So Ben Affleck was a guest on the Ellen Degeneres show this week in the US and the actor is either a lazy, male chauvinist arse….or just a lazy, male chauvinist arse.

Affleck told DeGeneres he prefers his ‘domestic-minded partner’ (commonly known as ‘knackered out wife’) Jennifer Garner, to take care of all the Christmas decorating and shopping.

The star said:

“I’m not particularly proud of it, but it’s a bit of a ‘50s thing I guess. Because my wife is so capable, and because I’m less so, she does a lot of that work and I kind of root her on.

“I’m encouraging”.

Some would call this ‘old fashioned’. But we’re thinking ‘gun’, ‘santa outfit’ and ‘early hours of the morning when he’s asleep’.

Affleck then tried to make out he puts a lot of thought into shopping for Garner’s pressie, saying:

“It takes her as much energy and effort to buy like the 20 gifts we’re going to buy other people, as it does to buy her gift. I spend the whole time, fretting about that and being nervous and hoping she likes that”.

Sheesh, it must be really hard directing his assistant around Target, judging by the way Jennifer dresses (casual much?).

So here Jennifer love, we’re sending you Elmo with a lil’ gift from us, for having to put up with a git like Ben….