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Alanis Morissette names Ben Affleck onstage over a sexuality remark she says he made to her
Alanis Morissette thanked Ben Affleck by name during her Los Angeles residency for a comment about her sexuality, then played his Dogma death scene.
Alanis Morissette took a jab at Ben Affleck from the stage this week. She did not bother keeping his name out of it.
Morissette was onstage in Los Angeles for her residency, titled "Butterfly with a Machete: A Rock Traumedy." During the set she started riffing on love, sex and relationships.
The line that got the crowd buzzing
Partway through the bit, she recalled a man who once questioned her about her sexuality. "I've even had a guy ask me why I didn't lead with my sexuality. Thank you, Ben Affleck," she told the audience.
A gory throwback
Morissette then rolled footage from "Dogma," the 1999 movie they both starred in. In that scene she plays God. Affleck's character meets a very messy end when his head bursts apart.
It is not clear when Affleck supposedly made the remark. It could have happened on the "Dogma" set or at some later point. His representatives have been asked about it, according to reports.
Why it stings now
The comment lands not long after Morissette revealed that she is pansexual. She opened up about it during a recent podcast chat with Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster plus Mae Martin.
Her four-show run wrapped Wednesday night. Judging by the stage moment, her grudge with Affleck may last a lot longer.
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