During the last installment of the 2023 Grammy Awards, something stole more attention than the nominees and even some of the winners: the face of actor Ben Affleck during the ceremony.
And it is that the husband of Jennifer López went viral due to the comical expression on his face in all the photos and videos that captured him that night, where he looked bored, sad, or even annoyed.
The couple became the protagonist of a wave of memesin which it was said that Jennifer had “dragged” Ben Affleck to the awards ceremony, that he preferred to be anywhere else, and that they had argued because it was too obvious that he did not want to be there.
Almost two months after what happened, the interpreter of Gone Girl He decided to go out to clarify what happened that night, and if it is true that he was fighting with JLo.
In interview for The Hollywood ReporterAffleck pointed out that he was not having a bad time, but that the host of the event, the comedian Trevor Noa, suddenly approached them and caught him off guard, giving rise to one of the most well-known and shared images of the night.
In the viral video, you can see how Noa sits next to the couple and begins to do a comedy number with her phone. At one point, Lopez is seen slapping Ben on the chest, which he explained as her making him react.
And it is that Affleck had not noticed that they were recording, so he whispered to the interpreter of On the Floor that he was going to move from the table to leave her alone with Trevor, to which she replied: “You better not go f*cking.”
Affleck pointed out that this exchange wasn’t a fight, but that he genuinely wanted to let them chat as friends, and Jenn didn’t think he hadn’t noticed the cameras, but she wasn’t angry.
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At the time, body language experts claimed that Lopez’s gesture in that part was reproachful and an attempt to show control, and there was even a lip reader who thought she had told Affleck: “Look friendlier.”
The producer also assures that, in reality, it was the spectators and the press who invented a lawsuit.
Regarding his expression during the night, Ben indicated that because of work he was very tired, but that he himself had decided to accompany his wife to the event to show his support.
“I had fun at the Grammys,” he said, contradicting all the rumors about it.
