Matt Damon is doing damage control after an unsolicited confession regarding a homophobic slur ignited outrage on Twitter this week. “I have never called anyone ‘f—' in my personal life and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening,” Damon said in his statement. In conversation with the London publication, Damon voluntarily divulged that he recently used the aforementioned slur while joking around with his daughter. Despite his attempts to justify his behavior (“Come on, that’s a joke! “I not only agreed with her but thrilled at her passion, values and desire for social justice.”Times staff writer Josh Rottenberg contributed to this report.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 03, 2021 15:22 UTC