Affleck's Suffering Theory vs Pratt's Reality | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 4, 2026 · 1m

Ben Affleck’s raw admission that his rock bottom—losing touch with his kids—was the real cure for his addiction sparked a fiery response from former LA mayoral candidate Chris Pratt, who challenged him to walk Skid Row and witness firsthand what true suffering looks like. Pratt, who ran on tackling LA’s addiction crisis, argues that suffering doesn’t fix addiction—and blames fentanyl and meth as key drivers of homelessness. He pushes for aggressive rehab campuses, stricter drug laws, and ending taxpayer-funded paraphernalia, calling out city leaders for ignoring treatment in their…