Donald Trump thought he could use Matt Damon's voice to help raise some dough for his campaign, but the famous actor and his buddy Ben Affleck aren't gonna let it fly.
Trump pushed out a fundraising video on Truth Social last week which was almost entirely centered around a monologue from Damon's character in the film"Air." Among some of the lines from Damon, “Money can buy you almost anything, but it can’t buy you immortality."Turns out, Trump didn't have permission to use the Damon audio, and Artists Equity, the company co-founded by Damon and Affleck that produced"Air" didn't hold back.
AE released a statement, saying,"We had no foreknowledge of, did not consent to and do not endorse or approve any footage or audio fromThe statement continues, “Specifically in terms of any & all rights available to us under U.S.
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