Matt Damon says some people would have preferred jail to ‘cancellation’
Matt Damon says cancel culture will ‘follow you to the grave’
- Matt Damon suggested that individuals subjected to "cancel culture" might prefer a prison sentence to the perpetual public excoriation they face.
- The Oscar-winning actor made these remarks during an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, where he agreed with Rogan's definition of cancellation as a lifelong societal ban.
- Damon said that public condemnation "never ends" and will "follow you to the grave", implying a preference for a finite punishment.
- This is not the first time Damon has faced public scrutiny, having previously clarified comments in 2021 about "retiring the f-slur" after a conversation with his daughter.
- In 2017, he was also criticised by actor Minnie Driver for his views on the #MeToo movement, where he differentiated between various forms of sexual misconduct.