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| | Ben Affleck is thrilled to get an honorary doctorate from Brown | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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These are some supercute photos of Ben Affleck accepting an honorary doctorate degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island over the weekend. (The same prestigious Ivy League school that Emma Watson may eventually graduate from.) We don’t have much of a story to go along with these, except for a little quip Ben made when he accepted his degree. According to PopSugar, the graduates in attendance were shouting “speech” and Ben joked “This is a spectacular honor for me. Not only for the education, but now I surpass Matt Damon.” Not in acting ability, but maybe as a director.
Ben did not have a bachelor’s degree prior to this, and neither did Matt. Ben dropped out of Occidental College in LA and the University of Vermont while Matt is a Harvard dropout. It only seems to be a matter of time before someone confers an honorary doctorate on Damon too. (I just saw “Behind the Candelabra” and am feeling a little competitive for Damon. He was amazing in that film.)
The other five honorary doctorate degrees given by Brown this year were to “author and MIT Professor Junot Diaz; retired Stanford University bacteriologist Stanley Falkow; Tougaloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan; medical doctor and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey; and Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron.”
Anyway congratulations to Ben! He has his Oscar for Best Picture, and now he can add “Dr.” in front of his name too.
Photo credit: FameFlynet, Inc
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| | Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner mock their marriage on SNL: 'you?re a lot of work' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Ben Affleck was the host on the season finale of Saturday Night Live this weekend. I’m not going to front like I even bothered to tape it. Just about the only celebrity that could get me to watch SNL again is Matt Damon, and he hasn’t hosted it since 2002. (He did do a short in 2011 with Val Kilmer, Katy Perry and Andy Samberg.) In contrast, this is Affleck’s fifth turn on SNL. He wants us to like him, he wants us to think he’s funny, and he’s willing to mock himself.
In his opening monologue (video below), Affleck referenced his Oscar acceptance speech and blamed “uncharitable souls” on the Internet for pointing out that he called his marriage “work.” You said it, Ben, no one put words in your mouth. You know this was his idea. He claimed that his speech was misconstrued, and then had Jennifer Garner come on stage to verify that she knew what he meant.
While winning an Oscar was a huge thrill, giving an Oscar acceptance speech is completely terrifying. You remember in my speech I thanked my wife while also saying the essence of marriage is work. And we’ve worked together on our marriage. And then some uncharitable souls on the Internet took that to mean that our marriage is some kind of manual labor. That’s not it, you define what’s important to you by what you dedicate your time to. And my wife knew exactly what I meant. And so to disprove the naysayers I asked her to come tonight.
Would you just now dispell this notion and tell the people what I meant?
Garner: Well yeah, it’s a way that we talk privately about how committed we are to our marriage. Not sure why you had to share it live to a billion people.
Affleck: Our marriage is the work of love. What would you have called it in a speech?
Garner: A gift. I would have said thank you to my wife, ‘our marriage is a gift.’
Affleck: Yeah, that’s one way to go, I guess. It’s a gift to the work of marriage which you gifted me with enormous work.
Garner: Well if we’re going to be completely honest here why don’t we go ahead and mention who does all of the work.
Affleck: That’s too inside the people don’t want to hear that…
I want to tell you how I wish I had ended that speech, ok? I couldn’t do any of the things I do without your support. You’re my angel, you’re my life and my world.
Garner: You’re reading that (shows cue card)
Affleck: I mean yeah, but it’s true. I love you.
Garner: Thank you. You’re a lot of work. [they kiss]
That was cute! It won me over. I thought it would be cheesier than it was, and it kind of speaks to their whole media strategy. Ben opens mouth, sticks foot in it, Jen saves his ass by being gracious and sweet about it.
As for the rest of the show, Pajiba has the rest of the skits for us as well as a nice overview. They call Ben “gracious” and “charmingly bumbling.” It was the last episode for castmembers Fred Armisen and Bill Hader and they got an emotional send off. Maybe they’ll get decent comedians to replace those two but it won’t be the same. Kanye West was the musical guest.
Ben’s marriage comments start at about 1:50
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| | Ben Affleck's 'sNL' Season Finale Promos: Watch Here! | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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It?s going to be an extra special season finale of ?Saturday Night Live? this weekend, as Ben Affleck will be coming to serve as the host of the evening.
The ?Good Will Hunting? hunk is featured in a series of promotional clips along with cast member Bill Hader, who will be leaving the show at the conclusion of the season.
In one sketch, Hader comments, ?Just saw ?Argo.? Wow man. Where?d you get the idea for that?? Affleck fires back, ?Bill, all that stuff really happened.?
Confused, Bill replies, ?But you made up the country, right? Iran, I mean how?d you come up with that??
Check out the video below and tune into ?SNL? this weekend with musical guest Kanye West!
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| | Ben Affleck and TOMS Team Up for Charity | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Teaming up with a familiar face in the charity world, Ben Affleck and TOMS shoes will release a special collection of footwear.
Supporting the "Argo" actor and director's Eastern Congo Initiative, the line will be a limited-edition set made of colorful Congolese textiles.
Each pair of shoes will cause a $5 donation towards ECI programs, in addition to the TOMS regular habit of donating a pair of shoes to a needy child.
Do-gooder fans and people who just want a pair of the snazzy kicks can order from TOMS.com, Nordstrom.com, and the TOMS flagship store in Venice, California.
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| | Ben Affleck's Good-Natured Coffee Stop | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Joking with the pesky shutterbugs, Ben Affleck stopped by a coffee shop in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday (April 30).
The "Argo" star looked rugged in a red vest, plaid shirt, blue jeans, and sneakers, as he gestured at the paparazzi on his way inside.
Recently, the Academy Award-winning director was asked to close out the 38th season of "Saturday Night Live."
Airing on May 18th, the 40-year-old actor will team up with musical guest Kanye West for his fifth appearance, earning him a coveted spot in the "Five-Timer's Club."
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| | Ben Affleck Takes Seraphina to Brentwood Country Market | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Basking in the glory of his Oscar victory, Ben Affleck spent Friday (March 1) afternoon with her adorable daughter Seraphina.
The daddy-daughter duo made their way over to Brentwood Country Market where the ?Argo? star picked up a fresh cup of Joe before heading back home.
After taking home the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday (February 24), Ben quickly got rid of his well-groomed beard.
According to reports, Affleck?s wide Jennifer Garner shaved the scruff at an award show after party.
"He did it to mark the end of a chapter. It had that ceremonial quality to it,? a source told E! News.
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| | Ben Affleck steps out without his beard: hot or kind of meh? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here are some photos of Ben Affleck yesterday, showing off his newly shorn face with a little stubble. Ben off course shaved off his beard at a post-Oscar party, where he was likely doing tequila shots with George Clooney to numb the pain. US Weekly reported that his co-worker/wife brought some clippers with her in her purse and Ben did the deed in a hallway. You just know that he left hair laying around everywhere afterwards and that some poor worker had to sweep it up. Cleaning up hair is the worst.
Ben usually does it for me despite his extreme well-documented douchiness and constant disrespect of his wife. I thought he was really hot in Argo, in The Town, and in the crappy movies he starred in earlier in this career. (Although Forces of Nature wasn’t bad. I love Sandra Bullock.) Ben was looking especially manly to me with that beard, and I can imagine being Garner and dealing with his issues in exchange for the sexy times, if only in theory. In practice it’s probably just as much work as he’s making it out to be.
Without the beard he’s not as hot to me, and that’s weird because I usually like clean cut guys. (And bald guys! And Ben is usually neither.) Maybe it’s this doofy outfit he’s wearing, a too-big jacket over a checked shirt with jeans. (US Weekly has a better photo here.) This is some late 80s throwback outfit, when preppy was in. All he needs are some boat shoes to complete the look. He probably had a business meeting or something, but he could have kept it business casual and not as dorky.
In comparison, here he is just before the Oscars looking rugged as hell. Mmmm.
Then this. Ok, I take it back he’s still hot. Just not AS hot. My opinion of him has changed though too, I have to say.
Photo credit: Fameflynet
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| | Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner are still campaigning for that Oscar, with dimples! | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I was going to make a big deal about these photos of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner and the Dimple Parade. I thought today was the last day of Oscar voting, like the ballots were due today, and this was Ben and Jen?s last big push, last big photo op just to remind Oscar voters that OMG HAPPY FAMILY DIMPLES. But I was wrong ? ?final balloting? begins today and extends to February 19th (for online voters). We still have 11 days of dimples!!!!!! And after that, Ben turns into a surly pumpkin. After that, no more well-dressed Ben holding hands with his daughters on the daily coffee run. No more Ben smiling sheepishly and winningly for the paparazzi. No more public displays of affection for his wife. After those Oscar ballots are in, Ben will go back to being grumpy and surly and he?ll go back to flipping off the paps.
I wonder if Ben is exhausted with all of this happy, dimply family time? I?m not asking that to be rude, I?m still getting used to Ben?s about-face. A year ago, it seemed like he could care less about looking like a devoted family man. He had other things to do, he wasn?t interested in being a stay-at-home dad.
So, will Ben end up winning at the Oscars? I think it?s looking pretty good that Argo will take Best Picture, although there is still a week and a half of hustling left, so you can be sure that Ben and Jen will be out in full force. Incidentally, CB recently saw Argo and she really enjoyed it, although she had the same criticism that I saw from a lot of critics ? when Ben is directing himself, he definitely puts himself on camera too often, often to the detriment of the story. So while Argo is a really good movie, Ben still has some issues?
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | Ben Affleck won at the Directors Guild Awards: is 'Argo' a lock for Best Picture' | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Ben Affleck continued his winning streak last night with a victory at the Directors Guild of America Awards. The DGA nominees included a list of people who should have been recognized with Oscar nominations ? not only Affleck, but Kathryn Bigelow and Tom Hooper. Anyway, Affleck won Best Director which means that Argo will probably win Best Picture at the Oscars in all likelihood, and that still means Ben gets a trophy I think. Not just Ben, but George Clooney too? So, that?s nice. Meanwhile, I have no clue who will win Best Director at the Oscars. At all. I guess Steven Spielberg for Lincoln? Maybe Ang Lee? When Ben won, he said “I don’t this makes me a real director, but I think it means I’m on my way.” Blah, fake humble, etc. You can read some of the DGA coverage here ? I?m kind of ?over? feeling sorry for him for being snubbed.
More photos from the event ? Jennifer Garner came out to support Ben. Her dress is Antonio Berardi. Pretty. The shift-dress cut suits her ? she needs strong, simple lines.
ANNIE in Valentino. Pretty, but I guess she doesn?t look pregnant here at all.
Mmm? Hugh Jackman. God, Hugh and Ben are really giving us some ?bromance? vibes. And they look alike. Who would you rather?
Lena Dunham in Thakoon. Meh. It looks like a wrinkled prom dress.
Quvenzhane Wallis is adorable. I love her.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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Enjoying some quality time with his girls, Ben Affleck took Violet and Seraphina to a Pacific Palisades flea market on Sunday (January 27).
With his little beauties glammed up in Pink coats and pulling a wagon, the proud papa kept a close eye on is brood as they searched for treasures.
Meanwhile, the father-of-three is fresh off a big win at the Producers Guild Awards for his production work on the drama ?Argo.?
He also picked up a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Director earlier this month.
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