Steven Spielberg ‘refused’ to work with Ben Affleck after a pool party incident — that involved Gwyneth Paltrow

Steven Spielberg reportedly refused to work with Ben Affleck following a wild pool party incident in the early 2000s.

Director Mike Binder, during a recent appearance on Stephen Baldwin’s “One Bad Movie” podcast, claimed that Spielberg tanked a potential collaboration after holding a personal grudge against Affleck — and it stemmed from what he described as an awkward encounter involving one of Spielberg’s children.

Binder, 67, said it all began when he was developing the film “Man About Town,” and Spielberg, 79, expressed interest in directing the project.

“We gotta do something together,” Spielberg reportedly told him. “I want you to write something for me.”

The script was said to be inspired in part by a real-life home invasion at Spielberg’s house, and things appeared to be moving forward until Affleck, 53, signed on to star.

“We make a deal that he’s gonna do it, we shake hands, he’ll do it,” Binder recalled.