Jennifer Garner Joins Ben Affleck for SNL Opening Monologue

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May 192013
 

Jen and Ben on SNL

‘Argo’ producer Ben Affleck was joined during this week’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ opening monologue by his gorgeous wife Jennifer Garner.

The 40-year-old Academy Award-winning actor, during his fifth hosting appearance, poked fun at his 2013 Oscar acceptance speech after inviting his spouse to join him on stage.

Rocking a stunning black gown, Jen greeted her hubby with a kiss.  He then proceeded to admit that giving an award speech can be terrifying and it is easy to mess up.

Ben noted, “I thanked my wife while saying the essence of marriage is ‘work.’  Some uncharitable souls on the Internet took that to mean our marriage is some kind of manual labor.  That’s not it.”

She clarified, “We use the term ‘work’ to define how we talk privately about our commitment to keeping our relationship strong.  Not sure why you have to share it live with a billion people, but…”

He asked her, “What would you have called it in a speech?”  She promptly responded, “A GIFT.  I would have said, ‘Thank you to my wife – our marriage is a gift.”

Audience laughter made her bolder.  “Maybe we should discuss who actually does all the work.”

Affleck then proceeded to lavish several compliments on his wife.  She responded, “You’re reading that from a cue card.”

When he told her, “I love you,” she kissed her husband on the lips and gave him one parting shot, “Thank you, you’re a lot of work!”

He whispered something personal to her as she left the stage.

Check out the video below:

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Celebrities to Live on $1.50 a Day for a Week

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Apr 232013
 

Celebrities to live on $1.50 a day

Ben Affleck has signed on to take the 2013 Live Below the Line challenge at the end of April.

The ‘Argo’ celeb has agreed to live on $1.50 a day for food and drink from April 29-May 3 to raise awareness about extreme poverty.

Other celebrities who will give up their Starbucks and a whole lot more for the cause include Josh Groban, Sophia Bush and Debi Mazar.

Groban took the challenge last year and was so taken with the cause that he didn’t hesitate for a moment when he was asked to get on board again for the new campaign.

He said, “It’s amazing how much we take for granted not having to live in hunger.”

The $1.50 figure is the current equivalent of the accepted global figure used to define extreme poverty.  The Live Below the Line organization hopes to help people better empathize with the 1.4 billion people who live in abject poverty.

Check out what Groban had to say about living on $1.50 a day in the video clip below:

Photos:  WENN

Oscars 2013: Ben Affleck Acceptance Speech

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Feb 252013
 

Ben Affleck accepts award for Argo

Ben Affleck gave a classy, heartfelt and tearful acceptance speech after his film Argo won the Best Picture award last night at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Affleck, who was snubbed for a Best Director nod for the film, also produced the film along with George Clooney and Grant Helov.

Michelle Obama presented the award from the White House via satellite.

Fearing he would run out of time, Affleck sped through his acceptance speech.

Thanking his wife, Jennifer Garner, for working on their marriage, the 40-year-old actor/director/producer said, “It’s work. It’s the best kind of work, and there’s no one else I’d rather work with.”

Reminiscing about his first Oscar win for “Good Will Hunting,” Affleck said, “I was here a few years ago or something, and you know, I had no idea what I was doing.”

“It doesn’t matter how you get knocked down in life, because that’s gonna happen,” he said seemingly addressing the snub. “All that matters is that you gotta get up.”

Watch Ben Affleck’s acceptance speech below.

photo:WENN

Michelle Obama: ‘And the Oscar Goes to Argo’

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Feb 252013
 

And the winners were ...

The 2013 Oscars are a wrap but the winners will forevermore be known as Academy award-winning actors, a decidedly coveted distinction.

Jack Nicholson got some help from high places when he presented the biggest award of the night.  In a live feed from the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama opened the sealed envelope and made Ben Affleck a very happy man.

She said, “And now for the moment we have all been waiting for…. and the Oscar goes to Argo.”

All decked out for the Oscars

Best Picture honors went to the dramatic thriller based on the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1979, a film directed by Ben Affleck and produced by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney.

In what is likely to go down as the biggest blunder in the history of the Academy Awards, Affleck was not nominated in the Best Director category.

Show host Seth MacFarlane joked about the snub: “The story was so top secret that the film’s director is unknown to the Academy.”  He received applause as the camera panned to a very uncomfortable Ben Affleck.  MacFarlane added, “They know they screwed up.  Ben, that’s not your fault.”

Other winners: Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis ‘Lincoln’, Best Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway ‘Les Miserables’, Best Supporting Actor Christopher Waltz ‘Django Unchained’, Original Song Adele Adkins ‘Skyfall’.

In an upset victory, Ang Lee won Best Director for ‘Life of Pi.’  Many felt that with Affleck not named in the category, Steven Spielberg was a shoe-in to win for ‘Lincoln’.

Adele and Ang Lee win ... Affleck not nominated for Best Director

Check it MacFarlane’s commentary regarding the Affleck snub and a summary of the evenings best moments in a quick clip below:

Photos:  WENN

State Dept Wishes Ben Affleck and Argo Good Luck at Oscars

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Feb 242013
 

John Kerry tweets good luck message to Argo director

The U.S. State Department tweeted a photo and shout out over the weekend to actor Ben Affleck, the director of Academy Award-nominated ‘Argo.’

The first message, initialed by Secretary of State John Kerry said, “Good luck @BenAffleck and #Argo at the Oscars.  Nice seeing @StateDept & our Foreign Service on the big screen.-JK”

The second tweet including a link to a photo, “Did you know @BenAffleck filmed scenes from #Oscar-nominated #Argo in the @StateDept?  See the crew in our lobby.”

John Kerry sends personal shoutout to BA

Affleck responded, “Thanks @StateDept for hosting us during #Argo filming.  Grateful for the outstanding service & sacrifice of US diplomats and their families!

In what many consider a major Oscars snub, Ben Affleck did not get nominated for Best Director … despite the fact that the film seems a shoe-in for Best Picture at tonight’s 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood.

Check out the nine nominees below and let us know … is ‘Argo’ going to win the top prize or will it be one of these — ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ ‘Les Miserables,’Django Unchained,’ ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ or ‘Amour’ :

And the winner is ....

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