Matt Damon attends the "Stillwater" New York Premiere at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 26, 2021 in New York City.
Matt Damon attends the "Stillwater" New York Premiere at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 26, 2021 in New York City.
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  • Damon received backlash after he said in an interview that he only stopped using the word homophobic slur "f—-t" months ago.
  • He said in a new interview he's never used the term in his personal life and doesn't "use slurs of any kind."
  • In a statement to Variety, the actor said that he stands with the LGBTQ+ community.
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Matt Damon backtracked on previous comments and said on Monday that he has never used the homophobic slur "f—-t" in his personal life and does not "use slurs of any kind," reported Variety.

This came after the actor received backlash after the UK's Sunday Times published an interview with him where he said he "retired" the use of the f-word months ago after his daughter wrote him a "treatise" on why he shouldn't use the slur.

He said in the Times interview that he was making a joke months ago when his daughter called him out on it.

In a statement to Variety, he said: "I have never called anyone 'f—–t' in my personal life, and this conversation with my daughter was not a personal awakening. I do not use slurs of any kind."

Damon explained the context of his conversation with his daughter, saying they were talking about how the word was used "constantly and casually" where he grew up in Boston. This led to her expressing "incredulity that there could ever have been a time where that word was used unthinkingly," he said.

He also said that he understood why his statement "led many to assume the worst." He added that he stands with the LGBTQ+ community.

"Given that open hostility against the LGBTQ+ community is still not uncommon, I understand why my statement led many to assume the worst. To be as clear as I can be, I stand with the LGBTQ+ community," he said in the statement.

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