Matt Damon on Ben Affleck: ‘He

Affleck, who has been making continual headlines since his divorce announcement and Us Weekly’s subsequent revelations of his romance with nanny Christine Ouzounian, let Damon take the lead at Monday night’s event, keeping red carpet chat short and sweet.

Matt Damon is confident his best friend Ben Affleck is doing “great” following the shock news of his split from wife Jennifer Garner.

“He’s great. He’s great”, Damon told Yahoo!

Ben Affleck attends The Project Greenlight Season 4 premiere of… “He’s got a big smile on his face”.

Unfortunately, Affleck’s professional commitments have been overshadowed by his personal problems ever since he and Garner announced in June that they are over.

Affleck, still sporting his wedding band, and Damon appeared together in support of their Project Greenlight.

Project Greenlight returns in September for its fourth season after a decade-long hiatus. The Departed actor, who co-wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay of Good Will Hunting with Ben, also joked about the latter’s upcoming birthday on August 15. “It’s not 40. It’s not 45. I don’t even remember my 43rd birthday”. “What is 43? It’s not 40, it’s not 45, it’s 43-it’s a forgettable birthday”. Ben has three children with Jennifer, daughter Violet, aged nine, daughter Seraphina, six, and son Sam, aged 4.