Ben Affleck he may have seemed bored or distant sat next to Jennifer Lopez at the Grammy Awards Sunday night, Feb. 5, in Los Angeles, but according to a seat occupant (one more needed at these grand ceremonies) who sat next to the couple, the actor couldn’t have been more in love by J.Lo, according to the Canadian site ET.
A woman who goes by @almostanna on TikTok recalled this once-in-a-lifetime experience, in a two-minute video she posted on the social media platform. Anna said Ben Affleck, 50, was totally conscious who had instantly become a meme on social media thanks to his emotionless facial expressions caught on camera.
“J.Lo showed Ben Affleck the phone and he was like, ‘Oh my god baby, look at this meme spinning about you, and he was like, ‘Oh god, again,'” Anna says in her video. . “She knew during the performance that it was a meme. And also he chose not to change his expression. I love how lighthearted it is. So, I know he was on her phone a little bit and she saw it and she was like, “Honey, this is so funny, watch this,” and he was like, “Jesus Christ.”
A night of pure love
While it seemed like Affleck wanted to be anywhere but the Grammys, Anna says he and Jennifer Lopez were very much in love.
“They were super affectionate, like their hands were always entwined,” she said. “I don’t know how to describe it, but they just were, so it wasn’t like, ‘Oh my God, this is going to lead to divorce.’ They were nice.
Anna also appeared on the podcast Cliffo and Bronte and shared more about his experience filling seats in his extra performance, adding that Affleck laughed at the meme.
He said that too Dwayne Johnson was the only celebrity to speak to them directly. She said that after Johnson got up and she swooped down to take her seat, the actor turned to her and joked, “You better not talk to them,” referring to Affleck and Lopez, who were seen wear leggings. the voice is heard.”
Lip reading
Following the viral moment, Canadian site ET spoke to forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman, who provided insight into the conversation.
“I think when Ben Affleck whispered in Jennifer Lopez’s ear, she said, ‘Stop it. She seems friendlier. You try to look motivated,'” Freeman said ET. “Then he turned around and Ben Affleck awkwardly shut up and said, ‘Could be.'”
A source also revealed to ET why Affleck didn’t look as perky as usual.
“Jen and Ben had a fun date night at the Grammys, but they’ve both been very busy working on various projects and Ben was feeling tired,” the source said. “I wanted to go support Jen, but I was tired.”
“Jennifer had a blast and wanted Ben to be excited to be there but also understand how he felt about it,” the source added. “Jen knows Ben is a great husband and they still made sure we had a good night together.”
The source noted that Lopez “knows how much Ben supports her and her work, but she also understands that Ben is more of a homebody, and it’s not his thing to be at events all the time.”
Source: Clarin
