Ben Affleck is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter this week. Do you realize it has been almost a decade since there was such a thing as Bennifer? Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were a very interesting couple. I think he probably went almost bankrupt buying her stuff and when do you ever see her use or wear what he bought her? He spent almost $1M on her and it is pretty much just up in smoke and gone and won't see the light of day until an estate auction a half century from now. Oh, and she almost destroyed his movie career too and dragged him down to her level of movie. In the magazine, Ben was asked about Jennifer and he said the two keep in touch and will e-mail each other or text. Does this mean she is on stand by in case something goes wrong with Jennifer Garner? Is it easier in a relationship to go from one Jennifer to another Jennifer that way you don't confuse names in bed or at other times. I get the feeling that Ben might talk to her more than he even lets on in the interview. The next thing you know they will run into each other at a party and Ben will be pulling out the checkbook and getting her a new Rolls. The contrast between the two Jennifers is amazing. Talk about going in totally the opposite direction.
I read this article yesterday and I didn't get the implication that he keeps JLo on standby--he said that it was quick things like, "Hey! Your new movie looks good!" at that was it.
ReplyDeleteI think he's kind of a douche, probably cheats on Jennifer a lot, but I don't think he actually wants to end his marriage.
Ben doesn't need to keep JLo on standby...he cheats on JGarner all the time. He didn't let marriage get in the way of sleeping with Blake Lively.
ReplyDeleteI know he has a douchey rep- and, I buy it too.
ReplyDeleteThat said, he's been looking pretty darn fine these days. Or, is it just me?
I don't think it matters since he clearly won't ever stop cheating on Garner. You can tell she is really trying to keep him, but a part of her probably expects that nothing will change. Either way, can't stand the cheating sob, plus I think he's a terrible actor.
ReplyDeleteI like Ben. He needs to stay away from JLo.
ReplyDeleteShe seems to have some kind of hold on her exes. Enty revealed a blind item a while back about P. Diddy (or whatever he goes by now) buying her a house right after her divorce.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I just watched "The Town" this weekend... throughout the whole movie, it seemed like he was trying to do his best Adam Sandler impression; it made it very hard to take him seriously.
ReplyDeleteI'll admit it, I liked them together
ReplyDeleteI love everything about Ben Affleck. I don't care if he cheats on his wife. It's not like she has no options. This isn't like when Mary Pickford nearly got ostracized and her career almost ruined because she got a divorce. Garner can leave him if she truly has a problem with his behavior. I'm glad to see he's making a comeback. And Cathy, I watched The Town, too, and in fact I grew up in that part of Massachusetts and still have family there and spend time there, and I thought his accent was spot-on.
ReplyDeleteWasn't he the popular answer to the blind about the guy who was so excited cuz his ex was back on the market, but then his wife got pregnant again? This was just as Jen Garner announced her 3rd pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteHe has grown into his looks. When he was younger, he looked like a douchy, moderately handsome frat boy...now he's pretty hot.
ReplyDeleteHe's had some good work done. (Go check him out as the bully in Dazed and Confused.)
ReplyDeleteGarner knows what he does and sticks by him. It's her problem... or it spares her from having to have sex with him.
I think he's turned out to be a really good director, and I can't wait to see Argo.
how the f does he do that? I can't even be friends with an ex on FB and not talk to them without headache
ReplyDeleteShe bought him down?
ReplyDeleteThat sure is mean Enty.
the only thing i liked about that pairing was that previously ben had been looking all sorts of hobo...jno really cleaned him up, he looked freaking fantastic.
ReplyDeletenow my heart breaks b/c i love garner, but she seems so disillusioned--idk if it's ben/marriage/life/career/whatever--but boy has she let her hotness go. it's like she's thrown in the towel and probably justifies is as 'keeping it real'.
I think Jennifer Garner worked very hard to snag Ben and is in it til the end.
ReplyDeleteI happen to like Jennifer Garner. I loved her in 13 going on 30 and I think she is probably as grounded as celebrities can get. There have been a lot of blinds about this couple and honestly, Ben, who happens to be an incredibly poor actor, doesn't deserve someone like Garner. She's a devoted mother of 3 while Ben gives interviews of how he's an absentee father and the whole world knows he's a cheater.
ReplyDeleteGood Will Hunting aside I don't know how he's been a success in the industry - oh wait.. there are tons of people successful in the industry with no talent.
Agree 100%.
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ReplyDeleteAgreed with Honey West. I saw an old interview way back when & Jen Garner gushes how she was crushing on him since the Pearl Harbor movie (Jen was a bit player in the movie) and then they reunited for Daredevil and hinted they hooked up with she was filming Elektra. Ben filmed a scene for Elektra but was cut out of the movie.
ReplyDeleteI dont like the cheating but karma is a bitch. Remember Jen dumped Scott Foley for her co-star Michael Vartan.
OMG I just had a wicked thought, do you think when Ben is having sex with Jen Garner, do you think (1) he thinks about Jlo and (2) even worse yells out her name which lucky for him is the same at his wife.
ReplyDeletehey guys- so have Enty revealed any Blinds about ben cheating on jenn? i know he's been a lot of people's guesses on the cheating husband blinds, just didnt know if he was revealed in any of them. ??
ReplyDeleteI honestly can't believe Ben cheats. I don't know if there has been anything confirmed, just like @carolinec asked, has anything been revealed!? I just can't believe he'd be that big of a douche.
ReplyDeleteI'm a Ben fan-cant wait to see Argo!
ReplyDelete@sillygirl. me too! I find it hard to believe he would not only turn his back on jennifer, but his family as well. Or maybe i just dont want to believe he would. They seem like the most normal celebrity family :(
ReplyDeleteThe last reveal I remember about Ben was a kindness...I think he bought a round of drinks and picked up the tab of a couple celebrating an anniversary or engagement in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteI too think he's gown up a lot and seems like a nice guy. He seems to love Jennifer and his girls.
ReplyDeleteI don't think of Ben as a great actor, but I did enjoy The Town.
ReplyDeleteAs for all the rumours, well, a friend of mine has known the guy for years. He's a good guy and he claims Ben to be the same, also loyal.
Back during the Bennifer days, he mentioned that Ben must've really been crazy in love because Jennifer had him doing things that seemed so unlike him. I think this was around the time of the ring, changing fashions, and the dirt bike photo spread.
Anyway, there you go for what it's worth.
Although I get a gimmee gimmee gimmee vibe from JLo, Ben has probably lost more gambling than he spent on her.
ReplyDeleteAlso, i tend to agree with what Lola said. While the two Jens may be opposites, it seems to me that Jen Garner is grounded, enjoys her family and that suits Ben just fine.
ReplyDeleteThe way I see it once a cheater always a cheater. Whether you have a good standing family with kids one of the spouses or both will end up having their affairs.
ReplyDeleteBut do we KNOW he's a cheater? I love a good gossip, but I don't like passing off the 'gossip' as fact. Do we actually KNOW he's a cheater?
ReplyDeleteJennifer garner is classy and jlo, well money can't buy class!
ReplyDeleteI thought Ben was great in The Town. Hell, so was Blake.
ReplyDeleteWe have a long-running argument in my family whether J.Lo should reunite with Puffy or Ben.
I always pick Ben.
Sorry Jen G.
Didn't J.Lo drop some bucks on him too? I thought she bought him a Bentley for his birthday?
Yeah, Jennifer Garner is the Robin Wright of her generation of Hollywood wives.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tigercat. I know a lot of people who worked on Jersey Girl and they HATED JLo and loved Ben because he was a nice guy, but said that as soon as JLo was anywhere near Ben, he changed and wasn't friendly. As long as she was around, he didn't really speak to anyone. They also said that those two were really in love and that it was definitely for real. It's hard to believe that someone who has a background like Ben could ever fall for JLo. Must've enjoyed slummin'.
ReplyDeleteI read the whole article and in no way took any of it to mean that he keeps JLo on standby. I talk to some of my exes on occasion too. I am certainly not keeping any of them on standby in any way.
ReplyDeletethe cheating rumors with Garner have been around a while. Lainey, Ted, and many others have commented on it. The other thing that has been around is that Garner is very shrewd and will do anything to keep her man. Lainey suggested that the Lively nudes may have been leaked by someone in Garner's camp (they may have been intended for Ben).
ReplyDeleteI love the Town and Gone Baby Gone, though. He is a great director.
the cheating rumors with Garner have been around a while. Lainey, Ted, and many others have commented on it. The other thing that has been around is that Garner is very shrewd and will do anything to keep her man. Lainey suggested that the Lively nudes may have been leaked by someone in Garner's camp (they may have been intended for Ben).
ReplyDeleteI love the Town and Gone Baby Gone, though. He is a great director.
I think Ben has matured since he was with JLo and looks at life much differently. He has grown into a better actor and a good director. He really dodged a bullet with that one.
ReplyDeleteDodged a bullet. I love that!
ReplyDeleteDidn't he date Goopy for a bit, too? Hmm, Goop, JLo and Jen G...looks like he made the right choice.
ReplyDeletePersonalities, egos, philandering eyes...who cares. What pains me is the fact that Jennifer Garner has stolen Bea Arthur's wardrobe!! Fuck sake woman! I am one gingham shirt and two sensible shoes away from homicide if you don't knock this shit off. She is taupe. And I bet she smells like paper.
ReplyDeleteLauren
ReplyDeleteI am wiping away my tears (of a clown) after your post. So hysterical
Girl, I pander to the elite. Muah!
DeleteI feel this post is a reveal to a blind somewhere.
ReplyDeleteThis article is way different than the other one where he basically said JBlow ruined his career. He was pretty ugly about that episode of his life in that interview. I guess JBlow told him to shut-up or she would leak more info about him.
I never saw Affleck as in love with JBlow as she was with him. She tried everything to rope him into marriage with nothing! He even cheated on her with strippers! Marc Antony was her back-up plan.
Affleck never struck me as the family man type. I see him as a Clooney II.
No sympathy for Garner who cheated on her first husband too. What goes around comes around.
Taupe sympathizes must pay.
ReplyDeleteTAUPE SYMPATHIZERS MUST PAY!
DeleteHenriette you nailed it. I remember that article
ReplyDelete"This article is way different than the other one where he basically said JBlow ruined his career. He was pretty ugly about that episode of his life in that interview. I guess JBlow told him to shut-up or she would leak more info about him."
I don't think anyone has proof of Ben cheating...it's kind of like an open Hollywood secret. It would be interesting to know just why it is always assumed to be true.
ReplyDeleteYou'd be hard pressed to find another woman as shallow as J-Lo. Jennifer Garner just seems so much more down to earth and real.
they are like Betty and Veronica and Ben is Archie. and Matt Damon is Reggie. And Kevin Smith is Jughead.
Gardner is so homely looking dosent look good unless for a premier n a team puts her together on the other hand JLO dosent leave the house unless shes put together no natural look for her. Affleck is a confirmed cheater n compolsive gambler he likes risky things . I am sure given a chance jlo n afleck would love to hook back up. After idol jlow is goin to need publicity what better then to bring bennifer back from the ashes just watch.
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ReplyDeleteI discussed this re:why matt damon &winona broke up-Ben is no prize, but he sure humilated The Gooopster, who deserves it.Read about it, hilarious.
@Lauren Jennifer Garner (beige) is absolutely beautiful, smart,talented intends to hold onto Ben-when you see those dressesd down just like you outfits, remember Rachel Zoe is her stylist, that look is intentional. As always ; M
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