Ben Affleck Rejects Son Samuel's Lamborghini Request

Actor Ben Affleck has turned down his 14-year-old son Samuel's request for a Lamborghini, explaining that he wants his children to understand the value of money and hard work. During an appearance on the Street You Grew Up On podcast hosted by his Animals co-star Kerry Washington, Affleck discussed Samuel's interest in expensive possessions and contrasted it with his older children's attitudes.

Affleck shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14. He said his youngest child has shown a stronger interest in luxury items than his two older siblings.

Reflecting on the difference, Affleck described how his older children rarely asked for expensive things.

"I see my son now, you know, and he's a lot like me. And it makes me realize — because my older two ones — they kind of spoiled me because they're like, 'No, we don't want this. We don't want that.'

They're like, aversive." Affleck said.

The actor recalled Samuel suggesting that his father purchase a Lamborghini, prompting an emphatic rejection.

"My son's like, ‘Dad, you should get a Lambo,’" Affleck said. "'What? A Lambo?

Are you f---ing crazy? Am I an a--hole in a yellow Lamborghini driving around like at the club?' He's like, 'Yeah.'"

Affleck continued his response as Washington laughed during the conversation.

"No. No!" Affleck exclaimed.

Samuel's enthusiasm for the Italian luxury car brand follows an incident in June 2022, when he was 10. During a visit to 777 Exotics, a luxury car rental dealership in the Los Angeles area, Samuel sat in the driver's seat of a yellow Lamborghini Urus while accompanied by Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, who was engaged to the actor at the time.

Samuel accidentally shifted the SUV into reverse and backed it into a white BMW. Photographs showed the boy getting out to inspect the vehicles while Affleck checked for damage. Affleck was also photographed embracing his son while speaking with Lopez, whom he married in July 2022. Their divorce was finalized in January 2025.

According to the New York Post, the Lamborghini Urus was valued at $250,000 at the time and rented for $1,475 per day. Representatives for Affleck and 777 Exotics told the publication that neither vehicle sustained damage. An employee at the dealership also indicated that the incident had not caused lasting ill will.

The employee expressed the dealership's willingness to welcome the family again.

"Affleck loves cars," the employee told the New York Post. "We hope they come in again."

Samuel's interest in costly purchases also became public in March 2025, when a video shared on Instagram showed him admiring Dior x Nike Air Jordan 1 sneakers priced at $6,000. Affleck responded to the price by suggesting his son would need to mow many lawns to afford them.

During a subsequent interview with Access Hollywood, Affleck explained the exchange and joked about his son's reaction to being told to work for the shoes.

"That's what happens when you tell a motherf---er they have to mow a lawn," Affleck told the outlet. "All of a sudden they don't want those shoes, and he was like, ‘But I always said they were tough.’"

Affleck said Samuel continued to make arguments for expensive purchases, despite his father's objections.

"It's always some grift why I need to be … I'm like, 'Man, you do not need thousand-dollar shoes!' He's like, 'We have the money.' I'm like, 'I have the money, you're broke!'" Affleck said.

Affleck has previously discussed his approach to raising his children with Garner, whom he married in 2005 and divorced in 2018. During an April 2025 appearance on Today with Jenna & Friends, he explained that he wants his children to recognize that their parents' financial resources do not eliminate the need to work for what they want.

He described the balance between providing for his children and teaching them independence.

"You love your kids. You want to give them everything and do everything for them, but I think you definitely do them a disservice by not connecting [if] you want something that you want, you have to work for that," Affleck said.

Affleck has also said that his Hollywood achievements have limited influence on how his children view him. During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he recalled hoping that his directing and acting career would make his children proud.

"I remember when my daughter was born, right around the time I directed my first movie and I had a bunch of movies that didn't work and was very uncool and felt kind of despised and thought like, 'God, I really want to make my kids proud with my career,'" Affleck said.

He said his perspective changed as his children grew older.

"And as I've gotten older, my kids have gotten older, what I realized is, they don't give a s---," Affleck said.

Affleck continued to describe his children's indifference to his professional reputation.

"They really don't care," he said. "The most cool thing I've ever done, in my kids' eyes, is, like, become a meme."

The reference was to photographs taken in December 2020 showing Affleck carrying several Dunkin' iced coffees and a box of Munchkins outside his Los Angeles home. His expression became the subject of widely shared memes. In 2023, Affleck entered an official partnership with Dunkin' and starred in and directed the company's first Super Bowl commercial.

During the conversation with Meyers, Affleck recalled asking his children why the viral images impressed them.

"I'm like, 'Why is that cool? Like, because I'm spilling a coffee?'" Affleck said. "They're like, 'You're relevant.'"

He joked about the circumstances behind his online popularity.

"I'm like, 'I'm relevant for being this beleaguered, depressed man,'" Affleck said.

Meyers then asked whether Affleck should aim to become a meme again.

"So, I gotta aim for meme?" Meyers asked.

Affleck agreed with the suggestion.

"Yeah, that's the high mark," Affleck replied.