Show business has led to fame and fortune for Ben Affleck, but that doesn't mean he wants his kids pursuing it.

During a recent interview, the father to seven-year-old Violet, four-year-old Seraphina and 11-month-old Samuel said he would "do whatever I could to discourage that."

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Because his kids have been hounded by the media since birth, Ben said he doesn't want to put them in situations which would further encourage that. "My kids have enough issues of being exposed in ways that I don't want them to be exposed, in magazines and shows and stuff," he said to E! News.

However, that doesn't mean he plans on discouraging his kids from pursuing theater and the arts. "If you're interested in drama, there's great theater classes and stuff and that's what's appropriate," said Ben.

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