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Ben Affleck viral AI scene in Netflix’s ‘Animals’ sparks backlash

IOL Entertainment · 16 October 2026 at 10:42

Ben Affleck viral AI scene in Netflix’s ‘Animals’ sparks backlash

Ben Affleck’s new Netflix thriller, Animals, faces widespread criticism after an unconvincing, heavily AI-generated stunt scene went viral for all the wrong reasons.

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Ben Affleck viral AI scene in Netflix’s ‘Animals’ sparks backlash

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