Hollywood actor Matt Damon met Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson while attending a drama class at Harvard University.
Jackson claimed that she and the Oscar winner were paired as scene partners while attending the prestigious Ivy League college.
“Obviously he won't remember this … for 'Waiting for Godot,'” Jackson said.CBS Sunday Morning“
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The “Oppenheimer” star worked with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson while attending Harvard University. (Getty Images)
“I remember it because he was already well known on and off campus, and it was such a thrill to be his scene partner for that particular class.”
She added that the “Bourne Identity” actor was a year Jackson's senior, and Jackson recalled that she and Damon had memorized scenes from Samuel Beckett's absurdist drama.
“At the end, the professor said, 'Ketanji, you were great. Matt, let's talk.' And I thought, 'Oh my God, I was better than Matt Damon in that scene!'”
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in political science while attending Harvard University. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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“At the end, my professor said, 'Ketanji, you were great. Matt, let's talk,'” she claimed, laughing. “I was like, 'Oh my God, I was better than Matt Damon in that scene!'”
Representatives for Damon and Jackson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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In 2022, Damon's rep said the actor didn't remember working with Jackson at Harvard but was still excited about the story.
“It's so amazing!” Damon told The Associated Press at the time. That same year, Jackson was sworn in as the nation's first black woman judge.
Matt Damon left Harvard before completing his degree. (Samir Hussain/WireImage/Getty Images)
Damon did not complete his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, reportedly being 12 credits short of graduating in order to star in “Geronimo: An American Legend.”
After completing his college years, the Hollywood actor appeared in a number of Oscar-nominated films and won an Academy Award for his hit screenplay Good Will Hunting, alongside his best friend Ben Affleck.
(Matt Damon, left, and his best friend Ben Affleck won an Oscar for their screenplay for the hit movie “Good Will Hunting.”)
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Damon recently starred in Christopher Nolan's film “Oppenheimer,” which won Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards, in which he co-starred with Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and other Hollywood big names.
