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Post by Ginger on Jul 2, 2015 17:24:33 GMT -4
Haha, I remember those days. I also remember a story about her roommates complaining about him, that he was always at their apartment, sweating all over their couch or something like that. I always thought it was hilarious how the roommates thought he was a loser who was beneath them. They were, like, 3 temps sharing a crappy apartment ridiculing him for having nothing better to do than hang out on their couch.
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Post by Ladybug on Jul 2, 2015 19:41:06 GMT -4
There are good roles for women over 40 on television. The Good Wife and How To Get Away With Murder are two that immediately come to mind. She doesn't have to play mom roles just because she is one. (Shonda, call her!!)
Ben should give up acting and concentrate on writing and directing full time. I'm still scratching my heat over Batman.
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Post by prisma on Jul 2, 2015 19:47:55 GMT -4
Ben is thirsty for a superhero franchise. THIRRRRRRSTY.
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Post by Binky on Jul 2, 2015 22:30:47 GMT -4
Honestly, if the gossip about him is true is he's the kind of guy who goes out with "proper" women who he should be with, and then keeps his self-destructive streak separate from his public life. Yeah, and the gossip about him has been pretty consistent. I think this is exactly what he wants, and Garner tolerated it for 10 years. He wants a wife who ignores the mistresses (and the gambling/pills/drinking)...he just needs to find a wife who likes the movie star/acclaimed director husband deal enough to deal with it. It is sad that he has kids. Hopefully he keeps his act together for their sake.
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Post by Witchie on Jul 2, 2015 22:57:40 GMT -4
It is sad that he has kids. Hopefully he keeps his act together for their sake. He didn't keep his act together while he was with their mother. He's not going to change.
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Foo
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Post by Foo on Jul 5, 2015 17:28:15 GMT -4
I don't see him remarrying. At least, not for a LONG time.
I'll always maintain that Jen Garner has had a pretty good career despite 1) having three kids / supporting the family, 2) being pretty but generic-looking, 3) working in sexist Hollywood. She's not Meryl, but she's a workhorse and is a pretty skilled actor. I can easily see her career getting even better after this divorce and her kids grow older / more independent.
Ben Affleck is so fucking overrated it is irritating. Garner's actually more talented than he is, as an actor. But they'll probably have a boring amicable divorce and she'll rake in the Batman money. It's only fair, since I think she totally put her career on hold for him (as much as she could, at least). She really let him shine in that relationship. And come back from the dead when his career was dead.
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plush
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Post by plush on Jul 5, 2015 19:06:14 GMT -4
I am not sure I agree that Garner put her career on hold for him. She was a B list actress at best and througout the years they were married she worked steadily. She took ion small, secondary roles that didnt require as much committment on her part but she was selective in her choices because she could afford to be once she was married to Ben. Her marriage gave her plenty of publicity and she didnt need to take crappy roles just to remind casting agents that she was still around which is a mistake many actresses make. I also agree that she's a better actress than him. I quite liked her in Dallas Buyers Club. She showed depth and vulnerability in that role, something no director, however talented, has been able to extract froom wooden Ben. As for this divorce, lets just say that the kids were probably the only ones surprised at this point as heartbreaking as that sounds. There's been rumours about them forever and they were sporadic enough (random sights by strangers) that I've always believed them to be true. Ben Affleck's true love is Matt Damon anyway?
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Post by Ladybug on Jul 5, 2015 19:38:03 GMT -4
Ben Affleck's true love is Ben Affleck.
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Post by kateln on Jul 5, 2015 20:11:39 GMT -4
Ben Affleck's true love is Ben Affleck Matt Damon. Fixed that for you!
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Post by magazinewhore on Jul 5, 2015 23:26:54 GMT -4
I know it was typecasting, but he was pretty good in Gone Girl. I do find it ironic that that movie is on cable just as they're divorcing.
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