--- title: Watch Ben Affleck Ellen Show Interview VIDEO description: In an appearance on The Ellen Show, 'Batman' actor admitted he's an "expert" on tweens and sees Taylor Swift as a "great role model." canonical: https://time.com/4630235/ben-affleck-on-ellen/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-10T18:01:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:02.863Z og:title: Hip Dad Ben Affleck Is Definitely In With the Cool Tweens og:description: The 'Batman' actor and director is also a Taylor Swift fan. og:url: https://time.com/4630235/ben-affleck-on-ellen/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hip Dad Ben Affleck Is Definitely In With the Cool Tweens twitter:description: The 'Batman' actor and director is also a Taylor Swift fan. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Hip Dad Ben Affleck Is Definitely In with the Cool Tweens and Taylor Swift Fans > Sponsored content. 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We got to Taylor Swift concerts. And that’s my life,” he admitted to DeGeneres. “Taylor Swift is great by the way. She’s a great role model.” Affleck also mentioned that he spent the holidays with brother and [Golden Globe winner](http://time.com/4575255/manchester-by-the-sea-movie-review/?iid=sr-link1) Casey Affleck and [best friend Matt Damon](http://time.com/4393032/ben-affleck-matt-damon-80s-photo/?iid=sr-link2)—and their respective families—on a group ski vacation. Sounds like quite a rowdy crew. 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