” Affleck said in a Twitter post.

After Affleck's initial statement, a Twitter user quickly accused him of hypocrisy by recalling a 2003 interview on TRL between Affleck and Burton, in which Affleck goes to wrap one arm around Burton for a hug and apparently grabs her breast.

“Everyone forgot though,” the female Twitter user wrote.

In response, Burton tweeted that she “didn’t forget” and that she “was a kid” at the time.

“I had to laugh back then so I wouldn't cry,” Burton later tweeted, along with a TRL video compilation of uncensored moments. Among the clips were Affleck asking Burton if she was 19, and a separate interview in which Burton tells the camera her left breast was grabbed.
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