Affleck Applauds Kennedy

Published August 26, 2008 4:00am ET



We ran into Ben Affleck tonight at Elway’s restaurant in the Ritz Carlton, where he’s also staying. A Boston native, Affleck told us that he watched Sen. Ted Kennedy’s emotional speech last night and loved it. “I’m a huge fan of Ted Kennedy and he gave a great speech last night.” Affleck kept it casual, sporting a full beard, an open shirt over a t-shirt, jeans and Converse sneakers. Later tonight, Affleck is expected to play poker at the Poker Players Alliance tournament at Coors Field to benefit disabled veterans.

And for those looking for their fix of local celebs, we caught Anne Hathaway arriving in Denver this week, Obama shirt at the ready:

(Photo: Gene Young)