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Posted on 03/12/2026 10:22:49 PM PDT by rexthecat
Last week, Netflix made one of its biggest acquisition moves yet, buying InterPositive, an AI company co-founded by Ben Affleck. While the financial details were not initially disclosed, sources told Bloomberg the deal could be worth as much as $600 million.
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Translation: Ben Affleck got 600M to keep his mouth shut.
“AI Startups” are the new “book deal” money-laundering vehicle.
No. He was accused of groping Hilarie Burton, a then 30-something actress, for which he supposedly apologized.
George Clooney made $1 billion for a tequila startup.
Are we to believe that in just 4 years it was worth $1 billion?
No way!!
BTW Rande Gerber is the husband of model Cindy Crawford and reported to be er... a boyfriend of George Clooney.
Google: George Clooney sold his tequila brand, Casamigos, to spirits giant Diageo in 2017 for a total of $1 billion ($700 million upfront, plus $300 million based on performance). Founded in 2013 with partners Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman.
“George Clooney made $1 billion for a tequila startup.
Are we to believe that in just 4 years it was worth $1 billion?
No way!!
BTW Rande Gerber is the husband of model Cindy Crawford and reported to be er... a boyfriend of George Clooney.
Google: George Clooney sold his tequila brand, Casamigos, to spirits giant Diageo in 2017 for a total of $1 billion ($700 million upfront, plus $300 million based on performance). Founded in 2013 with partners Rande Gerber and Mike Meldma
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If you have positive name recognition and risk a big piece of your own money you could make a billion on a tequila company. A company or product is worth whatever someone will pay for it - that’s free market capitalism.
“Was Ben Affleck the one who liked to bugger little boys?”
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No, that was Lindsey Graham.
As of March 2026, Netflix has acquired InterPositive, an AI-powered filmmaking technology company founded by actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. The deal is designed to integrate advanced AI tools into Netflix’s post-production processes, focusing on enhancing existing footage rather than generating films from scratch. (Instagram)
Reports indicate Netflix is paying as much as $600 million for the startup, including potential performance-based earn-outs, making it one of the largest acquisitions in Netflix history.
InterPositive, which was founded by Affleck in 2022 and operated in “stealth mode,” has a small team of 16 engineers and researchers who will join Netflix.
The AI tools are designed to assist with post-production tasks such as color adjustment, relighting scenes, fixing continuity mistakes, and enhancing visual effects, rather than replacing actors or generating new content.
Following the sale, Ben Affleck will join Netflix as a senior advisor. Affleck stated that he created the company to “protect the power of human creativity” by building AI tools that act as a supportive, rather than disruptive, technology. (Variety)
The acquisition occurred shortly after Netflix dropped its bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.
It will be interesting to see how the Affleck/JLO monetary settlement factors into this. This is enough money for squads of lawyers to get involved.
Netflix seems like a rat money laundering operation.
No. Although, I never thought he’d be a successful businessman. His net worth just skyrocketed.
Was Ben an angel investor in the software / website that was being developed in the movie Knocked Up?
The premise of the program was so a person could find celebrity nudity in movies so the person didn’t have to watch the whole movie to see the favorite actress naked.
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Well, he did play a accountant in two movies so he knows P&L numbers.
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Plus he was CEO of Bruce Wang Industries.
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