Matt: THE BEN ONLY I KNOW

For more than 40 years, Ben Affleck has depended on the support, advice and love of childhood best friend Matt Damon!

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Flashback to 1998!

On March 6, Matt Damon was spotted arriving in Greece to film The Odyssey. But that didn't stop him from showing up to support best bud Ben Affleck at the premiere of his latest flick, The Accountant 2 — which took place all the way in Austin — just two days later.

Ben was clearly touched by his pal's presence. “You don’t need a million friends. You need a few good ones,” he told reporters on March 8. “I’m really lucky to have had a friend in Matt.”

Outside of the red carpet bromance, hilarious Dunkin’ commercials and joint projects they work on through their Artists Equity production company, the pair have a genuine bond — and Matt, 54, gets to see a side of Ben, 52, that nobody else knows. “I don’t want to be his friend in public,” the Oppenheimer star has said to