ALANIS Morissette risked sparking a war of words with Ben Affleck while discussing their former working relationship on Wednesday evening.
The Canadian star was entertaining fans during the third of four scheduled appearances at Inglewood’s YouTube Theatre when she recalled starring with Affleck in 1999 film Dogma.
Morissette, 52, had a cameo role as God in director Kevin Smith’s light-hearted comedy about two fallen angels who hatch an audacious plan to find their way back to heaven.
And she claimed Affleck, 54, who took a starring role as hapless angel Barnaby, wasn’t entirely convinced by her portrayal of the Almighty.
“I’ve even had a guy ask me why I didn’t lead with my sexuality,” she told fans during Wednesday’s show. “Thank you, Ben Affleck.”
The monologue ended with an appropriately chosen scene from the film, during which Barnaby’s head explodes following a confrontation with Morissette’s God.
Dogma – a box office hit following its 1999 release – also features Affleck’s close friend Matt Damon, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman, Jason Mewes and Chris Rock.
Morissette was onstage after bringing her hugely successful Butterfly with a Machete residency to California for a four night run following an earlier two week stay in Las Vegas.
Addressing fans, the singer also claimed she’d been ‘harshly judged’ by critics throughout her lengthy career and had endured numerous personal attacks.
“… about my songs,” she added. “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.”
The singer went on to claim she had been rebuffed by a Hollywood star after turning to him for help.
“I did call Johnny Depp at one point, and his response was, ‘Why are you calling me?’” she said.
The show comes after Morissette discussed her pansexuality – an attraction to people regardless of their gender identity – during an appearance on the Handsome podcast.
The singer sat down with hosts lesbian comedians Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster, and non-binary screenwriter Mae Martin.
While pushing for when her next big hit will be released, Fortune admitted: “I’m sorry for the men that hurt you, but I’m not sorry for the songs that came from it.
“Did it make you want to be a lesbian at any point?”
Leaving the hosts taken aback, she replied: “I’m pansexual, so yeah.”