Jennifer Garner timed her Vanity Fair cover so that it came out on the Friday right before the Oscars. The last time she was at the Academy Awards was in 2014 when she was a presenter, and Affleck was her date. (That was the year following his 2013 win for Best Picture, for Argo.) This year she was a presenter again and she flew solo. So she wanted people to know about it, so she got some publicity ahead of the Oscars.
It’s also interesting to me that Garner’s publicity blitz for her Christian movie, Miracles from Heaven, out March 16th, comes as Affleck is furiously trying to promote Batman v. Superman, out March 25th. Warner Brothers is said to be running scared because Deadpool changed the entire superhero genre with an insanely successful dirty, funny R-Rated movie made on a $58 million budget. Batman v. Superman is an old school dark superhero movie that looks like it takes itself too seriously. It may also end up being the most expensive movie ever made. Just a few months ago we heard that the production budget was up to $410 million.
So there’s a lot riding on Batman v. Superman, including Affleck’s career. He wrote it after all. You get the sense that Garner is trying to steal his thunder, which I don’t blame her for. It’s clever, she’s not being openly disparaging of him despite the digs she got in during her interview and she’s getting her side of the story out there. Radar claims that Affleck’s team is livid about her VF interview because Garner confirmed that Affleck was with the nanny – even though she tried to soften the blow by saying they were separated at the time. They quote a source who claims Affleck and his team are “furious,” but that he “can’t do anything until after his movies come out.” He also has Live by Night slated for release, but Radar is wrong, it’s not out until 2017. So maybe that’s all conjecture, but it’s hard to see how Affleck’s people would sign off on Garner’s VF interview.
In the latest news about these two, Affleck has a contest through Omaze which offers a ride in the Batmobile to the film’s premiere to a random person who donates to his charity, The Eastern Congo Initiative. He visited Warner Brothers Studio tour and surprised fans, including a lucky guy who got to ride in The Batmobile. You can see that video here, it was actually really cute. Meanwhile Vanity Fair has released a video of Jennifer Garner reading Go The F-k To Sleep in her saccharine sweet way. This book came out in 2011 and yet another celebrity reading it seems hackneyed. I really do get the impression that she’s competing with him now, and that she’s going to show him that she can fight back and come out of it smelling like roses.
This is Affleck outside the Four Seasons hotel yesterday. He looks hungover.
photos credit: WENN and FameFlynet
There is no contest, because it is not even close. What is up with that first shot of Garner?? Is that a shot at the ‘Christian’ aspect of the movie?
It is a shot from the video of her reading the book “Go the F- to Sleep”
Well, I don’t think the Batman vs Superman will ever cover its production costs. One, people are kind of bored of superheroes, two, he isn’t suited to be batman at ALL and three, Deadpool set a new bar of funny-dirty which I really enjoy (since I was bored out of my mind watching usual superheroes movies).
Having said that, I dislike Affleck nowadays, he’s just a douche and I don’t have any sympathy for his mid-life crisis. No doubt Garner will win the game (and that’s good!).
I don’t know that people are bored of superheroes, but I think they are bored of Batman. It’s been done over and over again and, as you said, he is not suited to play Batman. This movie is a flop before it even comes out.
they are all good movies, more or less, but how many superheroes movie can they release in a year? It’s too much! I originally loves superheroes but I’m sick of them now. Then, not only this, but they do reboots over and over of the same character (see batman and spiderman)… enough!
Most of the casting is bad in the movie, so I completely agree that it will flop.
His new face scares me.
I love the superhero genre; and I’m not paying to see this movie. I have no interest in it. Batt-Flack doesn’t do it for me at all, on any level.
I’m only seeing it for Wonder Woman.
Haha I’m happy to wait for her solo movie.
That is YOUR opinion…I think Ben will make a fantastic Batman!!! Much better than Henry Cavill’s charmless Superman…although, I do blame that on Zack Snyder….who sucks big time at directing!!!!!
If she is I’d love to see her clap-back tattoo
It’s sort of an offbeat, out-of-the-Jennifer-Garner-box thing for her to do, going against her perfect mom image. And I’m sure her PR people/managers know that and are looking for things exactly like this for as they go about her reinvention.
It’s an interesting choice to do this and a cute clip, but it reinforces why I usually can’t take her too seriously as an actress. It’s that overly sugary, sweet baby voice.
Why do you put JG in a box…she has done a funny bit with Jimmy Kimmel and Ben, and she did the Ice bucket challenge with Ben…just because she is a good Mom, doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a good sense of humour, too!
“I” don’t put her in a box. I said that her reading of the book was a bit “out of the box” for her because it is. While the ice bucket challenge wasn’t exactly funny, I agree that she has a sense of humor, but the very reason she did this video is no doubt because it absolutely goes against people’s applie pie image of her. That was purposeful on her and her team’s part. It’s not a bad thing. As I said, I think they’re probably looking for more of what they consider “edgy” or out of the box (for her) projects for her as she rebuilds her career.
Garner is saccharine. Fake sweet.
Thank you and that down to earth mom crap is so fake. Also saying she didn’t marry the movie star but the man BULL. She is connected and relevant because of him and used his fame to keep her that way.
Ben isn’t the greatest guy but save me the poor Jen crap because she is no better.
^ 100% agree.
Ding,ding,ding
Seriously? Her career was in a much better state than his when they got together. She was an A-list TV star who had just broke huge into movies with 13 Going on 30. He was coming off a wave of bad publicity and bomb after bomb.
It’s so tacky to completely distort history like that. While I’m sure Garner has benefitted from Affleck’s post-2010 resurgence, it’s not cool to completely create a fictitious narrative purely to push an agenda.
Jenna, I agree. Also, she mommy tracked herself with three pregnancies in a row, clearly being the one who had to organize all domestic duties in the household while serving as excellent PR for her cheating husband. I personally don’t care for the saccharine persona,and of course do think she’s ambitious, but I also think the higher career status when they met, and the family commitment, are true.
That’s exactly how I feel about jen garner and her fake PR manufactured hollywood image.
lol what, she used HIM?
When they got together, he was the one with his image in the toilet thanks to his previous Bennifer antics and a string of flop movies.
I’m old enough to remember the gossip mags of those days and the angle they took was nearly always ‘this girl is too good for him’, his marrying her and her turning out with the perfect mom image, actually helped his image and career in a big way. It wasn’t till 5 years after they married that he stopped being treated like a joke.
Yes! I’m not defending him but I she just oozes insincerity to me.
Totally agree. But so is he with his botoxed face and fake hair. I can’t get over how repulsive that is on a man. Is it because it’s so common for women that the eye accepts it? Or that the work he’s had done lacks subtlety?
My eye doesn’t accept a botoxed woman any more than a I do a man. If you can’t move your face you tend took plastic. Personally, I think plastic face is creepy on men and women. However, Ben does look particularly frozen this past week. They should do a side-by-side comparison with Nicole Kidman.
The face! His face does not look normal at all to me. It actually distracts me
She’s not as innocent as she portrays with her earth mom persona, little girl voice and cutesy act. She’s a shrewd business woman and equally ambitious as Affleck. I think part of the reason their marriage failed was that neither one of them wanted to stay home to look after the kids and it caused a lot of friction. They were both itching to make more movies but hey, someone has to play dutiful parent.
Very true. Her routine is getting old.
I have to agree, or at least wonder. Your husband cheats with the nanny and you’re not angry? At all? I find that hard to swallow.
Totally with you. Also, it annoys the life out of me that she keeps insisting that her upper lip is real. Hello?! There is photographic evidence of her nonexistent upper lip. She is delusional.
Yes, and I think we’re starting to see the real person now. She could have stayed classy about it all, and would have been cheered for it, but instead she’s going for shade (subtle but it’s there), and engaging in a publicity contest. If she doesn’t play this very, very carefully, she’s going to blow her sweet image and come out looking like a bitter bitch.
I hope she will find a good man
Really?
Not, I hope she comes through this stronger and more independent?
Not, I hope she rebuilds her career and finds herself fulfilling work in her profession?
Not, I hope she comes to understand why being a doormat for a cheater was unhealthy and becomes happier with herself?
Nope the best thing we should hope for a divorcing woman is a new man. 🙄
In all fairness, the best thing society wishes for a woman in general (not just a divorced one) is to findd herself ‘a good man’, otherwise she will have no purpose on earth.
Thank u, Mia, good point!
Grace was trying to express a nice sentiment. Some people like having a partner.
How? She announced to the world that Ben is the love of her life and she thinks he is the greatest guy in every room.
She also said she can’t let anger drive her in this. It is well-established that you do not trash talk your children’s other parent. So, she is unable to express what is clearly there for their sake. Her face in the photos last summer, and even from the end of the evening at the VF party show that she is clearly not ok. She doesn’t show it in front of the kids, and THAT is appropriate.
In a year or so, she’ll start healing and feeling ready to date again. The more distance she has from the marriage, the less hold there will be on her emotionally. She is going to do great, I think.
I agree Diane. Even when she smiles her eyes look sad.
I agree with Diane too. And thanks for Radar info…checked it out and it confirms to me the guy is a MESS! Also anyone else notice the pics and video of their Saturday dinner aren’t being shown on DM site any longer? The video shown is for a earlier dinner?? Remember how unhappy he looked?
His face is so scary and they’re both acting like stupid teenagers. There’s no f*cking competition, there’s only this life and our chance to do the best we can with it. They’re both just hurting each other more, and it’s a waste of energy.
I agree. There is a certain childish, immature aspect to how each of them have handled their relationship from day one.
Her VF interview was threaded with masterful passive aggressiveness, if passive aggressiveness is something to be lauded. I don’t understand what the book reading has to do with her current movie promotion, either.
+1000. Same thought ran through my mind.
I think the idea that it is a competition is a completely made up narrative. Her movie comes out when it does because of Easter, and she is doing promo to support it. His movie comes out when it does to get ahead of the blockbuster season.
It might make for fun gossip chit chat to think there’s more to it, but really it’s just two people working at their jobs.
“So there’s a lot riding on Batman v. Superman, including Affleck’s career. He wrote it after all.”
Ben didn’t write the screenplay for Dawn of Justice. He was just hired on as the actor, with the aim towards directing and co-writing the next Batman movie The screenplay was written by two other guys, Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer . Although, it’s recently been said Ben would re-write some of his scenes the day of or so. I don’t know if that’s true or just gossip. He seemed happy with the script and director when talking about signing on for the movie, so I don’t think he would step on too many toes.
Snyder has said Affleck would rewrite his scenes everyday so he might actually get a writing credit.
I thought pics of him with the nanny and a champagne bottle confirmed the affair. But okay, sure, it was Jen.
Really just want to know what fights in their house sounded like. Def starting to get an idea.
I think there was a pushback from Ben’s team regarding all the photos that tried to make out that nanny was a famewhore who set him up with all the photos.
Since neither (Ben or Jen) denied or confirmed the affair, it was left up to public speculation and those people who don’t understand how PR works.
Jen confirming it removes all doubt. It also makes Ben a really bad guy if you think about him having his side piece on holiday with his unknowing family in the Bahamas.
Ben did issue a statement denying the affair.
http://www.people.com/article/ben-affleck-denies-affair-nanny-christine-ouzounian
They are both ridiculous.
Jennifer is taking the concept of “washing the dirty dishes in public” to a whole new level.
I really can’t understand why Lainey glorified her VF interview and read it as a masterpiece in dissing her ex by subtly implying he’s a douche.
I gave it a completely different interpretation. While I was reading I got second-hand embarrassment by how clingy and still overly-attached to that dog of a husband she sounded. I didn’t see any attempt at revenge. All I saw was a +40 year-old woman sounding like a silly infatuated teenager. “He’s the love of my life” “When he enters a room, everything starts to glow”. BARF. I am convinced she would take him back in a second, HANDS DOWN, if only he cleaned up his act a little bit.
She had no self-respect for a whole marriage made of 10 years of cheating and lying and addiction in different forms… suddenly she woke up and decided she had enough (= he was caught for the umpteenth time, plus there were pressing rumors about painkillers and gambling), but after almost a year they are still not divorced and seen in public, going on ski trips with the Brady Bunch and acting all chill and consciously uncoupled.. ENOUGH.
Plus Batfleck is so botoxed he can barely move his face, I am sure this press tour will be exhilarating…
This
When they finally announced their separation, some posters mentioned a ‘dinner for five’ interview from 2003. He did most of the talking, and she just looked at him like a teenager with a mad crush. He was allegedly engaged at the time, and she was married.
I don’t think she’s over it, either. Not that she has to be, but I don’t think painting her as some strong example is accurate.
That interview is unwatchable, she’s obsessive and it’s so cringey to watch. I don’t know how anybody could tolerate that kind of creepy over attention, let alone marry somebody like that. She’s never going to let him go. Stalker.
I thought people were slightly exaggerating the ‘goo-goo’ eyes aspect. After watching it, I cannot erase it from my mind. He was hogging the conversation, and she was hanging on his every word.
That Dinner of Five interview is everything. Yes, Ben was engaged and Jen was still married at the time of that interview, but it was obvious that she was infatuated with him. I don’t hate her for that. She was still young and clearly madly in love regardless of how much of a douche he was and still is. She got her chance when he broke up with JLo. She was the complete opposite type of woman who would be able to help rehabilitate his image. She became knocked up (I get the feeling that pregnancy was planned by Garner to seal the deal) and the rest is history. Even though I find Garner to be a social climber and has clearly benefitted as much as Affleck has from this marriage, I believe that Affleck is the love of her life despite everything that he has done. If she could she would keep up this charade for the rest of her life, it’s just that he messed up big time with the combination of gambling, cheating, and addition that became publicly known.
I still to this day think Ben is the one that wanted out. And despite the bashing he has gotten I think he is underneath glad this is over.
I wish I could summarize so cleanly and effectively. You are exactly right.
Yup. This.
Exactly. I still have a soft spot for her because I was a huge fan of Alias, so perhaps I’ll agree with a little less vitrol, but honestly, she wouldn’t be even close to a household name if not for her aggressive PR. She’s basically made a career out of being the anti-Kardashian of Hollywood, the personification of “the average mom”, and that’s not something that just naturally garners other fading actresses anywhere near this much attention.
I’m fairly convinced the rumors of painkiller addiction are true as well, I’m surprised this isn’t brought up more often… He never seems quite “there”. He literally always looks super relaxed, even when the situation or the words that come out of his mouth would imply otherwise, and I don’t think it’s botox…
That line about everything having to “glow” (him being the sunshine and casts a cold shadow)-actually was a line by Gwyneth Paltrow in the Talented Mr Ripley movie so her shade works on multiple levels
It’s been so long now, why don’t they just move on from each other, their drama would be ancient history if they weren’t continuing it. People divorce, while not the ideal we aim for, it is a reality that happens when marriages fail and it is socially acceptable. I don’t understand why they seem to think it’s a big stigma that’s going to ruin their movie openings. This isn’t the 1950’s anymore.
+1
Well since Jennifer Garner is the thirstiest human in Hollywood I’d say yes she is.
I really dislike her fake self
I disagree. I find her a sweet woman
That’s fine you can all I see when I look at her is a opportunistic social climber who makes Micky Mouse seem real.
Let’s not forget she divorced her first husband to move on to a bigger star that would get her press and then dumped the big tv star for a movie star the first chance she got! But she successfully used those kids to make people forget that.
@Grace, So do I and I loved her VF interview. But some people interpret her actions differently. I am not sure what kind of different actions would make the people disliking her change their mind – my opinion is, nothing.
I said it on the VF post too, I really like that she came across as most normal people would when dealing with the breakup of a marriage – sad, hurt, processing feelings. Too many celebs seemingly transition from one relationship to the next as if the worst that happened was a bad hair day. Maybe they are that shallow, I don’t know. Seems to me she is reacting pretty much the same way I would, in her shoes.
And it’s funny how people don’t see the dichotomy in their conflicting “she can’t get over him”, but at the same time “she married him for fame and a higher profile”. I think she really loved him, not the first woman to believe a man has changed. And unless she married a non- famous person, if her husband were more high profile, the accusation of fameho would be brought up no matter what.
@K, she was only married to her first husband for something like 2 years. Classic starter marriage–so common it has a name. Not like she walked away from ten years of marriage and sacrifice for some strange
I think we are seeing her when she is focused on her own career with the same energy she used to use for his. It seems to be working. Her IMDb score, which I don’t know much about, has gone up several hundred in just the past few months and she went from top 5,000 to top 500. She has done several solo events and has 4 movies this year. I like her in the movies I’ve seen of hers. I think she’s building anticipation and people are eager to see what she’s gonna do next. Kinda brilliant.
I don’t blame her. He blamed J-Lo for his career faltering. Who knows what he’d say about Garner in relation to his career if she didn’t get out there into the public eye. He’s a whiner when it comes to women and how they affect his career.
I don’t know if I really got that Garner was supposed to be dissing Affleck though. Except for the bit about the back tattoo (which apparently nobody seems to holding back about), the rest was about how he’s the love of her life and how he’s the best thing in a room. That doesn’t sound like a diss at all. And I don’t think people will think Affleck is a douche because of Garner — didn’t most of us already think that?
I’m bored with their divorce, but she looks really good in the face!
I like Jen. I can also see how Ben’s people might be okay with her interview, because she did praise him a lot, too. She passive-aggressived, but she did own her part in their problems. That may be seen as just calculating, but considering she could have absolutely let rip, I think it was something that Ben couldn’t be too upset about. I’m sure he knows what she’s capable of. And they both love their children, so want for them to be able to see that there’s still love there.
Ben is scary in those pics, but he was as appealing as he ever was (I never found him that appealing) in the Kimmel bit. Genuinely enjoyed the three of them playing off each other. Matt is his true love, and their affection is evident.
I think in the long run Ben will come out on top. His career has more possibilities than hers. She is working to appeal to a particular demo. Ben will go on to star and direct. I highly doubt people in Hollywood care about his divorce from Jennifer or what he did or didn’t do with the nanny. That is how things work. She needs the positive more. But the thing is her on line support or people tripping on Ben on gossip sites is not going to affect him at all. It is just not. People will talk about her “shade of him” for a moment then move on.
Yeah this is the truth of it. He will come out on top career-wise. She’s a 40+ woman in Hollywood with a mediocre résumé for her level of fame; he has Warner Brothers studios at his back.
If divorce sympathy built careers Jennifer Anniston should have three Oscars and a billion dollar franchise by now. Garner will work, but not at the level she wants too.
Ben can be his own worst enemy though and it has nothing to do with her. Twitter is still so full of hate for his outburst on Bill Maher show and still a bit on the ancestry show. Damon was right that an actor is better the less you know about him. Those are the types of things that will hurt him, because it is a different audience he is offending and they are more prone to not go to a movie out of personal distaste.
i think she kept him focused though, sort of like how doctor’s wives manage to hold down the for when doctors are under stress. I wonder if he’ll be as focused in his directing without her.
He’s an older guy, though, so of course he’ll get more opportunities. And she seems more committed to the idea of having a more direct hand in the raising of her children.
I agree. Affleck is as inside and connected as you can get in the Hollywood boys club vortex of power. They protect each other and he will recover. However, I doubt she will have the same outcome. When Jennifer Annston did her VF thing there were no children between them and Friends had been a much bigger deal than Alias. She worked it to death for far too long but she has made some money for some studios and has instant name recognition. But BP and Angelina never took a real hit professionally or personally. I use them as an example because it’s VF and a divorce interview.
Garner has not proven herself to be a great actress nor does she have a hardcore fan base who will run out and see a movie just for her.
While it may seem like she hit him hard I highly doubt in the long run anyone will care. She also has to be careful about this road because she could come out looking foolish if she goes back with him or if the powers that be feel she tanked a big budget movie for revenge. Grudge holding in Hollywood is no joke and women are much more vulnerable than men.
What happened to his face? It’s smooth and round? He looks unlike himself????
he is going to Tom Cruise’s doctor, apparently–his hairline looks really fake, too.
She is vicious I can’t stand her. She is very manipulative. Ben was her gravy train and she will not give up without a fight. To me it seems she’s doing this to build an image of poor church going me. And the same Trump following masses will be her support.
On a side note: how come media sees trump as entertainment and don’t call him out as a racist, fascist and misogynistic *ss. The fact that he is the front runner for the Republican Party casts an ugly shadow on Americans and brings to light what a sizeable group think about Blacks, Latinos, Muslims, Women etc.
So you are calling Garner “vicious” and “manipulative” and saying he was her “gravy train”. Yet in your next sentences you talk about Trump being “misogynistic” (which he is) but you are quite ready to use some misogynistic words yourself in regards to Garner? Hmm. These two are ridiculous, but he cheated and humiliated her for years. She finally got tired of it. Ugh, they are both stupid, but if I had to pick a side,I’d be Team Jen.
The definition of misogyny is: dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women. Her being vicious, manipulative and wanting to be on the gravy train is exclusive to her and nothing to do with gender, if it was a man in the same situation if say the same thing.
I’m a proud feminist that doesn’t mean I can’t state my opionion on women who I dislike.
I love my gender but I don’t have to like or love everyone woman on the planet and solely say good things about them all the time in every instance.
I’m team kids, whenever parents have their issues I just hope kids are not collateral damage.
Jennifer’s best years were when she was solo. Have people forgotten Alias? She was a completely different caliber of celebrity before she met Ben.
Chica needs all the publicity she can get if she’s reduced to doing mom roles in a Christian movie!!
Wow that was a nasty thing to say
I’ve never been a Garner fan but the angry feminist in me kinda loves her newly found spunk. At least she’s not doing the Jennifer Aniston weepy tour.
If my husband did to me what Be has done….kids or no no kids….id probably go a little Carrie Underwood song on his ass! Lol. I guess with kids she has to be more subtle and sneaky.
Her PR has definitely been calculated. I especially liked how she made sure to mention in her interview that she doesn’t pay any attention to the family’s press, giving her plausible deniability when it comes to these apparent friends who have been continuously leaking her most private thoughts to the press over the last months… With that in mind, she could have done him a lot more harm with these “leaks” if she was set on a PR competition, so I’m not sure this is true.
I’m so happy Deadpool was so successful because now Warner Brothers is running around scared that they not only messed up BvS but they also messed up Suicide Squad oh and Green Lantern because as we all saw Ryan Reynolds can certainly carry a super hero franchise.
Men everywhere need to understand that women always come out on top in the end. Once we decide we’re finally done with you, we go back to taking good care of ourselves and the kid gloves come off…permanently.
+1000
Am I the only one who has no problem with her? Yeesh, so many of the comments are so rageful against her??!!
Yes, she’s savvy, ambitious and calculating in terms of her profile. But why wouldn’t she be? This is her first lead role in a movie for a while, its success will likely make or break future studio gigs, and she’s probably sort of pissed that her husband became a huge train wreck and effed their nanny.
I thought she came off like a complex, interesting and really kind of relatable person in that VF piece. So what if she’s calculated? Every actor has that in them, every actor manipulates their profile. It’s how they get to that level of success in the first place. But 9 times out of 10 it’s actresses that are attacked for it. It’s so odd and irritating. I dig her. Keep on doing you, lady.
Nah. I like her and have always thought she could do better than Ben.
I wish her nothing but the best in her professional and personal life.
I agree Jenna.
“ambitious and calculating” are insults if you are a woman, positive attributes if you are a man.
Too true. And I’m sad to see it here.
A ride IN the Batman? Hmmmm. No thanks.
I have trouble believing that ANYONE thought that the relationship between the nanny and Ben was innocent. If you do, I have a timeshare on the San Andreas fault I’d like to sell you!
In any case, good for Garner! I think her team probably made it clear that she looked like a doormat and it was bad for business. It probably did come as a surprise to Ben’s team. You wanted to be free, this is what it feels like to fly!
“I have trouble believing that ANYONE thought that the relationship between the nanny and Ben was innocent.”
Who cares? Jennifer said their marriage was over before the nanny. She had nothing to do with it.
Oh my. Radar just posted a timeline of cheating exploits throughout his past. It’s pretty bad.
Unless the batman movies completely bomb, Affleck comes on top. Honestly, I wish she would do another interesting show like alias. I do kind of feel bad because it shows you how hard it is to be a woman in hollywood. people call her fame hungry for leaving her husband but I don’t think it’s that simple. I don’t think any woman would sacrifice her career without some serious genuine emotions. if she was trying to build her career and fame. she should have been the one making the films while affleck stayed at home but the at exact opposite happened. Her pr plan and movies choices are pretty bad. I don’t know why she wants to appeal to soccer moms of the republican party. I think she is smart and bad ass but really doesn’t make her image and I don’t understand why. I honestly think her life would have been better without Ben.
On another note, I’m just so happy she grew out her bangs. She looks a million times better.
They are both rather unlikeable I just hope the kids don’t suffer too much damage because of their parents. They are the only ones I feel for.
I really like Jen Garner and why shouldn’t she put herself out there and generate some press. She laid low for Ben Affleck long enough. She’s only protecting herself and building a future for herself even if it’s not to the high caliber acting career you guys are talking about. I think she is going about this brilliantly and why shouldn’t she it’s her future career at stake. Why shouldn’t she do what she’s doing. She has movies coming out and she needs to promote herself. I think she handled the VF article with class for her children. There is no doubt in my mind that she could have blown him out of the water. I only wish she would stop protecting and helping him with his image and let the chips fall where they may for him.
Ben would not be where he is today without her help over the years as he said that in past interviews. She propped him up, encouraged him and instilled confidence in himself at a time when he was a Hollywood joke that allowed him to rebuild his career and branch out into directing. He has amazing directing skills and she helped him capitalize on that. Note I said helped. She sacrificed her own career to allow his to flourish albeit by her own choice. But a choice she made BECAUSE she deeply loved him and was willing to FOR HIM and her kids. Now he has left her and she needs to stand on her own two feet. Which she is trying to do but for this you are trashing her. Like it was said by someone else if it was a man doing it it would be seen in a different light. You Go Get um Jen!
My God, it’s incredible how outsiders are able to outline their entire relationship from beginning to end in such granular detail, including all of their motivations and rationales, although they have never even met these people. Yes, I speculate too, but it’s amazing the way Jennifer is positioned by some as giving up her entire life “for” Ben. She wasn’t forced to stay. Neither was he. And she certainly wasn’t forced to have child after child in the relationship. Everyone makes decisions. Ben made his, and probably some bad ones. But she made decisions too, all on her own, and some of those were also bad ones. They both have responsibility in staying too long. Why does it have to be a competition where we have to always crucify one of them – usually Ben – when Jen decided to stay the whole time? I mean, If you believe every rumor, then I guess you have to also believe the stories a few months ago that Matt Damon said Jen was too controlling and their marriage was over way before the nanny.
Jojo I used to like Ben and still do on some levels but how can you defend a man who repeatedly and yes repeatedly cheated on her and by doing so he cheated on his kids too. If he didn’t love her why didn’t he leave instead of keeping doing that. He cheated on her with one of his co stars in to the wonder and it was Rumoured that she was pregnant. It never came out which costar it was Gabot or MacAdams. There was the time with Blake Lively and there were numerous texts when he was filming in Detroit by people who saw him at casinos with a blonde half his age at different times. The he was seen in Nova Scotia in April at a hotel and at a garage with another woman this was about the time everything started to blow up for them in April 2015. There were blinds about him all the time with other women. He hit up a model at the 2014 pre Oscar party he was rumoured to have had a one nighters with Whitney I forget her last name she was a tv actress. I imagine there are more.
Now why she stayed I cannot explain and the only thing I can figure is was that she was so in love with him that she would look the other way. I think she also didn’t want to hurt/embarrass her parents with another failed marriage? Or she wanted to preserve her family at any cost even pretending at this level to hide everything from her kids so they thought they were in a loving family? I just don’t know but I think the core of her decision was love. Love for him or love for her kids.
I think Ben is handsome and I adored the as a couple when things were good or even seemed good. I think he is a talented director and in some cases a good actor but mostly just a meh actor. I think he has major issues including addictions but I truly wished they had worked it out and kept the fairytale alive. But life isn’t a fairytale is it and now she needs to pick up the pieces and make a life for herself and that includes rebuilding her career.
Yes this is all technically speculation because there is no concrete evidence to proof any of it. But it’s all pretty documented speculation. To my knowledge there is NO speculation out there that even suggests she cheated DURING their marriage and after the kids came along. There was stuff AFTER they announced they were divorcing about her leaning on Vartan but then there the same about him with Jlo, Sienna Miller, etc. So her only crime SEEMS to be loving him and her kids so much that she became a doormat to him and lost sight of what she really needed to do long before she did. Like I said I cannot explain why she stayed as long as she did.
I don’t defend Ben. I certainly don’t condone cheating, and if/when he did that, it’s all on him, and he has to be accountable for it. The blind items are touch and go – I take a lot of them with a grain of salt. The fact that you can simply ruin someone by deciding to spread a rumor with absolutely no credible proof is pretty amazing. I agree, it seems unlikely that Jen ever cheated. But I do think she pursued that bad boy with a vengeance. See Dinner with Five. See the stories that she used to call Ben right in front of Scott Foley when they were still married, which made Scott crazy. Are those stories true? I don’t know. But why should they be any less true then the “rumors” about Ben? I don’t blame her for it. I’ve been a complete idiot in love, so I get it. All I’m saying is that this is theirs to deal with. To put it in Jen’s words, I don’t need to hate Ben for her. To be quite honest, I think they’re still much closer than many here would like to believe. I’m not a Ben apologist, but I’m also not a Ben hater. I do think he’s a really intelligent, charismatic guy that definitely has some demons, Matt Damon said he is “one of the most misunderstood people” and Jen called him “complicated.” I believe those things. But then, I come from a long line of divorced, deeply flawed people, so maybe I’m overly tolerant. But to me, the Team Jen stuff is just a little overly simplistic and sanctimonious.
Just FYI- Ben didn’t write Batman v Superman. He is writing the follow up Batman reboot