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The end of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez would mean the end of an unapologetically ostentatious celebrity romance that has fed us all for decades.
My favorite is Affleck doing the press rounds for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(a title so dumb I thought I must have misremembered it) when he and co-star Henry Cavill were asked about the film’s savage critical response. This year alone, the strained smile — fixed in the middle of his worn face — has spawned not one but two Onion headlines, the second appearing earlier this month, days after rumors of an impending split with Jennifer Lopez surfaced. Trump hadn’t yet proved the worst, inevitable outcome of celebrity idolatry.Then, as they do now, Affleck and Lopez relied on dramatic, planned paparazzi encounters and “leaks” from friendly sources who would run to People to confess that the couple “is not in the best place at the moment” but affirm that “nothing has stopped their love.” They didn’t resort to the expected Notes-app statement or a relatable posed family photo on the grid.
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