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Ben Affleck & Matt Damon Release Statements on Robin Williams' Death

The 70th Annual Academy Awards Press Room

Credit: Photo by Jim Smeal/WireImage

With the help of Robin Williams in 1997, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon rose to fame for the film Good Will Hunting, which they co-wrote and starred in. Following the actor’s death earlier this week, the famous friends have released statements in remembrance.

“Heartbroken,” Ben wrote on Facebook. “Thanks chief — for your friendship and for what you gave the world. Robin had a ton of love in him. He personally did so much for so many people. He made Matt and my dreams come true. What do you owe a guy who does that? Everything. May you find peace my friend.”

“Robin brought so much joy into my life and I will carry that joy with me forever,” Ben wrote in his own statement. “He was such a beautiful man. I was lucky to know him and I will never, ever forget him.”

Matt and Ben won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film, while Robin took home the Best Supporting Actor trophy that year.

MORE LINKS

All the Official Statements from Robin Williams’ Family Members

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