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Monday 14 May 3:55 p.m.
BEN AFFLECK celebrated America's
Mother's Day on Sunday by releasing a touching video tribute to all the
"amazing mums" in his life.
The Good Will Hunting star honoured his actress wife Jennifer Garner,
with whom he shares three children, his mum Chris and all the mothers across
the globe with a Facebook.com video message, which he filmed during a recent
trip to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In the clip, he says, "I want to say Happy Mother's Day to all the
mums in my life - my mum, Chris, and my amazing wife, Jennifer, who is an
incredible, spectacular, world-class mum. Please share this video for the
mothers and grandmothers in your lives in honour of their sacrifices,
selflessness and courage."
The emotional tribute, which also features images of mums and their
children in the poverty-stricken African country, also urges fans to not just remember
their own mothers on Sunday, but also those in other parts of the world.
He continues, "I want to say Happy Mother's Day to all the mums
I've met in the Democratic Republic of Congo who are on this video that I hope
you watch. I urge you to share it, to post it to Facebook, to celebrate all the
mums in the world, including the ones in your life, as well as those out there
in the world working at the very hardest job there is every single day."
Affleck and Garner are parents to Violet, six, Serafina, three, and baby
Samuel, who was born in February (12).
The 39 year old has been very active in the
DRC - he founded the humanitarian organisation Eastern Congo Initiative in 2009
and he's currently making a film about the plight of the nation's people.
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