SAN ANTONIO – Ben Affleck was caught on camera at the beach recently and it seems a giant back tattoo he claimed was fake in 2016 is actually real.
In 2016, Affleck told "Extra" the tattoo was "fake for a movie,” CNN reported.
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Affleck’s ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, told Vanity Fair that same year, “You know what we would say in my hometown about that? ‘Bless his heart,’” in regards to the massive ink.
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Twitter users are roasting the “Justice League” actor. See some of the tweets below:
Next time you're feeling sad, remember that you're not Ben Affleck so you (probably) don't have a tattoo so big and so ugly and so universally ridiculed that you had to lie and say it was only temporary and just for a movie when it is so clearly not. (https://t.co/MQJfdA25tk) pic.twitter.com/sU72CUK4TG
— Eunice Chantilly's tacky barrette. (@RafiDAngelo) March 18, 2018
Ben Affleck: The phoenix tattoo is fake for a movie.
— Sarah Marrs (@Cinesnark) March 16, 2018
Also Ben Affleck: pic.twitter.com/k97oa0ld12
Ben Affleck's back tattoo pic.twitter.com/PaiA2mPIVl
— Melanie (@MelanieBDub) March 17, 2018
Me finding out that Ben Affleck's hideous tattoo is real after all and even more hilarious now that he lied about it pic.twitter.com/cza8esczND
— ✨Tabitha Huizinga✨ (@TLHuizinga) March 18, 2018
Ben Affleck’s back tattoo is like if Lisa Frank had a darker childhood. pic.twitter.com/JPCZeZUDlb
— Karen Howell (@karenehowell) March 18, 2018
I’ve been following the Ben Affleck back tattoo drama more closely than the Mueller investigation.
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) March 18, 2018
Was he inspired by Jimmy Page's pants? pic.twitter.com/ana0d28c6a
— Birthday Party Clown (@BdayPartyClown) March 18, 2018
Don’t mock Ben Affleck’s phoenix tattoo. It symbolises how he has risen from the ashes, reborn as a guy with a tattoo that sucks
— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) March 18, 2018
— Michael Macko (@MichaelMacko) March 18, 2018
Everybody is talking about Ben Affleck's terrible back tattoo, so I had to check it out and you guys are all crazy.
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) March 18, 2018
That's a tasteful and skillfully done piece of art. Wow. pic.twitter.com/ronjbEUvWU