Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Ben Affleck Reveals What He Actually Whispered To J.Lo Before Their Awkward Grammys Moment

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

The actor set the record the straight about what he actual said to wife Jennifer Lopez at the Grammys before cameras caught them seemingly bickering.

The internet's perpetual meme Ben Affleck is finally giving the people what they want. No, not a Good Will Hunting sequel... the other thing.

The actor has gone viral many times over as a meme—you know like Sad Affleck...



... Smoking Affleck...

... and Dunkin' Affleck.

But most recently, Affleck's mug took the internet by storm as the Grumpy Grammys Affleck meme went viral.

People were so obsessed, in fact, The Daily Mail commissioned a lip reader to uncover the mystery that was the alleged whisper spat between Affleck and wifey Jennifer Lopez...which was all caught on camera and broadcast for the world to see.

According to the professional, the tense exchange went something like this:

"J.Lo: 'Stop. Look more friendly. Look motivated.'"
"Ben: 'I might.'"

But now, we know exactly what went down that night, thanks to the star of the meme himself.

The Hollywood Reporter recently asked Affleck:

"Did you mind the 'Ben Affleck having a bad time at the Grammys' meme?"

The actor and filmmaker responded:

"I had a good time at the Grammys. My wife was going, and I thought, 'Well, there'll be good music. It might be fun."

Affleck then recounted the on-air "spat," and guys, it didn't transpire like we all thought.

"I saw [Grammy host Trevor Noah approach] and I was like, 'Oh, God.' They were framing us in this shot, but I didn't know they were rolling."
"I leaned into her and I was like, 'As soon as they start rolling, I'm going to slide away from you and leave you sitting next to Trevor'."

As for JLo's response, Affleck shared:

"She goes, 'You better f**king not leave'."

See what you think.

People on social media reacted to Affleck's explanation.

Unfortunately for him, many still weren't buying he was having a "good time."





But others were highly entertained by the actual exchange.




Affleck also told The Hollywood Reporter those kinds of exchanges are typical of the couple:

"That's a husband-and-wife thing. I mean, some of it is, I'm like 'All right, who is this act?'"
"Like, I don't keep up. My wife does, obviously. And yeah, it is your wife's work event."

As for other speculations about his demeanor at the event, Affleck shared:

"... I've gone to events and been pissed off. I've gone and been bored."

He also addressed the stigma associated with addiction and recovery.

"I've gone to award shows and been drunk, a bunch. Nobody ever once said I'm drunk."
"[But at the Grammys] they were like, 'He's drunk.' And I thought, that's interesting."
"That raises a whole other thing about whether or not it's wise to acknowledge addiction because there's a lot of compassion, but there is still a tremendous stigma, which is often quite inhibiting."
"I do think it disincentivizes people from making their lives better."

Next month, we will be able to see Affleck in Air —which he directed—a film about Nike's pursuit of rookie Michael Jordan.

But for now, we can sleep well finally knowing what happened that February night at the Grammys.

More from Trending/funny-news

Alex Cooper singing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame'
@MBDChicago/Twitter (X)

'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Gets Brutally Booed At Wrigley Field After Painfully Off-Key Singing

If there's one thing that all baseball fans can come together about, it's the importance of their traditions—and songs.

In the seventh inning at Wrigley Field during a match between the Cubs and the Cardinals, popular Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper was invited to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and brought two backup dancers with her.

Keep ReadingShow less
Linda Yaccarino
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

X CEO Resigns Day After AI Chatbot Grok Praised Hitler In Alarming Series Of Antisemitic Tweets

Linda Yaccarino—the former NBC Universal executive who later took the reins at X—stepped down as CEO of billionaire Elon Musk's platform after two years on the job just a day after Grok, the platform's AI chatbot, went on antisemitic rants and openly praised Adolf Hitler.

Grok issued deeply antisemitic responses on Tuesday following a reported software update that encouraged the bot to embrace what developers described as the “politically incorrect.” Taking that directive to heart, Grok responded with a series of disturbing posts that included praise for Hitler and even a statement expressing its aspiration to become a “digital version” of the Nazi leader.

Keep ReadingShow less
Black and white photo of a falling spider.
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

People Divulge Their 'Rare' Phobias That People Refuse To Believe

I am a SEVERE claustrophobic.

I have struggled with this issue for decades.

Keep ReadingShow less
Ted Cruz
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

'The Onion' Rips Ted Cruz With Brutal Headline After Yet Another Vacation During Texas Disaster

The satirical news site The Onion had social media users cackling with its brutal headline mocking Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz for once again being out of the country when Texas was hit by another deadly natural disaster.

Cruz faced considerable national backlash after he flew to Cancún while millions of people went without food and water as a result of the February 2021 Texas power disaster. At least 246 people were killed directly or indirectly; some estimates suggested as many as 702 people were killed as a result of the crisis.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk and Grimes
Kevin Tachman/Getty Images for Vogue

Elon Musk's Ex Grimes Calls X Platform A 'Poison' And 'Theatre' After Social Media Hiatus

Claire Boucher—who performs and creates under her stage name Grimes, but prefers her birth name or just "C" offstage—recently returned to her musical persona's social media accounts after taking a hiatus for her own well-being.

Once extremely active, she noted on X in April:

Keep ReadingShow less