Ben Affleck Rushed To Hospital, Emerges Merely A Director
Emergency room physicians in Cambridge were able to treat Ben Affleck's migraine attack yesterday, but despite their best efforts, were apparently unable to resuscitate his acting career. Reports the Boston Herald:
"Gone, Baby, Gone" director Ben Affleck was rushed to the emergency room at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge yesterday afternoon after suffering a painful migraine attack.
Affleck was driven to the hospital by his concerned wife, Jennifer Garner, at around 2:30 p.m. He was released about two hours later. A spokesman for the actor-turned director said Affleck was "recuperating at home." [...]
Affleck has been in Cambridge for about a month working on his big-budget directorial debut, and the stress may be getting to him. The new husband and dad, whose acting career has been on the skids, badly needs a hit with this movie to propel his career in a new direction.
When even Affleck's hometown paper seems to have given up on his acting—there's not even the expected mention of his locally set Good Will Hunting glory—it must be official: He's just a director now. Flowers commemorating this sad passing can be sent to Affleck's agent, Patrick Whitesell, at the Endeavor agency.
