Bizarre Dating Rumors About Ben Affleck Continue To Grow
You know that Doctor Manhattan meme where it points out how we keep experiencing the exact same things at different points in history? Incredibly, that seems to be happening with Ben Affleck … between Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, or a bevy of beauties not even named Jennifer, everyone is always furiously speculating who the Good Will Hunting star is dating. Now, things have gotten even weirder: there are persistent rumors that Affleck is dating Kick Kennedy, daughter of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and her recent refusal to answer whether they are an item has put the rumor mill into overdrive.
Rumor Mill Running Amok After Divorce Filings
But what caused the gossip-mongers to focus on Ben Affleck and Kick Kennedy in the first place? It all began when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck last month, dashing the hopes of everyone who loved seeing these two get back together. Quicker than you can say Mallrats, those who breathlessly follow Affleck’s love life began speculating who he is hooking up with now, and they inexplicably landed on Kick Kennedy, someone whose recent refusal to explicitly deny the rumor on camera when asked has only made it grow in intensity.
No Confirmed Connection Between Kennedy And Affleck
As for Kennedy, the only thing really notable about her is that she is the daughter of RFK Jr., someone who originally hoped to run for president this year before dropping out and endorsing Donald Trump. That means the young woman certainly has a famous name, but there has never been anything linking her (romantically or otherwise) to Ben Affleck. In fact, there hasn’t been so much as a picture of the two out in public together, meaning that this rumor doesn’t even have any juicy paparazzi photos to go with it.
Rumors Keep Going Despite Lack Of Evidence
Both of them have been trying to deny this persistent rumor in their own way, with Kennedy definitively telling those in her direct orbit that she’s “definitely not dating Ben.” As for Ben Affleck, his publicist Jennifer Allen has done her best to quash the rumor, staying “There is no truth to any of it.” Some fans believe that Kennedy denying the rumor on camera after she was asked about dating Affleck would have finally killed it; others point out that people already became convinced the two were an item without any evidence, so nothing they say or do could necessarily halt rumors.
The Wounds Are Still Fresh
Aside from the complete lack of evidence that he is even friends with Kick Kennedy, the main reason that Ben Affleck is probably not looking for love at this moment is that he is still dealing with the fallout of his recent divorce filing from Jennifer Lopez. She and the DCEU star reportedly did not sign a prenup before they married in 2022, meaning their shared finances are probably about to get complicated. Lopez, for example, might be entitled to some of the profits from Affleck’s production company, Artists Equity, and recent attempts to reach a settlement have allegedly stalled out.
For Now It’s Just Speculation
In other words, Ben Affleck has plenty on his plate right now, and we can imagine the stress has him making his exasperated meme face pretty much all the time. As fans of both of them, it’s been tough to see Affleck and Lopez experience this recent heartache, and we wish them only the best in their future ventures. Unless that includes a Gigli sequel, at which point we’ll probably be the ones making the sad Affleck face throughout its entire runtime.
Source: TMZ
