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Ben Affleck attends the premiere of "Live by Night" at the Cinema UGC Normandie in Paris on Jan. 16, 2017.Alain Jocard—AFP/Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Oct 11, 2017 6:53 PM UTC 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](https://twitter.com/BenAffleck/status/918166049501208576). Burton spoke out about the encounter on Tuesday after [Affleck had condemned Harvey Weinstein](http://time.com/4976248/ben-affleck-harvey-weinstein/). “I am saddened and angry that a man who I worked with used his position of power to intimidate, sexually harass and manipulate many women over the decades,” Affleck said said in a statement about Weinstein on Tuesday. Weinstein, a longtime Hollywood movie mogul, is facing [a growing number of allegations of sexual assault](http://time.com/4976003/harvey-weinstein-gwyneth-paltrow-angelina-jolie/) and [in some cases even rape](http://time.com/4976134/harvey-weinstein-new-yorker/). A spokesperson this week said Weinstein denies “any allegations of non-consensual sex.” “I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it,” Weinstein, who [has been fired from his company](http://time.com/4974058/harvey-weinstein-sexual-abuse-allegations-fired/), said in [the explosive New York _Times_ report](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html?%5Fr=0) that opened the floodgates last week. > [](https://twitter.com/BenAffleck/status/918166049501208576) 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](https://vimeo.com/116202472) 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. > [](https://twitter.com/HilarieBurton/status/917927823674953728) Burton hosted the popular music video show before landing a role on _One Tree Hill_ in the early 2000s. Burton, Affleck and MTV did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 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