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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
'The Last Duel' premiere, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
I find it interesting that Ben is in D&G here, and Jennifer publicly wore D&G at the fashion show and elsewhere, but then didn't for the big debut. Anyway, Jenny from the Block picked a very smart dress for this -- sleek, glamorous, body-con, with a slit but not an extreme one, and those lovely gentle ruffles cascading down from it. Note how her hair mirrors those -- both soft waves.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
'The Last Duel' premiere, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
Oh, and plenty of cleav. (Ben doesn't TOTALLY look like himself, to me? I suspect both of these people got a lot of face-tightening dermatological procedures leading up to this, but I also wonder if Ben's gone a little OTT on some injectibles, or something?)
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
'The Last Duel' premiere, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
From the side you can really see how PRECISE this is. Everything is being held up and held in with no room for mistakes. But I will say that... is it just me, or is this dress a hair too tight on her? Jennifer Lopez looks good even in thoroughly ridiculous stuff, so it's not an issue of that, but it just seems snug in a way that white fabric only exacerbates.
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Jennifer Lopez, right, and Ben Affleck pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Last Duel' during the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy
Italy Venice Film Festival 2021 The Last Duel Red Carpet - 10 Sep 2021
"I did it. I am the REVERSE of everyone else's 'How It Started / How It's Going' memes."
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the red carpet of the movie "The Last Duel" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
'The Last Duel' premiere, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
"I just thought a funny thing about memes!!!!" [Honestly, I can't see a photo like this without thinking of Broadcast News, when Albert Brooks whispers to Holly Hunter that she needs to laugh like he said something funny so that nobody knows he's crumbling inside.]
Venice Film, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the red carpet of the movie "The Last Duel" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on Friday, September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
Venice Film, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
I do not, however, think this man is crumbling inside. And actually, practically speaking, he's probably healthier than ever, because I cannot IMAGINE she is tolerating his smoking habit.
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Ben Affleck (R) and US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez wearing a protective face mask arrive for the premiere of 'The Last Duel' during the 78th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, 10 September 2021. The movie is presented out of competition at the festival running from 01 to 11 September.
The Last Duel - Premiere - 78th Venice Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
Matching masks for the inside portion of the event. And yet they still live and breathe! Could it be that masks do not kill????
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Ben Affleck (L) and US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez (R) wearing a protective face mask arrive for the premiere of 'The Last Duel' during the 78th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, 10 September 2021. The movie is presented out of competition at the festival running from 01 to 11 September.
The Last Duel - Premiere - 78th Venice Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
"Um, not to be weird or anything, but... are we SURE this is my seat????"
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck leave The Last Duel' premiere, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
"Oh god this is hard don't let go don't let go don't let go."
J.Lo in D&G
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Jennifer Lopez was seen in a Dolce & Gabbana strapless tulle ballgown as she boarded a gondola for a photoshoot on the last day of the Venice film festival.
Jennifer Lopez photoshoot for D&G, Venice, Italy - 11 Sep 2021
This was flagged as being for a D&G photoshoot. Clearly she has no problem taking their money and being seen in their wares, but I am still intrigued that she stopped short of selecting them for the big debut. She is doing a masterful job of clambering in this.
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Jennifer Lopez was seen in a Dolce & Gabbana strapless tulle ballgown as she boarded a gondola for a photoshoot on the last day of the Venice film festival.
Jennifer Lopez photoshoot for D&G, Venice, Italy - 11 Sep 2021
What clambers in, must clamber out.
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Jennifer Lopez was seen in a Dolce & Gabbana strapless tulle ballgown as she boarded a gondola for a photoshoot on the last day of the Venice film festival.
Jennifer Lopez photoshoot for D&G, Venice, Italy - 11 Sep 2021
I guess this is the shoot. She looks like she wants to murder her gondolier.
J.Lo in Dior
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez leave the press conference and photocall of "The Last Duel" presented out of competition on Day 10, September 10, 2021 during the 78th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido.
Celebrity arrivals, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
Damn, she looks good. She really makes me miss impractical shoes.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez leave the press conference and photocall of "The Last Duel" presented out of competition on Day 10, September 10, 2021 during the 78th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido.
Celebrity arrivals, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
Un poco di clambering.
Celebrity Sightings, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
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Jennifer Lopez
Celebrity Sightings, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
You can see clearly here that it's actually separates, not a dress. Just so we have all our facts as tight as her PR strategy. (To be clear, I think these two people are absolutely getting it on; I just think they also understand exactly how to make us thirsty and then when to slake that thirst.)
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Celebrity arrivals, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
"I know. I'm great at this. What can I say? You don't tangle with The Lopez and expect to WIN. AHEM, ALEX RODRIGUEZ."
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez leave the press conference and photocall of "The Last Duel" presented out of competition on Day 10, September 10, 2021 during the 78th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido.
Celebrity arrivals, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
A "Benedetta" is when you're in a very public relationship with a man named Ben whom you're due to marry in mere days, and everything goes to shit and you have to postpone the wedding and then call off the engagement and then he marries another woman named Jennifer and you vow to loathe him for eternity and spend your entire life making him jealous so that you can win him back and then RUIN HIM EMOTIONALLY FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. Is... there something you're trying to tell us, Jennifer?
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck arrive at 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 09 Sep 2021
I enjoy that this photo looks like he's earnestly mansplaining something to her and she's tolerating it, but barely.
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Ben Affleck (R) and US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez (L) sit in a watertaxi on their way to the Lido Beach as they arrive in Venice during the 78th annual Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 09 September 2021. The festival runs from 01 to 11 September.
Arrivals - 78th Venice Film Festival, Italy - 09 Sep 2021
"Let's make our sunglasses kiss."
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: ( EDITORS NOTE: This image has been converted in black and white ) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the red carpet of the movie "The Last Duel" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)
They should blow this up and hang it in their entryway.
VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 10: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend the red carpet of the movie "The Last Duel" during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images)
I did SAY there was kissing.
Celebrity arrivals, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez arrives at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2021 in Venice, Italy.
Celebrity arrivals, 78th Venice International Film Festival, Italy - 10 Sep 2021
Also, TWICE this weekend, they rode the "Confusion" again, which is also inspired. I AM confused as to why J.Lo would want to climb back into the messpool that is Ben Affleck. She couldn't clean it up the first time; fool her twice, shame on her, I guess? The ending I am ROOTING for the hardest is for them to get married and stay happy until they are 95, doubters be damned. Do I think it's LIKELY? No, but as long as they're being clear-eyed adults about it, then live and let bang.
