Ben Affleck has once again failed to hide his exasperation with the horde of paparazzi who spied on him during a coffee trip with Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles on Monday, May 8. In a video that has gone viral, the 50-year-old actor is seen accompanying his wife to their Mercedes, opening the passenger side door, before slamming it sharply. A hand gesture that hints at his irritation.
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Proven blood stroke or not, the sequence quickly made the rounds of social networks where everyone went with his little comment. For some, if Ben Affleck closed the door so abruptly, it was because he was "stressed". This is evidenced by his "unhappy" look. "He always seems to be fed up and annoyed," wrote one user on Twitter, quoted by the Daily Mail. "[Ben Affleck] deliberately looks away from [J.Lo] as she gets in the car. They are certainly fighting," suggested another. However, a priori, everything is going well with the "Bennifer". Just before this episode, the couple had been spotted smiling, holding hands, during their coffee break.
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Ben Affleck and the Weight of Existence
This is not the first time that Ben Affleck's annoyance has made the celebrity press (and the happiness of Internet users). For years, his exasperated expression has been the heyday of social networks. In July 2022, the actor struggled to hide his weariness in the streets of Paris. A video of him, chaining poses with fans and distributing a few smiles, had at the time amused the web. We saw him adopt, between each shot, an air of exhaustion, and from time to time pull on his cigarette. "Being politely drunk: one of Ben Affleck's greatest roles," joked journalist Mehdi Omaïs on Twitter.
A few days earlier, it was the images of the hero of The Last Duel (2021), immortalized in the middle of a nap during a cruise on the Seine, which had aroused the hilarity of his fans. And we no longer count the diverted images of the actor, in the midst of an existential crisis. Especially when he appears smoking, the air at the end of nerves. Or when we see him spilling his coffee from Dunkin' Donuts (his favorite address, for which he has advertised).
Ben Affleck's sad face has also inspired many Internet users. So much so that a follower of the actor has created a dedicated Tumblr, "benafflecklookingsad", on which Jennifer Garner's ex-husband appears patibular, his bread sticks under his arm. Still others prefer to laugh at the way he enjoys an ice cream, looking absent.
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