--- title: Matt Damon on Ben Affleck Parenting Kids After Rehab 2017 description: Matt Damon clearly has only good things to say about his longtime friend Ben Affleck. canonical: https://time.com/4716515/matt-damon-ben-affleck-mr-mom/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-29T16:27:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:22.250Z og:title: Matt Damon Is Totally Here for Ben Affleck 'Mr. Mom-ing It' og:description: "He’s with the kids now, couldn’t be happier" og:url: https://time.com/4716515/matt-damon-ben-affleck-mr-mom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6521f3da1708e195/6988c05a0a4a2253089cd72e/matt-damon-ben-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Live By Night" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Matt Damon Is Totally Here for Ben Affleck 'Mr. Mom-ing It' twitter:description: "He’s with the kids now, couldn’t be happier" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6521f3da1708e195/6988c05a0a4a2253089cd72e/matt-damon-ben-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Matt Damon Is Totally Here for Ben Affleck 'Mr. Mom-ing It'  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 29, 2017 4:27 PM UTC  Matt Damon (L) and Ben Affleck arrive at the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Live By Night' at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 9, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Matt Damon (L) and Ben Affleck arrive at the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Live By Night' at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 9, 2017 in Hollywood, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 29, 2017 4:27 PM UTC [Matt Damon](http://time.com/4671848/review-the-great-wall-matt-damon/) clearly has only good things to say about his longtime friend [Ben Affleck](http://motto.time.com/4694955/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-call-off-divorce/). While promoting his upcoming film _Suburbicon_ at CinemaCon, the 46-year-old actor praised Affleck’s devotion to parenting since completing [rehab for alcohol addiction](http://time.com/4701719/ben-affleck-alcohol-addiction-rehab-treatment/) earlier in March. “\[He’s\] fantastic,” Damon told [_Entertainment Tonight_](http://www.etonline.com/news/213971%5Fexclusive%5Fmatt%5Fdamon%5Fsays%5Fben%5Faffleck%5Fis%5Fmr%5Fmom%5Fing%5Fit%5Fjokes%5Fgeorge%5Fclooney%5Fwill%5Fbe%5Fa%5Fmess%5Fas%5Fa%5Ffather/). “He’s with the kids now, couldn’t be happier. Jen’s working for a couple weeks in Atlanta, so he’s _Mr. Mom_\-ing it right now. And that’s what he wants to be doing.” Of course, speaking up for his friend was probably the least Damon could do after Affleck stood diligently by his side while he was subjected to [repeated taunts by Jimmy Kimmel](http://time.com/4683230/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-matt-damon-feud/) at the 2017 Oscars. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4716515/matt-damon-ben-affleck-mr-mom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4716515/matt-damon-ben-affleck-mr-mom/"},"headline":"Matt Damon Is Totally Here for Ben Affleck 'Mr. Mom-ing It'","datePublished":"2017-03-29T16:27:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:22.250Z","description":"\"He’s with the kids now, couldn’t be happier\"","url":"https://time.com/4716515/matt-damon-ben-affleck-mr-mom/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Matt Damon","Ben Affleck"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6521f3da1708e195/6988c05a0a4a2253089cd72e/matt-damon-ben-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6521f3da1708e195/6988c05a0a4a2253089cd72e/matt-damon-ben-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Warner Bros. 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