Actor Ben Affleck appeared on the season 4 premiere of Kevin Hart’s Peacock Network talk show, “Hart to Heart,” on Thursday and explained why he often has a sour look on his face and talked about his wife Jennifer Lopez’s fame.
It’s not known when the episode was taped, but Affleck did refer to Lopez as his “wife” during the show. Recently, fans have been speculating about the state of Affleck and Lopez’s two-year marriage, especially after it was revealed that their $61 million Beverly Hills mansion was listed for sale.
The 51-year-old celebrity didn’t mention the current status of his marriage. But Affleck did offer an explanation for why he often looks grumpy.
He started by responding to Hart’s question about whether he’s happier in front of the camera or behind it, per People. Affleck said he considers himself a director and added that he’s “a little bit shy.”
“I also don’t like a lot of attention,” he said during the conversation. “This why people see me [and] they’re like, ‘Well, this dude always mad…’ Because somebody has their camera and sticking to my face.”
Affleck continued, “I don’t mind you taking my picture about a club, a premiere, whatever. My wife, I don’t give a f***. Go ahead. Knock yourself out. I don’t notice you,” he said. “My children, that’s a different thing.”
The actor shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12. He’s also now stepdad to Lopez’s 16-year-old twins.
The Oscar-winning actor recalled one experience demonstrating Lopez’s extreme popularity with her fans. “We went somewhere with [Jennifer]—I can’t remember because she’s so famous, and she creates this—people love her. And she really represents something important to people,” he said.
“[To me,] people are like, ‘Hey, I like your movie,’ and then they’re like ‘AHHHH! J-LO!’” he added. “It’s amazing, you know what I mean?”
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Affleck recalled another story about a time they visited Times Square. “We get out of the car, we were going to a play, and I was like, ‘F*** it, babe, we’re going to be late, we gotta walk a block and a half.’ [Lopez] was like, ‘Alright,’ she didn’t say s***,” he explained.
“We get out with her, all the kids, through Times Square, and the s*** was like f***ing bananas,’“ Affleck went on. “I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ There was a lady, she was smoking weed, in a full purple skintight suit—she’s a heavy lady—and she starts running backwards filming, going ‘J-LO!!’ Like a herald. Then gets everyone else, they’re all tourists, whatever, just moving.”
“Then I’m moving. We got, like, our five kids, me and Jen, and it’s, it’s like, it feels like hundreds of people and now screaming,” he said.
“By the way, in that moment, you got to be oblivious to act like it’s all okay,” Hart interjected.
“Totally. Yeah, that’s why I put my bitch face on,” Affleck replied.
