Ben Affleck was in hiding this week after his sordid past as a model for knitting pattern makers, Phildar, was sensationally exposed by The Fashion Police.*

"It was in the early days of his career, before he hit the big time," said a source close to the star. "Ben had to bring in the bucks somehow, and modeling fugly sweaters seemed like the answer at the time. Of course, he had hoped these pictures would never get out: I guess he’s feeling pretty ashamed of himself now. Some people are saying he’ll never work in this town again…"

* Note: Not actually true. That’s not the real Ben Affleck in the picture – as far as we know…