{
  "id": 12976943,
  "title": "Ben Affleck Campaigned For Mayor In LA As ‘Animals’ Character: “Do Not Vote For Me!”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ben-affleck-campaigned-for-mayor-in-la-as-animals-character-do-not",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:50:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/ben-affleck-campaigned-mayor-la-animals-character-1237150628/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Angelenos fill out their ballots, Ben Affleck is making it clear that he should not be anyone’s write-in vote, despite playing a politician on screen. The 2x Oscar winner, who co-writes, directs and stars in Netflix’s Animals, revealed that he campaigned for mayor in Los Angeles as his character Mark Kimball in order to […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}