{"id":3145,"date":"2026-01-17T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/ben-affleck-reacts-to-lisa-barlow-blaming-him-for-missing-rhoslc-filming\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:59:11","slug":"ben-affleck-reacts-to-lisa-barlow-blaming-him-for-missing-rhoslc-filming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/ben-affleck-reacts-to-lisa-barlow-blaming-him-for-missing-rhoslc-filming\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck Reacts to Lisa Barlow Blaming Him for Missing RHOSLC Filming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After <em>Real Housewives of Salt Lake City\u2019s<\/em> <strong>Lisa Barlow<\/strong> name-dropped <strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong> as an excuse to get out of filming for the reality show, the actor is weighing in.<\/p>\n<p>Affleck, 53, shared his two cents on the drama during an interview with <em>Access Hollywood<\/em> which dropped on Friday, January 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s<em> Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/em>, cast member Lisa Barlow is saying that she was with you at an event with her husband and she wasn\u2019t able to film. The cast members don\u2019t believe her. So the question is, do you know who Lisa Barlow is?\u201d the interviewer asked.<\/p>\n<p>Affleck appeared confused as he responded, \u201cI don\u2019t want to get anybody in trouble or \u2013 I don\u2019t know what this is \u2013 an event in Salt Lake City? Like, prove somebody right or wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Feature-Lisa-Barlow-2543-Us-Weekly.jpg?crop=117px%2C273px%2C1071px%2C606px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Feature Lisa Barlow 2543 Us Weekly\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Feature-Lisa-Barlow-2543-Us-Weekly.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">RHOSLC&#8217;s Lisa Barlow Slams Rumors Another Man Pays Her Credit Card Bill<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIf Lisa Barlow is going to do anything, it\u2019s set the record straight. This time, there are no easels, posterboards or big red letters involved, but it\u2019s exactly that type of creative thinking that earned her a coveted spot in Us Weekly\u2019s annual Reality Stars of the Year issue. In just six seasons, Barlow has [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Access Hollywood\u2019<\/em>s reporter clarified that Barlow, 51, never specified which exact event she was attending that caused her to skip out on her filming responsibilities, but it was likely an event held in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been in Utah in maybe, 8, 9 or 10 years, I don\u2019t know,\u201d Affleck said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t look familiar to me and I don\u2019t remember anything.<\/p>\n<p>Although <em>The Rip<\/em> star thought it was unlikely he was at the event Barlow was referring to, he noted that there was a chance that they may have crossed paths and it has just slipped his mind due to so many people being at these types of events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to embarrass her because, I say hi to a lot of people, I don\u2019t want to be the jerk who is like, I did meet you\u2026 You don\u2019t remember everyone you meet,\u201d Affleck said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Gone Girl<\/em> star concluded, \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m qualified to weigh in on this, whatever this raging controversy is.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4226084\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4226084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1953496707Ben-Affleck-Reacts-to-Lisa-Barlow-Blaming-Him-for-Missing-RHOSLC-Filming.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Lisa Barlow.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">(Photo by Jerod Harris\/Getty Images for Vulture)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barlow memorably missed the first cast trip of <em>RHOSLC<\/em> season 6, telling <strong>Angie Katsanevas<\/strong> that she didn\u2019t want to spend time with <strong>Bronwyn Newport<\/strong>, as well as claiming she was too busy with work commitments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to spend the night with Bronwyn. She\u2019s a pathological liar. She can\u2019t tell the truth to save her life. It\u2019s like, disgusting,\u201d Barlow said. \u201cAlso, I have a work thing. It\u2019s like, a big deal. I think what people forget is I have a very full life. Because I keep it kinda private. And like, I\u2019m not gonna drop names, but like, I\u2019ll be with Ben [Affleck] and Blake [Lively].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI\u2019ll be with Ben Affleck and you\u2019ll be with Bronwyn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as blaming Affleck for her absence from <em>RHOSLC<\/em>, Barlow has also brought up the A-lister in the past.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Following news of Affleck\u2019s divorce from <strong>Jennifer Lopez<\/strong> in August 2024, Barlow shared a throwback photo of herself with Affleck via her Instagram Story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always throw a great house party,\u201d Barlow wrote alongside the Instagram Story, which was set to Lopez\u2019s song \u201cIf You Had My Love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024.\u00a0 The former couple initially married in a Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022, before celebrating with a larger event in Georgia on August 20, 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Real Housewives of Salt Lake City\u2019s Lisa Barlow name-dropped Ben Affleck as an excuse to get out of filming for the reality show, the actor is weighing in. 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