Ben Affleck Regrets Lopez Engagement - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-15-2006, 02:47 PM

HOLLYWOOD - Ben Affleck is relieved he never married ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez and admits their engagement was a mistake.
The ex-couple's high profile relationship ended in 2004, just months after they were due to marry, a wedding that was called off at the last moment.

Affleck insists it was a mistake to propose to his girlfriend of two years.

He says, "I should never have got engaged and never gone down that route. I thought I wanted certain things, but I didn't. I got lost and felt suffocated, miserable and gross.

"Being in the middle of a tabloid frenzy, it became so intense I had to stop and think, 'What am I doing with my life?'

"I had to smile for the cameras, but I was really in turmoil. I was no longer in control of my life and I didn't know which way to turn. I felt like a hamster in a cage. The faster my legs went, the less distance I seemed to travel."

Janice · 11-15-2006, 03:51 PM

What a classless pig. Unless there's more to this statement, such as "Jen's a great lady" or "We're both better off...it wasn't meant to be", etc, then he just sucks. A true gentleman never says such things about a former love, even more disgusting when said publicly.

They've both moved on and remarried. What's the point, besides to hurt someone...or to get your name in the the papers.

Karen* · 11-15-2006, 03:51 PM

Ehhh, they were an okay couple.

Ireneparalegal · 11-15-2006, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

HOLLYWOOD - Ben Affleck is relieved he never married ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez and admits their engagement was a mistake.
The ex-couple's high profile relationship ended in 2004, just months after they were due to marry, a wedding that was called off at the last moment.

Affleck insists it was a mistake to propose to his girlfriend of two years.

He says, "I should never have got engaged and never gone down that route. I thought I wanted certain things, but I didn't. I got lost and felt suffocated, miserable and gross.

"Being in the middle of a tabloid frenzy, it became so intense I had to stop and think, 'What am I doing with my life?'

"I had to smile for the cameras, but I was really in turmoil. I was no longer in control of my life and I didn't know which way to turn. I felt like a hamster in a cage. The faster my legs went, the less distance I seemed to travel."

I LOVE IT!!!!! Jho is and always will be a materialistic person and she doesn't know the first true thing abt marriage. My fave part is where he called it GROSS!!!

Thank you Brian for posting this, you made my day!!!!

Cactus Jack · 11-15-2006, 10:33 PM

YES! YES! YES! YES! BEN AFFLECK RULES!!!!! BEN AFFLECK OFFICIALLY RUUUUULES!!!!!!!!!!

Jrnygrl · 11-15-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I LOVE IT!!!!! Jho is and always will be a materialistic person and she doesn't know the first true thing abt marriage. My fave part is where he called it GROSS!!!

Thank you Brian for posting this, you made my day!!!!

JHO!!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!

I agree with you Irene!

Ireneparalegal · 11-16-2006, 12:09 AM

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JHO!!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!!

I agree with you Irene!

I know we aren't alone on this!

Mr. Cranky · 11-16-2006, 12:39 AM

I guess a fool who hasn't had a hit movie in ages will say just about anything to put himself back in the news. Smacks of desperation. Real men don't trash their old girlfriends to the media. Affleck is desperate for attention. I remember he followed Kerry around on the campaign trail in 2004. The Kerrys and Edwards were eating at Wendys and Affleck was standing over the booth, like the idiot that he is. What this moron has said about Lopez is lower than kissing and telling.

Mr. Television · 11-16-2006, 12:42 AM

Affleck is a jerk. Media Frenzy? What's he talking to the media now for? He's talking now just to be back in the spotlight again. Nobody forced him to do anything. He liked the publicity.

Karen* · 11-16-2006, 02:32 AM

Yeah, seriously, I feel bad for Jennifer.

TJL · 11-16-2006, 05:53 AM

Wow. It's hard to believe it's been so long since the whole Bennifer phenomemon.
With all the Branjelina, TomKat and Vaughniston hoopla, it's easy to forget the overhyped celebrity couple who started it all.

Ah, the good old days.

Oh and Ben, shut up. You have a beautiful new wife and baby. Don't diss your ex.

Brian Damage · 11-16-2006, 10:51 AM

I think if Gigli didn't happen, Ben and Jennifer would be married today. I think he is just saying this stuff now, to appease his new wife...which by the way, I don't see lasting a lifetime either.

Ireneparalegal · 11-16-2006, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

I think if Gigli didn't happen, Ben and Jennifer would be married today. I think he is just saying this stuff now, to appease his new wife...which by the way, I don't see lasting a lifetime either.

If he married that person, he wouldn't have made that Superman movie, for which he received rave reviews and there is talk of an Oscar nomination. I don't like the guy anyways, he and Jennifer started their relationship while she was STILL A MARRIED PERSON. I am only glad he saw the light and left that "gross" relationship and found a decent woman with whom he has a baby now. Ben didn't want that publicity that "J" so desperately needs like a fix. It took her THIRD HUSBAND to get her over that.

Janice · 11-16-2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

If he married that person, he wouldn't have made that Superman movie, for which he received rave reviews and there is talk of an Oscar nomination. I don't like the guy anyways, he and Jennifer started their relationship while she was STILL A MARRIED PERSON. I am only glad he saw the light and left that "gross" relationship and found a decent woman with whom he has a baby now. Ben didn't want that publicity that "J" so desperately needs like a fix. It took her THIRD HUSBAND to get her over that.

Hollywoodland crashed and burned at the box office. It only made 15 million.

God forbid someone should get divorced. What's with the Lopez hate Irene? You think you'd be proud. She's the highest paid Latino actress in history. She's talented and beautiful.

If an actor dissing his ex makes your boat float, then whatever.

Ireneparalegal · 11-16-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

Hollywoodland crashed and burned at the box office. It only made 15 million.

God forbid someone should get divorced. What's with the Lopez hate Irene? You think you'd be proud. She's the highest paid Latino actress in history. She's talented and beautiful.

If an actor dissing his ex makes your boat float, then whatever.

There are far more latinos in this industry and other areas that make me proud. It's too long of a list, but I can name at least 50 artists, directors, actors/actresses, leaders, politicians, social workers, activists, that I am far more proud of.

I totally dislike people who take marriage lightly, cheat on their spouses, don't know what it means to be in a marriage, materialistic people, etc. etc. etc. I really have a hard time for anyone (famous or not) who thinks that marriage is based on "the moment". It's a life-long committment. I realize that not all marriages remain intact, but at least give it a try for some time before leaving it because "something better came along".

A movie doesn't have to make billions of dollars for an actor to get rave reviews. Ever seen independent movies?

11-15-2006, 02:47 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Ben Affleck Regrets Lopez Engagement HOLLYWOOD - Ben Affleck is relieved he never married ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez and admits their engagement was a mistake. The ex-couple's high profile relationship ended in 2004, just months after they were due to marry, a wedding that was called off at the last moment. Affleck insists it was a mistake to propose to his girlfriend of two years. He says, "I should never have got engaged and never gone down that route. I thought I wanted certain things, but I didn't. I got lost and felt suffocated, miserable and gross. "Being in the middle of a tabloid frenzy, it became so intense I had to stop and think, 'What am I doing with my life?' "I had to smile for the cameras, but I was really in turmoil. I was no longer in control of my life and I didn't know which way to turn. I felt like a hamster in a cage. The faster my legs went, the less distance I seemed to travel."
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11-15-2006, 03:51 PM	#2
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	What a classless pig. Unless there's more to this statement, such as "Jen's a great lady" or "We're both better off...it wasn't meant to be", etc, then he just sucks. A true gentleman never says such things about a former love, even more disgusting when said publicly. They've both moved on and remarried. What's the point, besides to hurt someone...or to get your name in the the papers.
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11-16-2006, 12:39 AM	#8
Mr. Cranky Loveable fuzzball Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 07, 2005 Location: Cranksville Posts: 651	I guess a fool who hasn't had a hit movie in ages will say just about anything to put himself back in the news. Smacks of desperation. Real men don't trash their old girlfriends to the media. Affleck is desperate for attention. I remember he followed Kerry around on the campaign trail in 2004. The Kerrys and Edwards were eating at Wendys and Affleck was standing over the booth, like the idiot that he is. What this moron has said about Lopez is lower than kissing and telling.
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11-16-2006, 12:42 AM	#9
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	Affleck is a jerk. Media Frenzy? What's he talking to the media now for? He's talking now just to be back in the spotlight again. Nobody forced him to do anything. He liked the publicity.
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11-16-2006, 02:32 AM	#10
Karen* paradox. Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 28,365	Yeah, seriously, I feel bad for Jennifer.

11-16-2006, 05:53 AM	#11
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Wow. It's hard to believe it's been so long since the whole Bennifer phenomemon. With all the Branjelina, TomKat and Vaughniston hoopla, it's easy to forget the overhyped celebrity couple who started it all. Ah, the good old days. Oh and Ben, shut up. You have a beautiful new wife and baby. Don't diss your ex.
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11-16-2006, 10:51 AM	#12
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I think if Gigli didn't happen, Ben and Jennifer would be married today. I think he is just saying this stuff now, to appease his new wife...which by the way, I don't see lasting a lifetime either.