Eating For Free Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez, Falling In Love Again & Again
In which we recount the (multiple) attempts Ben Affleck has orchestrated over the years to rehab his image, just to fall back into Bennifer 2.0 and likely, do the same again.
About:
Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.
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Sources [may cut off in certain apps]:
- Jennifer Lopez's $20 Million Gamble: Why the Superstar Spent Her Own Money and Defied Skeptics to Tell Her Ben Affleck Love Story, 02/13/24 [Variety]
- JENNIFER LOPEZ 'THIS IS ME... NOW' #1 ON CHARTS ... Tops Amazon, iTunes, 02/17/24 [TMZ]
- Jennifer Lopez's 'This Is Me… Now' Bows at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart, 03/02/24 [Billboard]
- Jennifer Lopez's New Album Is The Lowest-Charting Of Her Career, 03/01/24 [Forbes]
- Jennifer Lopez Is 'Devastated' by 'This Is Me … Now' Album Response: Why Did It Flop?, 03/29/24 [Yahoo]
- Jennifer Lopez cancels 2024 tour This Is Me: 'Completely heartsick and devastated', 05/31/24 [USAToday]
- In defense of Ben Affleck, 09/07/06, [EW]
- Redemption Hunting, 10/14/07 [NYT]
- Does falling in love with Jennifer Lopez curse your career?, 03/17/10 [Page Six]
- THR Cover: Confessions of Ben Affleck, 10/12/12 [THR]
- Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Divorcing After 10 Years of Marriage, 06/30/15 [People]
- Jennifer Lopez Says There Was 'Genuine Love' Between Her and Ben Affleck, 03/25/19 [People]
- Exclusive: Jennifer Garner's Frank Talk About Kids, Men, and Ben Affleck, 02/26/16 [VF]
- J-Rod! Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez on Love, Beauty, and Redemption, 07/01/17 [VF]
- Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain. Now He's Trying Honesty, 02/18/20 [NYT]
- Ben Affleck on the Gift of Second Chances, 12/01/21 [WSJ]
- Ben Affleck, at the top of his game, (MATT DAMON) 01/11/22 [EW]