at the frightening run-in and how his wife jennifer januarier and he are fighting back. >> angry ben afflecke says constantly follow his family like in this video. >> don't talk to my kids. is that clear? >> no problem. >> in a new interview with "playboy" magazine, affleck says a man who was allegedly stalking his acres tress wife jennifer garner and his family for years basically used a crowd of paparazzi as a cover to stand outside his daughter's preschool. he says they used to take pictures of our children coming out of preschool and so this stalker who threatened to kill me, my wife and our kids showed up at the school and got arrested. i mean there are real practical dangers to this. in the 2009 incident, stephen burky was arrested for violating a restraining order when police caught him. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and later sent to a mental hospital by a judge. garner has been a major force behind california's new anti-paparazzi law which increases the penalties for taking photos that invade a celebrity's right to privacy. she joined halle berry tearfully testifying

ben affleck is not an i idiot. nothing stopped ben affleck from getting a nice paycheck for "armageddon" who starred bruce willis who is not a democrat. i am fairly certain he is a republican. put your money where your mouth is. if that's how you feel, then don't work with republicans. don't take large paychecks working with them. >> that's an interesting point. i am glad i stuck around to listen to it. >> too bad america didn't. >>> a teacher at a private christian school in cinncinati, they have them there. >> resigned after nude photos of her surfaced on the internet. i like how things surface now on the internet. her breasts look like black boxes. the teacher whose name was not released was on leave after the school received tips about the explicitpics. they were posted on a revenge porn site where users can up load naked photos of exes without their consent. you were a lawyer turned comedian which is a brilliant career move. i bet your wife is thrilled about that. i will turn down this yearly paycheck of six f

oh, i like that ben affleck guy. he's a good filmmaker. come on, kenny. i guess i owe the kids at school an apology. did you see argo, kenny? it's a pretty good movie. ben affleck has a lot going for him. not everything, but a lot. whoopee! >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome. [cheers and applause] welcome to "the daily show." jon stewart. my guest tonight former pakistani ambassador to the united states husain haqqani is on the program. let us begin tonight with the national security administration which is the subject of the new ongoing series "that thing they said they are not doing, they are totally doing." [laughter] over the past six months or so people have been playing something of a fun little game with the n.s.a. the n.s.a. tells us they are not doing something and then we found out they are totally doing it. [ laughter ] for instance, -- >> nobody is listening to to your telephone calls. >> jon: turns out

ben affleck, the guy wins the oscar. glorified, in ar goe and then cast as batman and everybody are ripping him. >> there is nothing edgy about ben affleck. that isn't exciting as a choice. christian bale seems like a lunatic and dark and edgy. i think we can get behind a choice like that. >> i'm with you, brian. i was happy when clooney was cast. i have felt like we know too much about ben. i like mystery when it comes to my

hi, i'm ben affleck, and many actors have played the part of a u.s. serviceman in the movies, but for veterans like james crosby and so many other brave men and women, his service and his sacrifice for our country are real. outside baghdad, a rocket attack blew up my humvee, killing one of my marines and leaving me paralyzed. [ben affleck] when james returned home, he, like many others, was in no condition to cope and advocate for the services he needed. fortunately, paralyzed veterans of america's trained experts were there to help him so he could concentrate on getting well. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans of america has worked to ensure that our injured veterans get the medical, housing and auto benefits they have earned. i'm so thankful paralyzed veterans of america was there for me. surely those who sacrificed so much deserve no less. join me in supporting our paralyzed veterans. visit p-v-a dot org. traders have had the weekend to digest the turbocharged numbers on jobs. payrolls increased by more than 200-thousand and the rate of unemployment dropped to 7%, it hasn't b

they are also the people who buy movie tickets. >> bravo. >>> let's talk ben affleck. he is slightly taller than you. isn't what he is saying true about everybody in some way or another, we like to create a bubble against those people that we disagree with? >> yes. except when you are forced out of your comfort zone and you have to talk to someone you might not agree with, you might be pleasantly surprised. one of my great memories of the last couple of years is taking the train back to d.c. with bob every friday night when we first started "the five," for the first five months we would say they better understand we are not moving to new york and we would talk about all sorts of things, politics and the rest and we would look at each other and say afterwards, how could we both be of the same species an you think so differently than i do but we ended up being great friends. so i think after plek is cut -- after fle afleck is cutting himself off. >> and i bring up the allegiance to teams and what that does. you may never had met dana if you stuck to your team. >> i was a

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[ben affleck] when james returned home, he, like many others, was in no condition to cope and advocate for the services he needed. fortunately, paralyzed veterans of america's trained experts were there to help him so he could concentrate on getting well. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans of america has worked to ensure that our injured veterans get the medical, housing and auto benefits they have earned. i'm so thankful paralyzed veterans of america was there for me. surely those who sacrificed so much deserve no less. join me in supporting our paralyzed veterans. visit p-v-a dot org. >>> a ban on backyard and open burning is in effect in parts of the east bay and south bay right now. the dry conditions have led to an increase in fire danger. they are not taking any chances. the ban covers alameda, contra costa, san mateo and santa cruz counties and it will remain in effect until there is a significant amount of rainfall. violators can face up to $200. >>> another snowstorm brought new power outages to thousands of people in maine. that number of people without power back up to

of individuals in africa all kinds of white people white saviors for example ben affleck for example angelina jolie for example jane goodall but the real truth on the ground in eastern congo is that the jane goodall institute is involved in with the militias that are committing genocide in the congo and he's are not congolese militias they are u.s. forces sent in from rwanda and uganda where are we which are two of our major bases of u.s. military operations on the continent. being a third job or to be in another. let's talk with regard to genocide in central africa seems like the last time major western attention was paid to dish it was a documentary about the ugandan warlord joseph coney what is this a legitimate campaign or was it manufactured. the whole coney's thing is need to be understood in order to understand that you have to go back to eating i mean and israel brought e.d.f. mean to power but nobody understands that any i mean died lived a happy life in saudi arabia i mean nobody understands that so you go back and study the history of uganda and what really happened then y

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. >> couldn't get health care ben affleck. >> you believe that. >> yes. >> really? >> of course. >> go ahead and finish. >> hang on. >> the fact that you are still justifying the irs scandal targeting conservatives is appalling. i'm not surprised. the president did it, too. he came out when the irs scandal came out and said, i think this is outrageous. no way should the irs be used to target political opponents. two weeks ago he said i can't believe there was outrage because there was a list. it's unfortunate we can't come together on the issue of the irs targeting political opponents. what if they were doing it to the other side? >> great point. i see the eggnog kicked in. let's go to congressman kucinich. welcome. you are interesting to me. i find myself agreeing with you more this year than ever. we have had heated battles over the years. >> and? [ laughter ] >> i thought you were going to weigh in on this. did obama have a bad year? was this a collapse of his presidency? >> i don't know about a collapse. he has another three years. can't talk about a collapse. h

michele turner has more for you. >> reporter: an angry ben affleck is blasting the photographers who is hollywood.tv video. >> don't talk to my kids. is that clear? >> no problem. >> okay. >> in a new interview with "playboy" magazine affleck says a man allegedly stalking his wife jennifer garner and family for years, basically used a crowd of paparazzi as a cover to standout side his daughter's preschool. he says, they used to take pictures of our children, coming out of preschool. and so this stalker, who had threatened to kill me my wife and our kids showed up at the school and got arrested. i mean, there are real practical dangers to this. in the 2009 incident steven burke was arrested for violating a restraining order. he was found not guilty by reason of insapty and later sent to a mental hospital by a judge. garner has been a major force behind california's new anti-paparazzi law, which increases the penalties for taking photos and invade a celebrity's right to privacy. joined halle berry tearfully testifying in front of the state assembly. >> i love my kids. they're beautiful

based in losrris angeles and already represents some of hollywood's best-known names, matt damon, ben affleck, others. as far as taylor swift, doesn't emily. also a big -- and justin timberlake. also a big jt fan. what does it mean for hollywood? >> this is reshuffle the deck in hollywood. we had two majors duking it out for about 10 years, and we have had some murders going on in the last five, the most recent with william morris and endeavor on caa, whichake has been a giant here in town for a long time. what this deal does is it makes william morris endeavor's the biggest a talent agency in the world, and to get them reach not just in film and television were they already dominate but it now puts them squarely in an arena with sports, like you mentioned, and it also gives them greater reach with music and really lucrative areas that they are not in now like naming rights for stadiums. >> i think be sports aspect of this is really interesting because it seems like it is a very steady business in that athletes seem to be getting paid more as tv rights go up and athletes share in some of that

. >> jimmy: ben affleck. >> or adam west. >> jimmy: or adam west. >> it could be one of those. >> jimmyaving lunch, and i notice halfway through he has an enormous booger hanging out of his nose. [ laughter ] like, a really big booger hanging out of his nose. and then, you're in that position like, "do i tell this cool guy that he has a huge booger hanging from his nose?" >> jimmy: i don't know what i would do. i don't know what i would do. >> and then i was like, "i don't know what to do." and he is acting all cool and sexy, but he doesn't know he's got a booger. so, then i decided, okay, this is kind of cool because now, i'm dominating the lunch. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're above him now. he is a great big, giant hollywood good looking movie star and now -- >> now he's booger guy. >> jimmy: he's booger guy. [ laughter ] absolutely, yeah, he's booger man. >> because usually, i'm booger guy. >> jimmy: now he's booger man. >> usually, i'm booger guy. >> jimmy: so what happened? >> so then he goes to the bathroom, and i'm so excited, because he's gonna see the booger in the bathroom. >>

he's wearing a belt and pulls it out. >> ben affleck, by the way, is playing batman. actress. she's absolutely stunning. absolutely stunning. she, by the way, she rose to fame by being giselle on the fourth, fifth, sixth installations on "the fast and furious." >> she said, i can't explain how happy and excited i am to be part of this project. she is 28 years old. she will play the iconic diana prince. she can't really fly. she's not exactly like superman or even batman who needs the cape. it is coming out in 2015. here's some cool things everybody needs to know. she can kick butt and knows how to use a gun she was part of the israeli army. she worked as a fitness instructor. >> deadly and beautiful. >> yes. former miss israel 2004. she likes motorcycles, that's pretty cool. a mom, a 2-year-old at home and friends with the recently passed away in that horrible accident paul walker from the "fast and furious." >> a beauty but she will have her work cut out for her trying to keep up with linda carter in that outfit. i'm telling you what. wait and see. >> i don't know. s

. >> so the snub for oprah and "the butler," we were talking, was it like ben affleck where he was snubbedup for best director at the oscars. everyone was so upset and he won. >> all right. let's get to some of those things that everyone praised. "12 years a slave." i want to play what the star of the movie said today about the nomination. let's play it. >> it's just been terrific. ever since we opened up the film, it's just been an incredible kind of time. i just couldn't be more happy with the way that the film has been received and the way people are sort of coming to it. it's been -- it's really been an extraordinary, extraordinary time. >> do you see a current or a fiber that binds some of these movies that have been nominated this time around? is there a theme, if you will, for this season? >> i think it's interesting. last year we had "argo," which is a political film. this year we have more political films. "12 years a slave," and also "american hustle" is a political film. and "the wolf of wall street" is very satirical about wall street. you do have very contemporary films making

. >> before i saw this movie, i was thinking, isn't this just like the ben affleck movie, "oil room"? i realized it basically is, but with more cocaine and hookers. which i am not against. >> i am not sure what would make the reality show compelling or interesting. >> good point. the reality show would probably be even more disappointing than martin scorsese's horrible movie. >> once again, you are siskel and ebert. you keep giving the same reviewer. >> it was made for the lowest, and the nominator. >> and you do not like it, matt? >> she is right. she is right. >> maybe we should leave and on that note. not just for the indie creative's anymore -- the microblogging site and the biggest trends from this year. ♪ x the blogging platform tumbler in 2007. was founded to put the popularity in perspective, the engagement tends to be higher. the average user will spend 18 session, versus 11 on facebook or three on twitter. of creative strategy joins us for the year in review. thank you for joining us. quickly, before we get to the year in review, i want to talk to you about corporate engagem

harvey weinstein said, if there is going to be something from good will hunting, you better believe ben affleckwill be involved. -- matt damon will be involved. >> you are in l.a., jon they need why did their special sauce tackle on their other guys in l.a. that can put up great stuff -- their special sauce? aren't there other guys in l.a. that can put up great stuff? click the owners of miramax are not movie creators. -- >> the owners of miramax right now are not movie creators. they have made money because they took the library and cut deals with netflix. they have been thinking about the next option. at the end of the day, maybe this was the best option for them because harvey weinstein probably would have been , to your point, if there was some kind of sequel to the crying game put out by another studio. that is a concern that he probably had of someone else were to make these projects. he had a lot of exploring of options by miramax. maybe this was the best option on the table for them. that is why both sides feel good about it. >> even though this is a good deal for the weinstein, would y

stuart: ben affleck sitting right there, a big fundraiser for the democrats, he says he has a hard timeublican. i can actually understand that because i have a hard time watching sean penn. charles: about the movie "milk" on dvd, and i cannot watch it. his job is make-believe, he can make believe anything else but he cannot make believe the role of the other person. it is really ridiculous. an epiphany a funny in politics. we will see. stuart: our next guest says the republican party still has a minority problem. joining us now, editor of the blog conservative black chick. may i call you a conservative black chick without being offensive? >> why, yes you may, stuart. stuart: people of color who don't vote republican at this point, that is a statement of fact. what should republicans do about it? >> republicans had to get into the communities where blacks are living and be unafraid to take the conservative message to black americans. let's not forget black americans voted republican consistently after slavery ended from reconstruction up through prior to the civil rights act being passed

to the existing talent pool of william morris, which includes heavyweights ch as matt do common ben affleck got a mega agency, once you pool all those guys together, it's quite a list. sources say the company's intent to announce the deal later today. i'm sure we'll cover it right here on bloomberg. we're going to take a short break and be back. ♪ >> it will be a dovish tapering , if they do it. they're doing it in january, because they don't want to have a significant signing of financial conditions. that's probably why they didn't do it in december, so deliberately shop positively. forget all the international issues, but one of the most interesting things is the housing market started to slow down, and so they can't really afford to have all that sort of thing per sigs. >> that was former chairman of goldman sachs asset management, jim o'neill, on what he thinks the federal reserve will do today. nobody's making big bets on today's fed decision in the u.s., not after september's surprise when central bank crossed up, why they expected the start of tapering. michael mckee joins us now fro

. >> they picked ben affleck to play the dark knight? >> they did. >> it was nice. >>> coming up, two people who make america great, one of them, a 22 year old paralyzed from the chest down. the other, a 72 year old complete stranger who swooped in like an angel to help. >>> and then he made for himself playing gangsters in movies like license to kill, but did you know that his first love was singing? he's here to sing have yourself a merry little christmas. >>> at this christmastime -- i'm bill hemmer by the way. >> i'm martha maccallum. >> we express our gratitude to our viewers who have made such a fantastic year for us. >> and what says merry christmas and how much you mean to us better than this little kitty cat. thanks to miley cyrus. >> merry christmas, ho, ho, ho, everybody. meow. ♪ [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. eartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! would you like apple or cherry? cherry. oil..

batman versus super-man movie there was controversy when ben affleck was cast as batman.rter. people have mixed reviews. some people think wonder woman should have had her own movie in the first place. go on our facebook page and tell us what you think. >> why are they upset? >> there is always controversy. you have your vision in your brain and, all of a sudden, it's somebody else and it's not you. you kind of get upset about it. >> is this about you wanting to play wonder woman? >> take is what i was hoping for. i hope when i revealed it, my picture would come up, but no. >> there is always halloween next year, right? >> that's true. >> it could work. >> there are no things when there is controversy. >> something to talk about. #controversy. >>> an american woman's ability to rise on a show in a language she barely understands. first, this is "today" on nbc. did you get chips for the party? nope. [ ding ] cheese plate? cheese plate. no, i made something better. you used the oven? boom. [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. make the holidays pop. ♪ make t♪ holidays pop

ben affleck directed the film and played the part of american cia agent tony mendez, who was portrayede and in the movie. the six americans hide out in the canadian ambassador's residence but nothing said about the dip nates wlomats worked be scenes. >> i saw the movie argo recently. i was taken aback by its distortion of what happened. because almost everything that was heroic or courageous or innovative was done by canada and not by the united states. >> president carter is saying is true, but it is also true only have two hours to tell a story. hard choices have to be made. nevertheless, argo will be the version of what happened that most everyone remembers. this happens again and again in hollywood. the recent 50th anniversary of jfk's death saw oliver stone's 1991 film "jfk" back in theaters for a short time. a very controversial take on the events of the president's murder, rereleased to an audience of millions. all the presidents men, the list goes on and on, telling great stories on screen is one of 9 the things that america does best. when politics are involved, are we do diss

we'll see how ben affleck does. >> the royal baby, of course. all eyes on the royal baby.he summer, third in line for the throne. the royal family had a busy year. busy few years, royal level in 2011, announcement of pregnancy in 2013 and royal baby in 2013. >> finally, this has been the year in some ways of jennifer lawrence. she's such an incredible actress. so many people admire her work and the roles keep coming for her. >> people love her. she's a matchup of julia roberts, meryl streep and angelina jolie. >> she's so young. >> in her early 20s. started out winning an oscar, "silver linings playbook," number two most pickup lar movie hunger games 2. new movie. you go on tumblr, people love her and pay tribute to her and honor her. good for her. i'm excited. hollywood should be excited to had have her. >> i want to see "american hustl hustle". as soon as i have time off i'm going to see it. have a good holiday. >> you, too. >>> my colleague brian shactman is next. we'll have a live report for times square where last minute preparations under way for the ball drop. we're

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