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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.

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FraggleHair · 01/07/2015 17:04

Bono has definitely never cheated.......

Bue · 01/07/2015 17:09

Hugh Jackman was apparently (still is?) in a longterm relationship with his male business partner, and was living with him at one point (or possibly the boyfriend was living with him and his wife) - the whole thing is a bit bizarre if you read the rumours online! It seems to be pretty well known that the marriage is an "arrangement" though.

I agree Tom Hanks are Rita Wilson seem a lovely exception to the Hollywood rule. It must be 20 years for them now. Overall though, the couples who last seem to be those where one half isn't independently famous. I guess every marriage can take only one Hollywood diva.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 01/07/2015 17:14

I didn't know about Hugh Jackman!Shock

FraggleHair · 01/07/2015 17:15

Rumours follow Tom Hanks too. Not gay rumours admittedly.

Poledra · 01/07/2015 17:17

"I would put him out on a cold, dark night."

No, no,Pumpkinpositive, you're not thinking this through. You get Nigel to cook you a lovely dinner of your favourite comfort food on a cold dark night. That's what he's for Grin

Andrewofgg · 01/07/2015 17:19

Why should anybody who does not know Mr Affleck or Ms Garner give a tinker's toss?

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 01/07/2015 17:19

Fragile, care to elaborate? or PM me!Wink

Sallystyle · 01/07/2015 17:21

Bono has definitely never cheated.......

Well, there is no evidence that he has. Some silly rumours but nothing more. Some of the pics of the cheating rumours had his wife photoshopped out of them, and his children.

So no evidence that he has. But who knows?

shins · 01/07/2015 17:21

Bono never cheating haaaa haaaa!!!Grin

shins · 01/07/2015 17:23

Ok I've no evidence but Dublin is a small town where everyone knows each other. He and his wife have some kind of arrangement I've heard from pretty reliable sources.

Mrsjayy · 01/07/2015 17:46

WAIT A MINUTE Michael Ball isnt gay he has a wife well every days a school day on hereGrin anyway Ben and Jen thats a shame

Spog · 01/07/2015 17:47

Bono has definitely never cheated.....
You'll see me ice skating in hell before that statement is ever true.
LMFAO.

Spog · 01/07/2015 17:50

What about that photo of Bono taken on a yacht with that young girl in a bikini sitting on his lap?
yeah - i've also heard that Bono and Ali have an open marriage. the Sunday Independent Magazine hinted at it - you needed to read between the lines.
also there were tons of rumours that Andrea Corr was his mistress.

marshmallowpies · 01/07/2015 17:51

I've always thought Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany seemed like they were for real. And Matt Damon always very sweet when he talks about his wife and kids.

The story about Jeff Bridges is also heart-melting.

The thing about the blurred lines model is telling, though, wasn't Jen G complaining about the press asking her about her all the time? (Along the lines of 'your husband is directing a film with the Blurred Lines girl, aren't you jealous?')

Pumpkinpositive · 01/07/2015 18:04

Rumours follow Tom Hanks too. Not gay rumours admittedly.

I can't find anything on Google. Sad

CaitBlanky · 01/07/2015 18:16

Hugh Jackman and Deb live together in New York with their two kids. How exactly would she have benefitted from being a beard to a less famous, less successful younger man?

EachandEveryone · 01/07/2015 18:18

I've never heard anything about Tom Hanks either.

Dustin Hoffman another one that's been married for yonks. Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, David Bowie, Paul Simon, John Hamm. Seriously you lot, there are literally loads of people in celeb land in long term relationships.

EachandEveryone · 01/07/2015 18:20

Cait she's won oscars, she's worked on everyone of Baz's films and done very well out of being in with that set. They are very cliquey and have each other's backs. My friends sister worked for one of them. Nobody bats an eyelid about it. If it works for them then everyone's happy.

SquidgyMummy · 01/07/2015 18:40

So much gossip here

Take it with a pinch of salt, but basically no-one is faithful in hollywood.
Even Meryl Streep. Months away filming; go figure.

There are lots of paid girlfriends and boyfriends.
Cannes is basically a fest for high class escorts "yatch girls"

WannaShedthisFatSuit · 01/07/2015 18:47

Why did that vaguely remind me of the quote about the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible ...

ohh what quote is that?

TendonQueen · 01/07/2015 18:51

It's an Oscar Wilde quote about hunting.

WannaShedthisFatSuit · 01/07/2015 18:51

Lovely, lovely Jeff Bridges and his wife have been married since 1977. I heard him tell a nice story about how they had met on a set. About ten years later someone who'd been working on the film was going through old photos and found a picture of them talking and sent it to JB, it turned out to be the first time they'd spoken

Now isnt he, utterly amazingly sexy and beautiful as a young man and his grace and gorgeousness comes through on film, lovely man

CaitBlanky · 01/07/2015 18:54

Each - Deb hasn't won any Oscars, in fact she hasn't done much film work since marrying Hugh. Her career hasn't exactly soared.

EachandEveryone · 01/07/2015 19:00

I think she's a costume designer? I could be mixing her up

Pumpkinpositive · 01/07/2015 19:01

Why did that vaguely remind me of the quote about the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible ...

ohh what quote is that?

She can say what she likes.

GWYNNIE CALLED IT!!!!!!!!