After Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's Lisa Barlow dropped Ben Affleck's name as an excuse to avoid filming for the reality show, the actor has weighed in on the drama. Affleck, 53, shared his thoughts during an interview with Access Hollywood that aired on Friday, January 16.
The interviewer asked, "It's Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Cast member Lisa Barlow is saying that she was with you at an event with her husband and she wasn't able to film. The cast members don't believe her. So the question is, do you know who Lisa Barlow is?" Affleck appeared confused as he responded, "I don't want to get anybody in trouble or – I don't know what this is – an event in Salt Lake City? Like, prove somebody right or wrong?"
Access Hollywood's reporter clarified that Barlow, 51, never specified which exact event she was attending that caused her to skip out on her filming responsibilities, but it was likely an event held in Utah. "I haven't been in Utah in maybe 8, 9 or 10 years," Affleck said. "It doesn't look familiar to me and I don't remember anything."
Although The Rip star thought it was unlikely he was at the event Barlow was referring to, he noted that there was a chance they may have crossed paths and it had just slipped his mind due to so many people being at these types of events. "I don't want to embarrass her because I say hi to a lot of people. I don't want to be the jerk who is like, 'I did meet you...' You don't remember everyone you meet," Affleck said.
The Gone Girl star concluded, "I don't think I'm qualified to weigh in on this, whatever this raging controversy is." Barlow memorably missed the first cast trip of RHOSLC season 6, telling Angie Katsanevas that she didn't want to spend time with Bronwyn Newport, as well as claiming she was too busy with work commitments.
"I don't want to spend the night with Bronwyn. She's a pathological liar. She can't tell the truth to save her life. It's like, disgusting," Barlow said. "Also, I have a work thing. It's like a big deal. I think what people forget is I have a very full life because I keep it kinda private. And like, I'm not gonna drop names, but like, I'll be with Ben [Affleck] and Blake [Lively]."
She added, "I'll be with Ben Affleck and you'll be with Bronwyn." Barlow has also brought up Affleck in the past following news of his divorce from Jennifer Lopez in August 2024. She shared a throwback photo of herself with Affleck via her Instagram Story.
"I always throw a great house party," Barlow wrote alongside the Instagram Story, which was set to Lopez's song "If You Had My Love." Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024. The former couple initially married in a Las Vegas ceremony in July 2022, before celebrating with a larger event in Georgia on August 20, 2022.
