Are Bennifer Back Together, Or Are They Trolling Us All By Recreating The 'Jenny From The Block' Video?
Over the past six weeks, the celebrity gossip world has been celebrating the rekindling of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's romance. The couple, nicknamed "Bennifer," met on the set of notoriously-awful movie and were media darlings in the early 2000s, almost getting married before ending things in 2004, citing media scrutiny as one of the reasons for the split. In June of this year, the two got back together,* giving anyone interested a heartwarming story about how true love conquers time.
The thing that blows my mind about Jennifer and Ben.. are that they broke up 17 years ago.. 17 YEARS. Imagine waiting that long for someone. The familiarity of each other’s voice, smell, touch, laugh, comfort. Wow. #Bennifer #JLo
— Alexa Hopkins (@alhsoccer) July 25, 2021
Or did they!?!?*
A viral theory posits the two are simply recreating the music video for Lopez' iconic "Jenny From The Block," which Affleck co-starred in when the pair were an item, in a series of paparazzi shots. While this would be a massive ruse for very little payoff, there is some compelling evidence suggesting it's a legitimate theory. First, here's the video:
Earlier this week, television writer Cassie St. Orange pitched the "video recreation" conspiracy on the podcast Busy Phillipps Is Doing Her Best and reposted it to her Instagram page. In her estimation, much of the 'Bennifer 2.0' media rollout features a striking amount of imagery from the "JFTB" video recreated in 2021.
Let’s examine the evidence I’ve compiled so far. This May, Ben was seen wearing the watch JLo gave him IN the orig JFTB video! On seeing this, my immediate first instinct was…they are remaking the video. Am I a witch? Yes. Did that mean I was right? We’ll see. On June 14th, B & J were snapped at a dinner together, by paparazzi. People focused on the fact that it was their 1st public kiss since rebooting their romance. I focused on the placement of everything at that dinner, including the angle the paps were shooting from. Very similar to the shots of B & J at dinner being secretly shot by paps in JFTB vid! Jen even seems to be wearing a similar up/down hairdo. Did this confirm I was on the right track? Not just yet. I said, “Call me when they are on a yacht together. That’s when I will know.” WELL GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TODAY! Ben, Jen, yacht, bikini. Kissing. Did he kiss her ass on the yacht? I don’t know, I guess we’ll find out when the video comes out, which I am now 98% sure must be happening. IF ANYONE SEES BEN PUTTING GAS IN JEN’S CAR, CALL ME IMMEDIATELY.
A recent paparazzi shot of Affleck touching JLo's butt on a yacht seems to have been the spark that turned the theory from "amusing set of coincidences" to legitimate conspiracy. In the "JFTB" music video, Affleck gives Lopez' butt a caress and a smooch, and while no glute smooch was snapped by paparazzi at the couple's recent outing, it was enough to get media tabloids speculating.
To be fair, no official sources are theorizing that this means Bennifer 2.0 is a ruse concocted by the couple to troll the paparazzi. JLo went Instagram official with Affleck on July 24th (her 52nd birthday). Cassie St. Orange wrote, "A lot of people are nervous that if what I prophesied was true, it means the romance is a sham. Folks, no. That is not what anyone is saying here. I believe the romance is as real as it was the first time, ok? I’m here for it & rooting for them."
Nevertheless, if the couple is indeed pulling a massive nostalgia stunt, as GQ theoriezed, one wonders for what purpose? If nothing else, they've given the internet a lot to titter about.
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