Following the massive success of 2017's Wonder Woman, Justice League became one of the most
anticipated blockbusters of 2017.
The comic book flick boasts an iconic cast, but these stars are anything but squeaky clean.
Painful pasts and controversy lurk just below the surface.
Here's a look at the dark secrets of the cast of Justice League.
Ben Affleck was accused of harassment
After disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein's misconduct scandal broke in October 2017,
one of his initial accusers, Charmed actress Rose McGowan, called out other actors in Hollywood
for their alleged complacency and silence, including Ben Affleck.
She tweeted,
"They knew.
They funded.
They advised.
They covered up.
They must be exposed.
They must resign,"
...adding in a second tweet,
"Ben Affleck Casey Affleck, how's your morning boys?"
Soon after, One Tree Hill star Hilarie Burton recalled the time Affleck groped her when
she was a VJ on MTV's TRL in the early 2000s.
"And he wraps his arm around me and comes over and tweaks my left boob!"
"It's nice to see you."
"Ahh!"
"I don't know what happened, but Hilarie all of a sudden, was like, 'Ooh!'"
"I'm just like, 'What are you doing?!'"
Affleck responded, tweeting: "I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize."
Makeup artist Annamarie Tendler also accused Affleck of groping her.
She tweeted,
"I would also love to get an apology from Ben Affleck who grabbed my *ss at a Golden
Globes party in 2014."
Ezra Miller was busted for weed
While filming The Perks of Being a Wallflower in 2008, Miller was charged for possession
of marijuana after a routine traffic stop where he was caught smoking a joint.
Luckily, he got off lightly thanks to a kindly magistrate, who gave him just two counts of
disorderly conduct and a "lengthy lecture."
The lecture didn't seem to do much good, though, as Miller told New York Magazine he doesn't
have any regrets.
"I don't feel like there's any need to hide the fact that I smoke pot.
It's a harmless herbal substance that increases sensory appreciation."
Billy Crudup dumped his pregnant girlfriend
Stage and film actor Billy Crudup, best known for his roles in Almost Famous and Watchmen,
returned to the DC universe in Justice League as Henry Allen—the father of Barry Allen,
aka The Flash.
But as famous as he is for his movie roles, he's even more infamous for his personal life,
thanks to the fact that in 2003, he dumped his girlfriend of six years, Weeds star Mary-Louise
Parker to pursue an affair with Claire Danes.
Oh yeah, and Parker just happened to be seven months pregnant at the time.
It was nearly a decade before any of the parties involved spoke publicly about the mess, with
Parker telling More magazine
"I've never commented on the situation, and I won't because it's not fair to my son.
Who wins?
No child can benefit in that situation.
Your love for your child should eclipse any other feelings you have for another person."
Amber Heard's bitter divorce
Justice League star Amber Heard plays Mera, Aquaman's partner and romantic interest, a
role she's set to reprise in 2018's Aquaman.
But while being romantically involved with an undersea king can't be easy, it has to
be a lot simpler than the mess Heard went through with ex-husband Johnny Depp.
First, the couple famously were arrested for smuggling their dogs into Australia.
"Protecting Australia is important."
"Declare everything when you enter Australia."
After that, their romance quickly went sour, as in May 2016, Heard filed for divorce from
the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise star, citing domestic abuse and obtaining a restraining
order against him.
Depp denied Heard's accusations, and tabloids were quick to point out that Heard herself
had been arrested for domestic abuse against a former partner in 2009.
It was a gross "he-said, she-said" that played out in the media, but in August 2016, the
two finally buried the hatchet, releasing a joint statement absolving everyone of all
blame and pledging that Heard's proceeds from the divorce settlement would go to charity.
So at least something good came out of all that mess.
Jason Momoa courts controversy
The man who became famous for playing the Dothraki chieftain Khal Drogo on the brutal
HBO series Game of Thrones is no stranger to controversy off screen as well, as Jason
Momoa's signature scar resulted from a bar fight that required facial reconstruction
and 140 stitches.
But the Aquaman star's most infamous moment came in 2011, when he went way over the line
talking about Khal Drogo during an appearance at Comic-Con.
"There's so many things you can do like rip someone's tongue out of their throat and get
away with it and r--- beautiful women."
After the video of his comments went viral in October 2017, Momoa took to Instragam for
an apology that read in part,
"I am still severely disappointed in myself at the insensitivity of my remarks that day…
I made a truly tasteless comment.
It is unacceptable and I sincerely apologize with a heavy heart for the words I said."
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