Baby and Bump Obsession Ben before BAFTA The BAFTAs are happening on Sunday. WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE THE SAME DAY AS THE GRAMMYS?!?! And it’s Chinese New Year on Sunday. So Monday will be busy here. But I might be a bit slow getting going because of the celebrations. Anyway, Ben Affleck’s By Lainey • Feb 07, 2013 04:15 pm
Oscars 2013 Unstoppable Argo Remorse? How much longer can Ben Affleck ride this wave of pity? It’s three weeks to Oscar. Voting ends two weeks tomorrow. And the Directors Guild has just joined the Actors Guild and the Producers Guild and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Broadcast Film Critics Association in naming By Lainey • Feb 04, 2013 11:18 am
Top Reads Big Top Hollywood It’s a month to Oscar which means it’s time to yell at Vanity Fair for its annual Hollywood Issue. As always, the limited diversity that’s featured in this supposed celebration of the best of the industry is hidden behind the cover. Of course, yes, they suck for By Lainey • Jan 29, 2013 04:32 pm
Media Manipulation In the absence of the Brange... This year we get the Afflecks... You know how hard the Afflecks have been working. Last night, from the moment they arrived, it was work time, did you see? Ben Affleck hit the carpet before Jennifer Garner did -- she must have been held up getting out of the car. By Lainey • Jan 28, 2013 09:14 am
Golden Globes 2013 Best Globes Wife: Jennifer Garner You know why. Because she cleaned up his mess. This is what she does. He forgets to thank George Clooney and Grant Heslov and he tells her to get up there and fix it for him. She’s been fixing it for him for almost 10 years now. Ben Affleck, By Lainey • Jan 14, 2013 06:01 pm
Golden Globes 2013 Best Globes (Dance) Couple: Sofia Vergara & Ben Affleck What? I’m just saying, they looked like they were having a lot of fun together on the red carpet. There are so many reasons to love Sofia Vergara a lot. This boring dress is not one of those reasons, but whatever. My point is she makes me smile. I By Lainey • Jan 14, 2013 05:51 pm
Assy Style Slum Love at the Globes She had to bring him. She had to. She could not face the Afflecks alone. I don’t understand why. If I’m JLO, I’d face the Afflecks alone every.single.time. Especially in this dress. No, I don’t like this dress. In fact, I think it’s By Lainey • Jan 14, 2013 05:40 pm
Ben Affleck Argo Remorse? There didn’t seem to be any joy in Ben Affleck’s face when he arrived at the Critics’ Choice Awards last night. Every time the camera cut to him he had the sad eyes. And it seemed like the entire room felt sorry for him too. As you know, By Lainey • Jan 11, 2013 09:36 am
Top Reads Benh > Ben Argo received 7 Oscar nominations today including Best Picture. So Ben Affleck, who is listed on the official producer list, along with George Clooney, has an invitation. But what he really wanted, though he probably won’t admit it, was the Best Director acknowledgement. And they said, nope, not yet. By Lainey • Jan 10, 2013 10:35 am
Girly Throw Downs Bennifer 1 & 2 at the Golden Globes So many bears on one carpet, what’s a bear to do? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the first group of presenters at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards: George Cloney, Will Ferrell, Nathan Fillion (!), Debra Messing, Jeremy Renner, Amanda Seyfried, Jason Statham, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, and Kristen By Lainey • Jan 08, 2013 03:17 pm
Good for Gossip Celebrity Christmas Wish List Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Ben Affleck dropped out of Focus, a comedy about an aging con artist and a young sexy apprentice, played by Kristen Stewart. Click here for a refresher. The writing team (they also wrote Crazy, Stupid, Love) originally hoped that Emma Stone and Ryan By Lainey • Dec 21, 2012 02:17 pm
Good for Gossip There will be no Affleck + Stewart Ben Affleck is in Washington today at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the situation in Congo. He’s been advocating for awareness in the region for a while now. Did you ever see State Of Play? Did you find him convincing? I did. Very. And in real life By Lainey • Dec 19, 2012 03:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Anne Hathaway of Directors This week it was the directors’ turn to roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter. Last week Maria wrote about the Actress Roundtable, pointing out that Anne Hathaway is like jazz hands through the entire video. Click here for a refresher. Have you watched the directors? Ben Affleck, to me, is like By Lainey • Nov 29, 2012 03:45 pm
Media Manipulation Ben goes to everything Pace yourself, Ben. It’s a long season. Here’s Ben Affleck at the GQ Men of the Year party last night. Part of the deal in getting the cover is to show up for the magazine’s event, although at the time of this writing (4am ET) I don’ By Lainey • Nov 14, 2012 10:58 am
Ben Affleck Renner’s red band and Ben Jeremy Renner presented the Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society America to Ben Affeck last night. Affleck’s last two films have featured excellent ensembles, including Renner in The Town. Renner’s appearance in support of his former director coincided with the online release of the red band trailer By Lainey • Oct 30, 2012 02:07 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession The Afflecks make cake! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner took their kids to a cake making shoppe the other day, playing the Brange campaign maybe even better than the Brange. Look at Ben all proud daddy, taking pictures and participating in the fun family activity! At one point, he leans in and gives his By Lainey • Oct 29, 2012 11:23 am
