BenAffleck HarveyWe instein HilarieBurton Entertainment BenAffleck says he wants to be 'part of the solution' By SAM GOLDING Today LONDON (AP) - Ben Afflecksays the storm of sexual harassment allegations engulfing Hollywoodhas led him to examinehis own behavior. In an interviewSunday v.'ith The Associated Press for the superhero film ''Justice League," Afflecksaid he's "lookingat my own behavior ad addressing that and makingsure I'm part of the solution." After condemning HarveyWeinstein's actions last month, Affleckwas forced to defend his own conduct. He apologizedfor groping the actress HilarieBurton on camera in 2003 when she was a host on MTV's"Total Request Live." Another video from 2004 sho\vedAffleck pulling MontrealTV host Anne-Marie Losique onto his lap. SpeakingSunday, Affleck said two things need to happen, that "more women need to be pushed to power" and that sexual harassment has to also be "a men's issue" \vhere guys call out inappropriate behavior. 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I Franca I Plc11Ure,s I Most rNd I WlrN I Dl11COunts Ben Affleck pledges to donate all of his Weinstein Company and Miramax residuals and says he wants to be 'part of the solution' on sex harassment , After condemning Harvey Weinstein's actions last month, Affleck , 45, was forced to defend his own conduct when actress Hilarie Burton accused him of groping , Another video from 2004 showed Affleck pulling Montreal TV host Anne-Marie Losique onto his lap and talking about her breasts , While promoting Justice League Sunday, Affleck said 'more women need to be pushed to power' and that sexual harassment has to also be 'a men's issue' , Affleck and Matt Damon owe their careers to Weinstein after winning a Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting , Affleck says he does not 'want to cash any more checks from the guy' , He plans to donate his residuals from Weinstein productions to Film Independent or the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network By ASSOC IATED PRESS and SNEJANA FARBEROV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 20:00 GMT, 5 November 2017 I UPDATED: 22:20 GMT, 6 November 2017 Share •314 11 View comments Ben Aff leck says the surge of sexual harassment allegations engulfing Hollywood has led him to take a hard look at his own act ions, and now he is planning to use a por tion of his wealth to help make a change. In an interview on Sunday with The Associated Press promot ing the new superhe ro film Justice League, Affleck said he's 'look ing at my own behavior and addressing that and making sure I'm part of the solution.' After condemn ing Harvey Weinstein's actions last month, Affleck was fo rced to defend his own conduct. Scroll down for video Soul-searching: Ben Affleck says after reflect ing on his own behavior in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, he wants to make sure he is 'part of the solution . Pictured right: a young Affleck poses with Weinstein in 1998 He apolog ized on Twitte r for groping the actress Hilarie Burton on camera in 2003 when she was a host on MTV's Total Request live. Another video from 2004 showed Affleck pulling Mont real TV host Anne-Marie Losique onto his lap and talking about her breasts. Speaking Sunday, Affleck said two things need to happen, that 'more women need to be pushed to power ' and that sexual harassment has to also be 'a men's issue' where guys call out inapp ropr iate behavior. In an interview with Fox DC, the Academy Award winner said he will be pledging his fut ure residuals from Weinstein Company and Miramax films to chari ties that benef it women. Affleck said he was inspired by fellow director Kevin Smith, who announced last mon th that he w ill be donating all fut ure residuals from all of his Miramax films, inc luding Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jersey Girl, wh ich starred Affleck, to the nonprofi t group Women In Films, which suppo rts female filmmakers. 'Once Kevin suggested that, I dec ided to the same thing,' Aff leck said. 'So I am giving any further residuals that I get from a Miramax or a Weinstein movie ... to either [Film Independent] or to RAINN (the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). 'I just didn't want to cash any more checks from the guy [Weinstein],' Aff leck added. His latest film, a DC Comics ensemble vehic le starr ing Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams, was produced by Warner Bros. Aff leck and his close friend and collaborator Matt Damon owe their careers to Weinstein after winning a best origina l screenp lay Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunt ing. The fil m, which they both starred in, was produced by The Weinstein Company. The 45-year-old actor and director pub licly apologized in October after Hilarie Burton, who is current ly married to The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, accused him of grabbing her breast 14 years ago. Handsy: A 2004 interview with TV host Anne-Marie losiqu e went vira l last month. In it, Aff leck was seen sitting with the female presenter on his lap and discussing her breasts Losique later insisted that she was not a victim of harassment, and that it was all just an act 'I acted inappropriate ly toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize', he wrote on Twitte r. Burton shared t he allegations just hours after Affleck made a statement saying he was 'saddened and angry' over Weinstein's alleged abusive actions target ing women. Affleck's statement was swiftly slammed by a number of people, including outspoken Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan, who blasted Affleck on Twitter as a 'liar.' When a fan twee ted that Affleck might as well have 'kept quiet', another Twitter user wrote: 'He also grabbed Hilarie Burton's breasts on TRL once. Everyone forgot though.' The actress then surprised the Twitte r thread by interject ing w ith: 'I did n't forget.' The inc ident reportedly happened when he appeared on the show in 2003. Burton was 21. A video clip from the show shows Affleck telling Burton a story mid -interv iew, wh ich appears to be about moves men use to pick up women. He leans his arm around the young host who is wearing a yellow bandeau dress. No groping is seen on camera but Burton noticeably jumps and looks shocked on the footage as Affleck smiles and returns to his seat. As Affleck apologize d to Burton fo r alleged ly grop ing her, a 2004 interview w ith TV host Anne -Marie Losique went viral. In it, Affleck was seen sitting with the female presenter on his lap and discussi ng her cleavage . Losique, howeve r, later insisted that she was not a vic tim of harassment. 'This was for the camera. You have to understand that we have do ne dozens and dozens of inte rviews like that. It was for a show I was produc ing, so I was not at all a vict im,' Losique told The Hollywood Reporter. Losique said the inte rview was just an act and as soon as the came ras we re off 'the re was none of that '. 'He never touched me in any improper way. He was very respect ful,' the Canadian host said, adding that she's not 'thrilled' to have the interview mixed in wit h the sexual harassment allegat ions against Weinstein because she doesn't 'think that is at all t he same thing'. Affleck's brother, Casey, has also been accused of sexual harassment target ing female assistants working on a moc kumentary project, and many were enraged whe n he won Best Actor for his performance in Manchester By The Sea at the 2017 Academy Awards. So far, Harvey Weinstein has been accuse of sexual harassment or assault by over 100 women. He was last spotted on Thursday dining in Arizona, whe re he has been attending in-patient rehab. On Friday, the NYPD said that if the 65-year-old producer had still been in the ci ty, he wou ld likely have been arrested already for the suspec ted rape of actress Paz de la Huerta in 2010. fti@¥1 News Video Music Politics TV Movies Video Games RS Country RS Hip-Hop More • Paul McCartney: Taibbi: Donna Brazile's Taibbi: The Great Story Matters - But ~ TRENDING College Loan Swindle Music's Most WTF Not for the ... [· Conspiracy Theories,... BenAffleck Wants to be 'Part of the Solution' Amid Weinstein,Other Scandals Actor says he will donate residuals from Weinstein-backed films to Women in Film Ben Affleckis speaking out against sexual harassment in Hollywoodamid HarveyWeinstein's growing scandal (and likelysimilar scandals involving James Toback, KevinSpacey and others), and admitted during a recent interview with The Associated Press that he wants to start the scrutiny with himself. RELATED HarveyWeinste in: NYPDWeigh Arrest In Sexual AssaultCase "If this person was still in New Yorka nd it was recent, we would go right away and make the arrest," chief of detectives says at press conference "[I'm] looking at my own behavior and addressing that and making sure I'm part of the solution," he said Sunday during a chat about his upcoming film, Justice League. In order for there to be positive change, he continued, there will need to be two major adjustments to the industry: "more women need to be pushed to power" and sexual harassment has to be "a men's issue," wherein men are calling each other out for inappropriate behavior.