Ben Affleck Reveals Why He Lied About His Big Back Tattoo

Ben Affleck is getting candid about his back tattoo.

The 47-year-old actor opened up in an interview with the New York Times, published on Tuesday (February 18).

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“I resented that somebody got a picture of it by spying on me,” he said of a paparazzi photo of his full-color phoenix back tattoo, which covers his back.

“It felt invasive. But you’re right. I could have said, ‘That’s none of your business.’ I guess I got a kick out of messing with Extra. ‘Is your tattoo real or not real?’ Of course, it’s real! No, I put a fake tattoo on my back and then hid it,” he went on to say of his 2016 interview with Mario Lopez, in which he said it was fake.

He also revealed “the biggest regret” of his life during the interview. Find out what it is!

Pictured below: Ben Affleck signs autographs while leaving his hotel on Tuesday (February 18) in New York City.