Relationship Assumption Jennifer Garner’s new moves It was reported a couple of weeks ago that Jennifer Garner had quietly changed agents. According to Deadline, Jennifer has left WME and is now with CAA. Which is notable because her previous agent, Patrick Whitesell is a pretty big deal, repping Denzel Washington, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, By Lainey • Jul 04, 2016 10:38 am
Break Ups Today in Gossip History: Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Exactly one year ago today, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced their separation. It’s also their 11 year wedding anniversary. And since they haven’t actually filed paperwork to begin divorce proceedings, it is indeed an anniversary. A double anniversary? This is the day we started a life together. By Lainey • Jun 30, 2016 11:11 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck’s “wife” As mentioned in the previous post, Ben Affleck actually sounded pretty lucid during his appearance on Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons before Tom Brady came up in conversation and he felt the need to go full Perry Mason in support of his friend with the potentially shady cell phone. By Lainey • Jun 23, 2016 11:40 am
Relationship Assumption Ben & Jen’s trip to Venice US Weekly is reporting that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were in Venice with their kids last week for a family trip. That’s the lead-in to a source telling the magazine that: “A lot of the damage in their relationship has been mended. They’re in a really good By Lainey • Jun 02, 2016 04:28 pm
Faux Gossip Ben Affleck’s Miami blonde? The Miami Herald published this item yesterday in its entertainment section: A Miami Uber driver who recently drove Ben Affleck (he swears it was him!) and a young blonde woman from The Standard to Miami International Airport last Sunday says all did not appear well in Affleck’s love life. By Lainey • May 24, 2016 04:00 pm
Media Manipulation Batfleck Big Homie “Big Homie better grow up” is what Beyoncé sings in Sorry on Lemonade. I compared B’s Lemonade to Jennifer Garner’s Vanity Fair last week – click here for a refresher. And, well, like Jay Z, Ben Affleck might be hugging some ankles before the end of the summer too. By Lainey • May 11, 2016 12:41 pm
Media Manipulation Ben Affleck’s power play It was reported last week that Ben Affleck is now executive producing the upcoming Justice League movie. Officially it’s because he wants to “support” Zack Snyder’s vision. But some are speculating that this is a power play. According to Birth.Movies.Death Ben was “incredibly unhappy about the By Lainey • May 09, 2016 11:09 am
Break Ups Jennifer Garner’s Lemonade? I received a click-baity alert email from Radar Online yesterday and couldn’t help myself. Title: RADARONLINE.COM EXCLUSIVE: Back Together! Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Spotted In The City Of Love There’s nothing new here. Just pictures posted by Twitter users of Ben and Jennifer in Paris with By Lainey • May 06, 2016 10:14 am
Judgy Moms Things Are Hard, Gisele edition Between Lemonade and Game of Thrones, it was a jam-packed weekend. It’s Wednesday, and I’m just recovering. Catching up on stories. Reading things besides Becky and Melisandre theories. I did see a headline that Tom Brady’s 4-game suspension has been reinstated. I don’t follow sports, but By Maria • Apr 27, 2016 02:58 pm
Faux Gossip Gwyneth, Ben, and Jen An email with the best headline just arrived in my inbox from the National Enquirer, claiming an exclusive: Gwyneth Paltrow Plays Peacemaker To Ben Affleck And Jen Garner! It’s the National Enquirer, so by the time you read this post, there’s probably going to be a denial. And, By Lainey • Apr 07, 2016 01:30 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Keeping your curves Hey Hayley, I think a lot of fitness articles and gurus don't realize that some people like their round curvaceous hips, though they have now accepted ample bums. I am a petite woman with a true hourglass figure that has recently put on weight in my midsection due By Hayley • Apr 01, 2016 10:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Still a knucklehead? Buzzfeed’s Anne Helen Petersen wrote a great piece about How Jennifer Garner Went Full MiniVan Majority tracking her career from Alias to Miracles From Heaven. Thank you, Anne, for the LaineyGossip mentions in the article. I came up with that expression almost 10 years ago and, at the time, By Lainey • Mar 31, 2016 11:37 am
Smutty Surgery Ben Affleck’s changing tattoo Countdown to Batman vs Superman. It doesn’t have much competition this weekend either. Or the week after that. So it’s free to dominate the box office for at least two or three weeks. Which is great for Warner Bros. Because, as Sarah has noted several times already, BvS By Lainey • Mar 21, 2016 09:29 am
Media Manipulation Intro for March 21, 2016 Dear Gossips, Jennifer Garner hustled all last week to promote Miracles From Heaven. Click here to read Sarah’s review of the movie. As Sarah noted, Jennifer is the highlight of the film. And the film did well this weekend at the box office, finishing in third for a 5 By Lainey • Mar 21, 2016 08:28 am
Gorgessity Jennifer Garner is feeling herself I interviewed Jennifer Garner a few years ago for a movie called The Odd Life Of Timothy Green. Going into that interview, she wasn’t my favourite. But I could find nothing to criticise about the experience. She was there to do her job. So she was warm. She was By Lainey • Mar 17, 2016 05:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Garner in Miracles from Heaven Let’s start by acknowledging that I am a cynical asshole and not at all this movie’s target audience. Miracles from Heaven was not made for me but I have to review it anyway, and I do so knowing full well that what I identify as problems won’t By Sarah • Mar 16, 2016 12:46 pm