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be gutted about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner?

374 replies

Northernlurker · 30/06/2015 23:28

I've just read that they ARE divorcing. I was hoping it was all vicious rumour. They seemed like a genuine, real couple. Can nobody ever stay married in Hollywood? Hmm
It's coming to something when Warren Beatty, Warren Beatty , is an example of marital solidarity.

OP posts:
ihatethecold · 02/07/2015 16:14

Someone remind me. Who is BC?

Bue · 02/07/2015 16:35

I don't believe that Renner, Clooney, Affleck, Damon, or Pitt are gay.

Matt Damon has apparently dabbled. Bradley Cooper... also lots of rumours about him.

I get most of my gossip from Lainey Gossip. THE best source.

werenotreallyhere · 02/07/2015 16:44

ihatethecold - sherlock

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 02/07/2015 16:53

Ihate - Benedict Cucumberpatch Wink

SirChenjin · 02/07/2015 16:57

What about Mr T Scientology - are the rumours true there?

MaggieJoyBlunt · 02/07/2015 17:00

Do gay men get into shotgun wedding situations? Confused

Havestones · 02/07/2015 17:17

Out of all our pretty largish circle of friends I only know one couple who have got divorced. All the rest are happily (I think) married to partners they met at university and have been together more than 20 years now.

No hints of any furtive shenanigans ever. No affairs. Nothing really. Even the couple who got divorced remain on very good terms. No children involved but they still meet up for dinner occasionally.

I've been with DH for over 20 years and have genuinely never looked at another bloke. DH is just lush. I reckon he feels the same about me too.

F*ck me I know we're all very vanilla but all very happy too.

Keanu Reeves most definitely gay. My cousin worked out in LA for years and attended some parties where KR was clearly the arm candy of a much older man.

KayAdams · 02/07/2015 18:34

Havestones - like Gus Van Sant, you mean?

Sobs... you have ruined my life..... Sad

EachandEveryone · 02/07/2015 19:02

I thought GC was with his hairdresser for years? My friend was on her honeymoon in Portofino. They were having lunch in a swanky place outside. In the corner of the courtyard was a table full of extremely good looking older camp men having a whale of a time. The one shrilling the loudest was our George Clooney not Michael she said he's as camp as Xmas. It's not the first time I've heard it either. A colleagues relative is a film producer and said it's a fact and no-one raises an eyebrow. It's the same one who told me about Mr Jackman. She's a sensible person and doesn't strike me as the type to gossip unless it's true.

Havestones · 02/07/2015 19:07

Not sure of the older man's name. But Keanu was in his buffed and beautiful phase just as he was filming Speed. The older guy couldn't keep his hands off him and who could blame him

KayAdams · 02/07/2015 19:09

Amal has become hideously think since the wedding. What are we supposed to surmise from that??

Cheesymonster · 02/07/2015 19:10

I hope the Leo stuff isn't true Sad

And I hope this thread doesn't get zapped Grin

pumpkin Wentworth Miller played a villain in The Flash and looked mighty fine.

EachandEveryone · 02/07/2015 19:17

I sometimes wonder if Amal is one of those highly intelligent women who has been sheltered growing up. They hold down amazing jobs but are somewhat naive when it cones to blokes and sex. I've come accross loads in my time and they are inevitably the ones that go straight for ivf treatmentwithout even hardly physically trying with the blokes they have married rather quickly. I actually think that might be her.

Y0la · 02/07/2015 19:18

This is too cryptic for me. Wonder. House of Cards (don't watch it) Freedom?

I guess she finally had enough. And then negotiated on her terms? Because the date… the date and the ten years would benefit her, non? Can you imagine how much sh-t she has on him? And, now that they’ve decided to end it, how much sh-t that could come out on him? Out of respect for their family, a lot of people have been holding back on a lot of information. Now? You have to wonder how much of that will play out. Ahem, the key word in that sentence is “wonder”. Keep an eye on that. It could be a house of cards. Jennifer Garner is already beloved. And she will be even more. Him? If they don’t contain this, oh my god, the MiniVan Majority will annihilate him otherwise.

But what does Ben Affleck do with his new “freedom”? Can Ben Affleck help himself? Now that he’s not officially committed anymore?

More on this later in the days to come. In the meantime, I’ve given you a LOT of clues.

Y0la · 02/07/2015 19:23

ok, bit of googling later. House of cards = both of them have had other partners. and he had a thing with rachel mcAdams from In To The Wonder (but that was filmed 3 years ago)

Y0la · 02/07/2015 19:23

?? speculation obviously

EachandEveryone · 02/07/2015 19:24

I actually don't know what on earth you are on about. My brain chat work like that cos it's not really that interested. I take things as they come.

MaggieJoyBlunt · 02/07/2015 19:28

If they don’t contain this, oh my god, the MiniVan Majority will annihilate him otherwise

Take a breath, dear.

Y0la · 02/07/2015 19:28

and remind me again, why don't the papers print these rumours? Because IF it were true, then suing the paper would be an empty threat. Not saying that the papers should, just, I don't fully understand why they don't.

Y0la · 02/07/2015 19:29

maggieJoyBlunt,, nope sorry, I don't get it. Whatever film it's from, I haven't seen it. Please just tell me!

TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 02/07/2015 19:31

I just looked at Bue's Laineygossip site

The stuff there about Ben & Jen makes the split seem even sadder. He did something recently Sad

TheSpottedZebra · 02/07/2015 19:38

The WONDER thing I think is a hint that he has been carrying on with the woman who plays Wonder Woman in the film in which he plays Batman.

House of Cards as well as everything tumbling down, also maybe suggests that he has been gambling again - he is an addict.

Minivan majority - bang goes any future political career, it was rumoured years ago that that was where he was heading.

MaggieJoyBlunt · 02/07/2015 19:54

Oh it was a quote? Hmm

TheSpottedZebra · 02/07/2015 20:37

Yes, Yola was quoting from the link that Bue posted.

Why the humphy face?