Ben Affleck and Matt Damon appeared in high spirits as they chatted it up at the SXSW Film & TV Festival over the weekend for the premiere of their new film “The Accountant 2.”

The video says it all … the longtime pals are seated next to one another as they laugh and smile while conversing. BA is quite animated as he pokes MD to get his point across.

He’s even smiling … which — as fans know — comes infrequently. Nothing against the “Argo” star … he even addressed his “resting bitch face” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” back in 2023.

Cheerful Ben paid his friend Mark Cuban a visit in the theater. They appeared to have a playful exchange before Ben hugged a well-dressed individual and eventually found his own seat.

Ben stars in “The Accountant 2” … reprising his role from 2016’s “The Accountant” alongside Jon Bernthal.

Ben and Matt co-produced the film with their company, Artists Equity.

Alabama Barker has found love amid her beef with Bhad Bhabie … ’cause Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler‘s daughter just revealed her relationship with UCLA football player Scooter Jackson.

The 19-year-old rapper and influencer went public with the romance over the weekend … showing her sitting in the California native’s lap and dancing with him in front of the camera.

No word on how long their coupling has been brewing … but the cornerback recently transferred to the Bruins after a few years at Utah Tech, so we take it they connected some time after that.

Of course, Barker’s in the middle of a bitter feud with BB … with the two releasing diss tracks aimed at each other over — with the latter’s on-and-off boyfriend, Le Vaughn, at the center of the whole issue.

Unclear if Alabama’s new boo will help cool the tensions … but as we previously reported, Bhabie recently booked it outta Los Angeles due to some serious concerns over her safety — so she’s got bigger fish to fry.

A woman is now alleging Odell Beckham Jr. was one of several men who raped her alongside Diddy during a violent 2018 encounter … but the rap mogul’s legal team is calling B.S. on the allegations — and so is the NFL superstar, who says they’re straight up “stupid.”

The woman — Ashley Parham — first described the incident in a lawsuit that was filed in a federal court in California back in October 2024. She initially stated that Diddy and several John Does brutally sexually assaulted her at a Northern California residence after she had made a comment about Tupac‘s murder during a FaceTime call with Diddy at a bar about a month prior.

In an amended version of the complaint that Parham’s attorneys submitted on Friday … she claimed that two of the Does were Beckham and comedian Druski.

A short time later, she said Beckham participated in the rape too — alleging some of the men in the room called him “Cornelius.”

At the time of the first filing, Diddy’s legal team denied the allegations in a statement to TMZ … and on Monday, they called the amended complaint “an even wilder narrative.”

“Her far-fetched tale contains it all: fake cops, cash bribes, and an alleged victim of the late Michael Jackson who was purportedly kidnapped across state lines and forced to ‘sign paperwork at gun point’ while shepherded through a web of ‘safe houses,'” they said.

“No sane person reading this complaint could credit this story. Mr. Combs looks forward to having his day in court where these lies — and the perverse motives of those who told them — will be revealed.”

Druski and Beckham issued their own denials on Sunday evening.

“This allegation is a fabricated lie,” Druski said in a statement on X. “I wasn’t a public figure in 2018 — I was broke living with my mom without any connections to the entertainment industry at the time of this allegation, so the inclusion of my name is truly outlandish.”

“My heart breaks for actual victims of abuse, but I’m fully confident that the evidence will expose this falsehood and the individuals who are maliciously trying to game the legal system to peddle false narratives.”

Beckham commented on the post … writing, “Boy I’ll tell u what. This world makes absolutely no sense. I am covered by God. He will prevail. I kno who am I, I kno who u are, keep ur head. That name will be cleared. Shxts stupid.”

Beckham played this past season with the Miami Dolphins, logging just nine catches in nine games. In 2018 — at the time of the alleged incident with Parham — he was a member of the New York Giants.