Hollywood star ‘Ben Affleck’ attacked for defending Islam

 The surprisingly passionate response of Ben Affleck, an Oscar-winning actor and director, to TV host Bill Maher and author Sam Harris’s depictions of Islam as “gross” and “racist” has made him a target of US conservative groups which sarcastically gave him the  title  “imam”.

 The Guardian reported that the actor has been a target of commentators on conservative US radio and television over the past few days. 

The star was a guest in Friday’s TV show Real Time with Bill Maher to promote his new film, when the panel discussed current affairs.

He became incensed when the host Bill Maher and author Sam Harris began talking about radical Islamists, feeling they were stereotyping all Muslims.

Though the comments won Affleck praise on Twitter, he was viciously attacked on Fox programs.