{"id":219906,"date":"2026-01-31T02:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T02:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/ben-afflecks-the-rip-director-accused-of-sexual-battery-by-ex-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T02:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T02:27:06","slug":"ben-afflecks-the-rip-director-accused-of-sexual-battery-by-ex-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/ben-afflecks-the-rip-director-accused-of-sexual-battery-by-ex-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck\u2019s The Rip Director Accused of Sexual Battery by Ex-Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ben Affleck<\/strong><\/a> and Matt Damon\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> The Rip<\/em> director Joe Carnahan,<\/strong> has been accused of sexual battery and stalking by an ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n

In legal documents obtained by Us Weekly<\/em> on Friday, January 30, Michelle Crosby<\/strong>, 45, claimed Carnahan, 56, physically attacked her several times over their four-year relationship. The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> <\/a>was the first to report the news.<\/p>\n

Carnahan, for his part,\u00a0 reportedly made his own allegations against Crosby in a previous lawsuit, accusing her of damaging a Porsche he allowed her to borrow and refusing to return the vehicle, according to the Hollywood Reporter.<\/em> Per the outlet, he also claimed Crosby harassed him, including via physical assault.<\/p>\n

Crosby made her allegations against Carnahan in a cross-complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court as she responded to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The legal filing detailed an alleged incident in a hotel room in 2024 that \u201cturned violent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat began as consensual intimacy turned violent when Carnahan suddenly yanked her hair as she screamed for him to stop. He refused, remarking, \u2018If you think you can do this to me, I will break you of that misunderstand.\u2019 Afterward he callously laughed and said, \u2018I guess you won\u2019t be attending any parties without hair.\u2019\u201d the legal documents read.<\/p>\n

The documents continued to allege: \u201cWhen he was finished, he hastily packed and left the room. Ms. Crosby reported the assault to the Riverside Sheriff\u2019s Department. She sustained permanent scalp damage and bald patches, compounded by stress-related hair loss, forcing her to wear a wig. Shortly afterward, Carnahan emailed her as though nothing had happened, asking for a list of her \u2018needs\u2019 and attaching a copy of the script RIP<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Crosby further accused Carnahan of subjecting her to a \u201cpattern of physical violence\u201d which she claimed in the legal filing included \u201cshoving her into a Christmas tree, pinning her under his body, grabbing her throat and tackling her to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was monstrous behavior by a Hollywood director that should not be left unchallenged,\u201d Crosby said, per The Hollywood Reporter.<\/em> \u201cThese grave matters demand accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carnahan has strongly denied the accusations of assault leveled against him.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Reunite in New Crime Thriller \u2018RIP’<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tThe good will hunters are back again for another great feat. Longtime friends and filmmakers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are set to star in the upcoming crime thriller flick, RIP. The Oscar winners\u2019 joint production banner, Artists Equity, is producing the project, with Smokin\u2019 Aces director Joe Carnahan at the helm to write and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis was a completely consensual relationship which ended in Spring 2024 and since then the other party has consistently threatened Joe with exactly what you\u2019re reading now \u2013 the threat to attack Joe publicly when his film was released,\u201d Carnahan\u2019s lawyer Wendy Slavkin<\/strong> said via a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/em> \u201cThe allegations against Joe were dismissed in July of 2025 and he has not had any contact with the defendant outside of a courtroom last May, while trying to obtain a permanent restraining order against her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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