Matt Damon Reveals Why He Skipped the Inauguration

Actor Matt Damon reveals why he chose to not to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama, even after he campaigned to put him in office.

''[My wife] Luciana [Barroso] and I decided we wanted to go,'' Damon tells the Miami Herald. "But when I called my contacts from the campaign, they just started laughing: 'We worked on the campaign for two and a half years, and we're not going. Forget it.'"

"But then they called me back the next day and said, 'Hey, we've got two tickets for you, in the bleachers, and you'll actually be able to see Obama take the oath. Just $25,000 apiece.'"

It was then that Damon, husband and father of three daughters, said he decided to watch the inauguration from his couch in Miami Beach.

Damon currently has an 'Untitled Jason Bourne Project' in the works for a 2010 release.

Published 1/27/09 by

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I feel much better after having been treated so crappy by Obama; at least Obama seems to be no respecter of persons. Hell, even his family lives in a shack, and his aunt is here illegally! Liberals! "Progressives!" More like... IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Anonymous 8/13/09 Reply
I was somewhat sad to see him campaigning so hard to start with, so this makes me smile. Good choice :)

Anonymous 6/2/09 Reply
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Anonymous 3/1/09 Reply
what the hell are you people giving matt damon crap for not dishing 25 thousand dollars to go see obama put his hand on a book and recite a few words? did you pay 25 k to go to the inauguration? hell were you even there? i kno i wasnt

Anonymous 1/31/09 Reply
Barack o bummer is no different from Bush. trust me hes too stupid

Anonymous 1/28/09 Reply
My oh my, what have you become? Maybe you should get more acquainted with that couch. You still appear to absolutely get nothing. Sorry "your contacts" or "your people" didn't work for you. There's nothing like trying being real and building real...

Anonymous 1/27/09 Reply
Why does he just keep disappointing? -He's become too celebritized... to expectant of everything. Wake up call! What's up with living in Florida?...Way I see it, it won't even be on tge map in a few years to come. But he's a "super star" who sees...

Anonymous 1/27/09 Reply
you rock matt i would have stayed hom too love you guys fran b. staten island n.y.

Anonymous 1/27/09 Reply
wow, why charge so much? who gets the money?

Anonymous 1/27/09 Reply
Hey, stars should not be treated any different then any of us. I would have loved to have been there. But could not afford to go.

Anonymous 1/27/09 Reply
Smart man!

Anonymous 1/27/09 Reply
wow;)

NeverLetGo 1/27/09 Reply