Ben Affleck commented on a recent viral video of him telling his son he needs to mow lawns after he asked for $6,000 sneakers, saying that while he could afford them, his son is “broke.”

Ben Affleck commented on a recent viral video of him telling his son he needs to mow lawns after he asked for $6,000 sneakers, saying that while he could afford them, his son is “broke.

“Ben Affleck shuts down teenage son’s request for $6K shoes: ‘I have the money, you’re broke’Ben Affleck will make sure his children know the value of a dollar.

When speaking with Access Hollywood at the premiere of “The Accountant 2” at the SXSW film festival, the 52-year-old actor humorously addressed a video that went viral recently, featuring his teenage son admiring a $6,000 pair of Dior Air Force 1s.

“That’s what happens when you tell a motherf—er they have to mow a lawn,” he told the outlet. “All of a sudden they don’t want those shoes, and he was like, ‘But I always said they were tough.’”

He asked the reporter if she had any children, then explained, “It’s always some grift why I need to be … I’m like, ‘Man, you do not need thousand-dollar shoes!’ He’s like, ‘We have the money.’ I’m like, ‘I have the money, you’re brthe original video, Affleck and his son Samuel, 13, could be seen browsing various pairs of shoes at a sneaker convention, where Samuel spotted the Dior shoes.

Upon seeing the hefty price tag, Affleck told his son, “That’s a lot of lawns you gotta mow there.”

The “Gone Girl” actor shares Samuel with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, along with two older daughters; Violet, 19, and Seraphina, 16. oke!'”