Ben Affleck<\/strong> is not shy about stripping off in new movie The Rip<\/em>, which he stars in alongside his longtime best friend, Matt Damon.<\/strong><\/p>\n However, the actor, 53, isn\u2019t taking his shirtless scene too seriously as he defended showing off his body in the film \u201cfor no reason\u201d during an interview with The Fox 101.9\u2019s \u201cFifi, Fev & Nick\u201d on Thursday, January 15.<\/p>\n Australian Rules football star turned radio host, Brendan Fevola<\/strong>, 44, jokingly accused the actor of unnecessarily shedding clothes as he asked him, \u201cNow who would win in a fight? Because Ben, when you took your top off at the start of the show for no reason\u2026 Geez, you\u2019re ripped up.\u201d<\/p>\n Damon, 55, erupted in fits of laughter at the comment before Affleck clapped back in good humor.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a reason! I want people to see it. I don\u2019t go to the gym for nothing,\u201d he joked. \u201cI\u2019m middle-aged, I\u2019ll take all the\u2026you know. It\u2019s going away. I want it memorialized before it\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n Damon had another theory as to why his Good Will Hunting<\/em> collaborator got near-naked on screen, joking, \u201cIt\u2019s called actor vanity.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair also touched on the shirtless scene in an interview with Entertainment Tonight<\/em> the same day as Damon roasted his friend yet again.<\/p>\n \u201cHe changed his shirt for a scene in this movie and boy, did they tweak the lighting for a long time on that bathroom, just shadows, just getting everything just perfect for him,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n Seeing the funny side of the scene, Affleck joked it was a crucial plot point that added to his character\u2019s development.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it was important to see the character change,\u201d he teased. \u201cI think that\u2019s what made the part dramatically interesting there was that he had a shirt that was dirty and then he had to put a clean one on.\u201d<\/p>\n Damon sarcastically added, \u201cMakes total sense in the middle of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n Affleck went on to explain that he didn\u2019t take cues from Damon, who also showcased his ripped body for his\u00a0 2026 film The Odyssey<\/em>, when it came to dieting.<\/p>\n Damon previously revealed he followed a gluten-free diet to get in shape for the film, but Affleck revealed in the ET<\/em> interview that he opted to go in a different direction to achieve his chiseled physique.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be honest, I can\u2019t do the gluten-free thing. I feel like the one thing I can\u2019t live without is bread, like rolls, you know? Maybe it just makes me a caveman but that\u2019s really hard,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n Although they enjoy taking jabs at one another in good fun, Affleck and Damon have a solid bond thanks to their decades of friendship, which began when they grew up together.<\/p>\n![\"GettyImages-2256160818Ben-Affleck-Defends-Taking-His-Shirt-Off-For-No-Reason-in-The-Rip.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2256160818Ben-Affleck-Defends-Taking-His-Shirt-Off-For-No-Reason-in-The-Rip.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
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\n Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.<\/span> (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n