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| | Gwyneth on Pitt & Affleck: 'It was strange to be part of a public couple' | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Call me crazy, but I think Country Strong is going to go down as one of Gwyneth Paltrow?s biggest career blunders. Granted, I don?t see how any significant number of people will actually pay to sit through Gwyneth?s slurry Brit-Brit twang, nor her incredibly awkward and hilarious dance moves. But Gwyneth is still talking, still promoting, still trying to entice us into watching her shake her vitamin-deficient booty. She already sanctimoniously gooped about motherhood, and now she?s bringing out the big guns: she?s giving quotes (well, a quote) about her relationships with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck. Oh, GOOP. It?s like you want us to think it?s 1997 again.
Long before she settled down with British rocker husband Chris Martin (they have kids Apple, 6, and Moses, 4), Gwyneth Paltrow was one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelorettes — and her beaus included both Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck.
In a new E! special, Gwyneth Paltrow, that aired Wednesday night, the Country Strong star, 38, admits those high-profile, late-90s romances were kind of weird.
“It was strange to be part of a public couple,” she says in the interview.
The profile also reveals that Paltrow’s road to Hollywood wasn’t as easy as some might expect. Although she is the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and late director Bruce Paltrow, she didn’t get a free ride while she waited for her big break.
“We could have paid for everything and had a spoiled kid,” mother Danner says. “[But] I think it’s really important for people to work hard.”
Paltrow admits: “I would say ‘Dad, I can’t go out to dinner, I have no money,’ and he would say ‘you’re welcome to come over here and eat at our house anytime, but I’m not giving you money for your social life.’”
Plus, the star sheds new light on her struggle with post-partum depression following son Moses’ birth in 2006. “You don’t want anybody to know that you’re depressed or crying all the time, ” she said. “There’s this shame that we bring to it and it’s incredibly debilitating and scary and you just don’t feel like yourself.”
[From Us Weekly]
So it was just the one solitary quote about Pitt & Affleck? for now. She probably has a few more things to say about them, but E! just hasn?t released the quotes yet.
But anyway? this whole thing, the random quote and looking up these old photos? it?s made me incredibly nostalgic. Remember when Gwyneth was the Queen Bee? Remember when everyone was obsessed with her? Remember how friggin? snotty she was even back then? Good times. Nowadays? well, do you think Gwyneth ever feels the pang of nostalgia, ever wishes she could go back and be The It Girl? I bet she does.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Ben Affleck goes on a grumpy Dimple Parade outing | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This is rare! It?s been a while since we?ve seen the whole family Affleck-Garner out and about. I think Ben has been filming in Oklahoma for a few months, so it seems like he flies into LA for a day and then flies back to Oklahoma for two or three weeks - such is the life of a working actor, granted, but when Jennifer Garner?s publicist is pushing the ?they?re so happy and everything is great and perfect? stories about how Jennifer Garner is always flying to meet Ben on set, it does seem weird. She and the girls stay in LA while Ben flies off and does God knows what all over the place. But here are a set of photos that makes us believe that all is well with the world!
Except that?s a major stick-eye Ben is giving the photographer. He?s not happy that they?re being pap?d, at all. Meanwhile, Jennifer seems blas about it. CB and I always disagree about this - I think Jennifer pushes images of herself and the kids day after day. I?m not saying she calls the paparazzi every time, but they sure know where to find her all the time, don?t they? Even when she breaks from her schedule, they find her. CB thinks the paparazzi just follow her around all the time, every day, and that Garner isn?t calling them, ever. To my mind, I do think that the paparazzi know that there?s a market for photos of The Dimple Parade, but the market has been flooded so why hang around and wait for them? I mean, new photos every day? What paparazzi is going to wait around every day for The Dimple Parade? There?s some agenda at play. And in these photos, Ben looks perturbed and Garner looks the same as always - not happy but not upset, either, at being photographed all the time. CB and I will never agree!
Maybe Ben is just upset that Blake Lively has already found a new boyfriend? Low blow, I know. Maybe that?s the agenda? Garner saying: ?He came back TO ME, Blake.?
One last thing - I?m really liking Affleck?s hair these days. It looks good when it?s a little bit grown out.
Photos courtesy of Fame.
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| | Ben Affleck excited to stay home and be 'Mr. Mom' while Jen works | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Here’s a cute story from US Magazine about how Ben Affleck is excited to stay at home and take care of the kids while his wife Jennifer Garner is away shooting a film. Ben has been busy this year with several projects and we’ve seen Garner around LA with their two daughters, Violet, 5, and Seraphina, who turns two next month. All of that is about to change when Ben gets home and takes over for Jen. I know that Kaiser and many of you think that Garner carefully plays the role of a harried mom for the paparazzi, but I think that’s just who she is and that her schedule and whereabouts are so predictable that the paparazzi hound her and her family. It’s to her and Ben’s credit that they’ve remained so calm and tolerant of that.
Having just wrapped his latest flick — with costars Javier Bardem and Rachel McAdams — in Oklahoma, the actor, 38, is excited to spend time at home with wife Jennifer Garner, 38, and their daughters Violet, 5, and Seraphina, 23 months.
“My wife’s going to a movie and then it’s going to be just pure Mr. Mom time!” he told UsMagazine.com at the NYC premiere of his new drama, The Company Men, Wednesday.
Also on his to-do list: hitting the mall. The star recently admitting on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he often picks up Garner’s Christmas presents “at, like, CVS on the 24th.”
“It sounded bad, I know!” he told Us. “When I watched it I was like, ‘I don’t come off very well here.’ But I have that experience quite a bit.”
Continued Affleck, “Basically, my wife is very in-depth with all this stuff, really sharp, very thoughtful, very thorough. And so for me, I get kind of panicked, I put things off and I just don’t know what to get so just buying her a present — I put more work into that than she does into buying fifteen!”
But her organized shopping habits aren’t the only thing the star digs about his gal. When asked his favorite thing about her, he told Us, “What’s not to love?”
[From US Weekly]
Do you guys remember that movie Mr. Mom? Michael Keaton’s character got all pudgy and lazy watching soap operas and contemplating an affair before he took charge and got his act together. (Then there was that scene where they played the theme from Rocky and he cleaned up and got his son to throw out his “wubby.”) I doubt that will happen to Ben, but I’d love to see him fill out a little like his buddy Matt Damon. He’s just too damn hot for a stay at home dad.
Affleck is promoting his film The Company Men, which premiered at Sundance and is out in the US on January 21. It also stars Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones. It looks like his comeback is in full force.
Here’s the trailer, it looks really good!
Here’s Ben at the premiere of The Company Men on 12/8/10. He’s also shown out with daughter Violet on 11/6. Credit: WENN.com
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| | Ben Affleck Premieres 'The Company Men' | | Added 14 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Taking care of some promotional duties, Ben Affleck was spotted at the premiere of his new movie ?The Company Men? in New York City last night (December 8).
The ?Good Will Hunting? hunk was joined by producer Claire Rudnick Polstein and director John Wells as he hammed it up for the cameras at The Paris Theatre.
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| | Ben Affleck lets wife Jennifer Garner do all the Xmas shopping, decorating | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Ben Affleck was a guest on the Ellen Degeneres show and his segment will air tomorrow. Some advance quotes have been leaked from the interview, and they cracked me up. Affleck admitted that he lets his more domestic-minded partner take care of all the Christmas decorating and shopping. He even joked that he’s so bad at buying gifts that he ends up at CVS on Christmas eve desperately looking for presents. That’s such a stereotype of guys at Christmas time, and it rings true in my experience.
When it comes to getting into the holiday spirit in Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner?s home, Ben admits it?s his wife who decks the halls ? and hits the stores.
?I?m not particularly proud of it, but it?s a bit of a ?50s thing I guess. Because my wife is so capable, and because I?m less so, she does a lot of that work and I kind of root her on,? Ben told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview set to air on Wednesday?s ?The Ellen DeGeneres Show.?
?I?m encouraging,? he said.
When it comes to picking out gifts for family and friends, Ben said he once again defers to Jen.
?It takes her as much energy and effort to buy like the 20 gifts we?re going to buy other people, as it does to buy her gift. I spend the whole time, fretting about that and being nervous and hoping she likes that,? Ben added.
Typically, as the Christmas deadline approaches, Ben said he abandons the high-end designer stores in lieu of something a bit more convenient.
?I end up at like CVS on [December] 24 being like, ?Maybe she?d like a little Godzilla that goes around,?? the star/director of ?The Town? joked.
?[Are] you talking about your wife or your kids?? Ellen asked.
?My wife,? Ben said. ?My kids actually would like that.?
[From Access Hollywood]
I find that oddly endearing because that same dynamic plays out in my house. My husband just told me last night that he has trouble buying presents because there are too many options and he doesn’t know what to get. (I mean I knew this, but we were just talking about it.) I usually end up dropping a lot of hints about what I want, and sometimes I buy myself presents online like a purse or jewelry and let him give them to me. I’ll actually forget about it so it’s still a nice surprise at Christmas, and of course I like whatever it is because I picked it out myself. When he gets me presents they’re very practical usually, like a nice coffee machine or a food processor. (Both of which I really wanted and enjoyed, but those are what guys think of.) I have trouble shopping for him too though, as it seems like he has just about everything he needs. Oh and in regards to Christmas decorating, aren’t we usually the ones who end up doing that? I get a lot of help once I take the initiative, but I end up deciding how we’re going to decorate and rearrange stuff in the house. It’s not like we have traditional male and female roles necessarily, that’s just the way it happens.
Ben Affleck is shown out shopping with Violet, who turns five tomorrow! (credit: WENN) He’s also shown picking her up at school (credit: Fame). Jennifer Garner is shown out with Violet and Seraphina (who turns two in January) on 11/27/10. Credit: WENN.com
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Stepping out for a media appearance, Ben Affleck was spotted at the ?Jimmy Kimmel Live? show last night (November 29).
The ?Good Will Hunting? hunk chatted with Kimmel about his picture in the new issue of Variety magazine, as well as that of his buddy Matt Damon.
Affleck laughed, "Those pictures look a little strangely meditative." Jimmy replied, "It looks like you guys are waiting for the call at five o'clock in the morning to see if you're nominated [for an Oscar]."
Earlier in the day, Ben dropped by the ?Ellen DeGeneres? show where he shared his holiday gift shopping frustration when it comes to finding ideas for his wife Jennifer Garner.
?It takes her as much energy and effort to buy like the 20 gifts we?re going to buy other people, as it does to buy her gift. I spend the whole time, fretting about that and being nervous and hoping she likes that. And then I end up at like CVS on the 24th being like, ?Maybe she?d like a little Godzilla that goes around.??
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| | Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck are 'stronger than ever' say Us Weekly's sources | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Just in time for the Blake Lively-Penn Badgley breakup confirmation, Us Weekly has a shocking report about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. According to Team Affleck-Garner, everything is going fine and the marriage is not in trouble at all. This flies in the face of multiple reports about their relationship troubles, Ben?s alleged infidelities, his return to gambling and drinking, et cetera.
The Afflecks certainly don?t let work interfere with family time. With Ben Affleck, 38, in Oklahoma shooting a new and untitled film, Jennifer Garner, 38, and their girls make frequent visits. On the agenda? Group outings to local shops and restaurants. But the pair also relish their alone time.
?They?re very much in love,? an Affleck pal tells Us. Indeed, during a September 3 dinner date at Wilshire in Santa Monica, ?They were looking into each other?s eyes, holding hands over the table,? says a fellow diner.
Adds the friend, ?Things are great with them. Do they fight? Sometimes, but what couple with two jobs and two kids don?t? They?re in a really good place.?
[From Us Weekly, print edition]
I?ll buy that Jennifer Garner and the girls have ?visited? the Oklahoma set, but honestly, there are photos of Jennifer Garner with the girls in LA almost every day. I look at the photo agencies every day - I know. Jennifer and the girls have been in LA for weeks, and Jennifer keeps trotting out the Dimple Parade every day. So maybe Jennifer and the girls have only visited him once? For, like, a day? In between photo ops?
But that?s not the point. The point is that this is the official line from the Affleck marriage - everything is going fine, and there will be no split announcements anytime soon. Interesting?
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| | Ben Affleck trots out Jennifer Garner the kids for a victory lap/photo op | | Added 14 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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These are photos of Ben Affleck on his victory lap over the weekend with his wife Jennifer Garner and their two daughters. You?d think he would look much, much happier - he?s got a cute wife, cute kids, and his second time as director was a success. So successful, in fact, The Town took the #1 spot at the weekend box office. WOOHOO!
Actor/director Ben Affleck’s Warner Bros crime thriller is overperforming at the North American box office. Extrapolating from Friday’s $8.3M grosses and Saturday’s $9.4M (+12%), it will easily finish No. 1 this opening weekend when it was only predicted to come in 2nd. It received a “B+” CinemaScore. The R-rated movie’s estimated $23.6M was still well shy of the $28.6M of the same studio’s October 6, 2006, Boston crime thriller The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese. That “R”-rated film starred Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon and went on to win Best Picture Oscar. Affleck’s The Town is also in the running and stars Affleck, Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men). Warner Bros even marketed it as The Departed 2. The studio, which financed The Town 50/50 with Legendary Pictures, paired its first trailer with Inception.
For his 2nd big directing effort after Gone Baby Gone also based on a book (Chuck Hogan’s Prince Of Thieves), Affleck promoted the heck out of it. He called movie journalists personally in Hollywood, NYC, flyover country, and eventually this month’s Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. Even so, at the start of this week, expectations were for The Town to open in only second place to a teen movie — and trail by a large margin. But the tracking spiked as the big TV ad campaign kicked it up a notch in the last few days. So Warner Bros distribution czar Dan Fellman pushed up the print count. I think Hollywood underestimated The Town’s great buzz among starving adult audiences but also its coolness quotient for ages 18-to-25. Trust me, Affleck’s career trajectory rarely happens in Hollywood: from Oscar-winning co-writer to tabloid heartthrob to washed-up star after Gigli to budding director to hot actor/helmer with the #1 movie. What an Industry!
[From Deadline]
I saw The Town on Friday, and I was impressed with it for the most part. I?d give it a B+/A-, mostly for the wonderful performances by the awesome ensemble cast - Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, and Pete Postlethwaite were especially strong, but I was kind of meh on the two women, Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall. Blake really put in a good effort, trying to look and act and sound trashy, but? I don?t know. It all felt very affected. And Hall? well, her strange lips kind of took me out of the movie. Minor kvetching, I know. As for Ben Affleck as star and director. Well, he has some moments of self-indulgence. He keeps the camera on his face for too long, and there are a couple of moments where I was like, ?Um, do we need to watch his broad shoulders walking around Charlestown for a full two minutes?? But overall, he gave a solid performance and he was a solid director. As for the story? well, there was great action, and some really wonderful car chases and really suspenseful, even shocking moments. There is one major, glaring contradiction in the story, and I have no idea if it?s in the book as well, or if nobody really thought it mattered in the screenplay or whatever. I don?t want to do a spoiler, but if you saw the movie and you want to talk about it, email me!
Back to Ben and Jennifer and the kids? why does Ben always look so miserable around his wife? For the love of God, Ben! If you?re going to do a photo-op with your family, own it. Of course, Jennifer doesn?t look thrilled either. Maybe she wasn?t up for these photo ops? Haha, yeah, who am I kidding? I wonder what that negotiation was like? “I want to be touching for at least one photo.” “No.” “Please!” “Okay, one photo, but then I’m just going to sulk the rest of the time.”
Ben, Jennifer and the kids on Sept. 17 & 18, 2010. Credit: WENN and Fame.
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| | Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck: Super Saturday Family Fun | | Added 14 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Out for a fun-filled excursion, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck took their daughter Violet to the Soccer Kids USA Super Saturday class at Crestwood Hills Park in Brentwood, CA on Saturday (September 18).
Looking ever the fabulous family, the "Good Will Huntin" hunk chatted it up with fellow spectators before taking youngest daughter Seraphina to the swing set after the on-field action.
In quite the cheerful mood, Ben is fresh off of news that his Boston-based crime thriller "The Town" took the top spot at the box office on its opening day.
"The Town" opened to an estimated $8.4 million take, beating out "Easy A" at $6.8 million and "Devil" which took in $4.9 million.
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| | Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck: Starbucks Run | | Added 14 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Stepping out for an early afternoon coffee break, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were spotted at Starbucks earlier today (September 17).
The ?Valentine?s Day? actress and her ?Extract? hubby both looked none too pleased to see the paparazzi as they stepped out of their Lexus, but made their way in the coffee shop anyhow to grab up some treats.
Mr Affleck has been busy promoting his latest film, ?The Town? in which he stars alongside ?Gossip Girl? Blake Lively.
During a recent press event for the film that hits theatres today, Ben revealed that he will not work with wife Jen. He told, ?I would be profoundly lucky to work with her. But something tells me that people don?t want to see real-life couples together at the movies.?
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