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But, despite all that\u2019s been said about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/stephenlaconte\/matt-damon-ben-affleck-tattoo-thoughts\">controversial ink<\/a> over the years, it seems Ben doesn\u2019t consider it to be the worst thing he\u2019s ever had permanently etched on his skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-3 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Taking part in Complex\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q5VhNRLqDuw?si=emFm-FX-_BUdyS5e\" target=\"_blank\">GOAT Talk<\/a>\u201d video series, Ben and his <i>Accountant 2<\/i> costar Jon Bernthal were asked to reveal their worst ever tattoos. Jon kicked things off by recalling that his wife once had to talk him out of getting the word \u201cnasty\u201d tattooed, which was probably a good call. And when it came time for Ben to answer, he told a story that made no mention of the rising phoenix.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-4 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">\u201cI have a ton of cover-ups, you know? I\u2019ve had them removed, I\u2019ve had cover-ups, over and over again. But probably the worst was when \u2014 I was 16 or something, I thought I\u2019d do a barbed wire thing,\u201d he said, gesturing to his shoulder and bicep area.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Ben said this was one of his first ever tattoos, and he\u2019d seemingly underestimated how painful it\u2019d be, meaning he could only withstand getting a small part of it done. \u201cIt was terrible, so I was like, I better get something to cover that, and it started the process,\u201d he said, gesturing toward his back for a brief moment. \u201cI just don\u2019t have them where you have to see them for work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-6 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Without sounding weird, Ben isn\u2019t one of those celebs we often see walking around topless, \u00e0 la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2023\/07\/jeremy-allen-white-goes-for-a-run-pics.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Allen White<\/a>, so it\u2019s easy to forget about his numerous tattoos. However, back in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/chelseastewart\/ben-affleck-dating-again-report\">Jennifer Lopez<\/a> shared a rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/stephaniesoteriou\/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-nude-fathers-day\" target=\"_blank\">shirtless picture<\/a> of her then-husband in honor of Father\u2019s Day (???), in which you can see tattoos around both his shoulders \u2014 one of them presumably covering the barbed wire mishap.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-8 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n<p> <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">\u201cIt represents something important to me… It\u2019s meaningful to me,\u201d he said during an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zor0RjyQqd0?si=v-2tbuY9h5ZlEfAY\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/i><\/a> in 2019, addressing the online mockery of his back tattoo. \u201cI like it. 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