Alanis Morissette takes a dig at Ben Affleck over past 'sexuality' remark during LA show

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Alanis Morissette brought up her former 'Dogma' co-star Ben Affleck during her recent Los Angeles performance.

While reflecting on the criticism she faced throughout her career, the singer told the audience that a man had once questioned her sexuality.

She then hinted that Affleck was the man she was talking about. The moment took an unexpected turn when a scene from their 1999 film played on the screen behind her.

Alanis Morissette takes a dig at Ben Affleck during LA performance

During her performance of 'Butterfly With a Machete' residency, Morissette spoke about the harsh judgments she faced after becoming famous in the 1990s.

“I’ve even had a guy ask me why I didn’t lead with my sexuality,” she told the crowd before adding, “Thank you, Ben Affleck.” Following her remark, a scene from 'Dogma' appeared on the screen. The clip showed Affleck’s character, Bartleby, having his head explode.

Morissette played God in the 1999 film, while Affleck starred as one of the fallen angels. She recently revealed she is pansexual. Morissette’s comments about her sexuality come shortly after she publicly identified as pansexual during an appearance on the 'Handsome' podcast.

Morissette has been married to musician Mario “Souleye” Treadway since 2010. The couple share three children.

Alanis Morissette recalls harsh judgments she faced

At the concert, Morissette said she faced criticism over almost every aspect of her life during the 1990s. “Harsh judgments about my songs, about my body, about how I look, about how I think, about how I feel, about my value system, about my weight, about how feral I am."

"About how feral I live, about my approach to parenting, about my approach to education, my approach to freaking anything,” she told the audience. She also shared that she faced scrutiny “about who I love” in her personal life.

Morissette also recalled reaching out to actor Johnny Depp when she was looking for someone to lean on during that period. “I did call Johnny Depp at one point, and his response was, ‘Why are you calling me?’” she said. She explained that she “was looking for a friend.”

The singer also spoke about the lack of support she felt from some of the women she admired. She named Joni Mitchell, Sinead O’Connor, Tori Amos, Courtney Love and Billy Corgan, saying they “were ripping me apart publicly”.

Looking back on the music scene at the time, Morissette said, “The sisterhood I so badly needed was truly nonexistent in the ‘90s. There were no girl squads then.” She added, “The women were competitive and vicious. The scarcity message was that there was one throne, and we were all fighting for it, and whoever was in it, kill her.”