Damon & Affleck Honor Robin Williams

0:00It's April 29th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today pop culture powered by AI. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck just picked up the Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter award from Bring Changed to Mind, an organization pushing mental health. Awareness that Glenn Close helps start. This happened Monday, April 27th at their Rebels and Revelations event in San Francisco. The award honors their late goodwill hunting co-star Robin Williams, who took his own life on August 11th, 2014, at age 63. Back in their 20s, Damon and Affleck poured everything into writing and shopping, goodwill hunting around Hollywood. Studios kept sending notes and dragging their feet until Williams read the script and jumped on board as the therapist Sean McGuire. Suddenly, green lights everywhere and they got the film made. That movie changed their lives, earning nine Oscar nominations at the 70th Academy Awards. Damon and Affleck snagged best original screenplay, while Williams walked away with best supporting actor for his powerhouse role.

1:02In their speeches, the duo got real about Williams' impact. Damon recalled how one nod from Robin shut down all the studio doubts. Affleck called it the biggest boost to their careers, saying without him, their dreams might not have panned out like they did. Williams' kids, Zach, Zelda and Cody handed over the award themselves, keeping his spirit alive due laughter and real talk on mental health. Struggles