Here’s What Ben Affleck Had Removed About His Slave-Owning Ancestor From ‘Finding Your Roots’

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Gawker has reportedly acquired a copy of the script for the PBS program Finding Your Roots that details what exactly Affleck requested be redacted from the segment.

Published Apr. 23 2015 3:15AM EDT

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Here’s What Ben Affleck Had Removed About His Slave-Owning Ancestor From ‘Finding Your Roots’

Gawker has reportedly acquired a copy of the script for the PBS program Finding Your Roots that details what exactly Affleck requested be redacted from the segment.

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