Bette Midler, Matt Damon and More Stars React to Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Reunion

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Bette Midler, Matt Damon and More Stars React to Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's Reunion

No one can believe it! After news broke that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been hanging out again, plenty of celebrities weighed in with their thoughts on the matter. Us Weekly confirmed in late April that the former couple had been spending time together in Los Angeles after Lopez, 51, announced her split from fiancé Alex Rodriguez earlier in the month. On Monday, May 10, a source told Us that they had spent Mother's Day weekend vacationing in Big Sky, Montana. “It was just the two of them on vacation together," the insider said, adding that they "looked very happy" during the trip. "Big Sky is a special place to Ben." The Daily Mail also published photographs of the couple riding in an SUV together. Affleck, 48, met the Hustlers star in 2001 on the set of Gigli, where they began a whirlwind relationship. While they were briefly engaged, the romance ended in early 2004. Lopez called their split her "first real heartbreak" in her 2014 book, True Love. "It felt like my heart had been torn out of my chest," she wrote. "I sought out comfort in another person, tried to find someone who could make me feel loved and wanted in my loneliest hours. And that was the moment when Marc [Anthony] reappeared in my life." [jwplayer TFzVQrbL-l3ahXupL] The "Waiting for Tonight" singer married Anthony, 52, in June 2004. They divorced in 2014 and share 13-year-old twins Max and Emme. Affleck, for his part, was previously married to Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares daughters Violet, 15, and Seraphina, 12, and son Samuel, 9. The couple wed in 2005 and separated in 2015; they finalized their divorce in 2018. Earlier this year, the Argo director sang his ex-fiancée's praises in an InStyle cover story about her. "I thought I had a good work ethic, but I was completely humbled and blown away by what she was committed to doing day in and day out, the seriousness in which she took her work, the quiet and dedicated way she went about accomplishing her goals, and then how she would go back and redouble her efforts," he told the magazine. In the same article, he wondered how she's kept her skin glowing year after year. "Where are you keeping the fountain of youth?" he quipped. "Why do you look the same as you did in 2003 and it kind of looks like I'm in my 40s … at best?" Keep scrolling to see some of the most hilarious celebrity reactions to the return of Bennifer: [podcast_block]

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Tyler Posey

The actor recalled meeting Affleck when he was promoting Maid in Manhattan with Lopez in 2002. "He was the sweetest dude ever. I loved him so much. I was like, 'I don't know what to expect in this guy. He's a huge star. Why would he have time for me?' And he was so nice to me," Posey told Entertainment Tonight in September 2021. "They're both awesome people. I respect the hell out of them and they're great actors. And they're a power couple. All for it."

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Kim Kardashian

“Long live Bennifer,” Kardashian wrote with a heart emoji on her Instagram Story in September 2021. The Skims founder shared a photo of the couple’s first red carpet appearance in Venice.

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Gwyneth Paltrow

After the newly reunited couple posed on the red carpet in Italy, stylist Mariel Haenn shared a snap of Affleck and Lopez sharing a smile. Even Paltrow had to admit in the comments section, “Okay, this is cute.”

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Shay Mitchell

“SO MUCH YES,” the Pretty Little Liars alum commented on Haenn’s Instagram pic showing the couple.

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Ashley Iaconetti

“STUNNINGGGFG,” the Bachelor Nation personality commented on Lauren Zima’s September 2021 Instagram post.

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Stephanie Shepherd

“GOD BLESS,” the lifestyle guru (a.k.a. Steph Shep) commented on stylist Rob Zangardi’s Instagram snap of the duo.

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Juliette Porter

The Siesta Key star shared a red carpet photo of Bennifer in Venice to her Instagram Story to show her support in September 2021. “Also icons & this dress is everything,” she wrote.

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Jennifer Aydin

“This has me smiling from ear to ear! Go #Bennifer,” the Real Housewives of New Jersey alum commented on an Instagram post showing their appearance at the red carpet for The Last Duel in September 2021. 

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Jodie Turner-Smith

The Last Ship actress shared Lopez and Affleck’s kissing photo from Lopez’s 52nd birthday celebration to her own Instagram story and simply captioned it, “Obsessed.” 

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Hoda Kotb

The Today host commented on Lopez’s birthday smooch-ending slideshow, “You look super happy!”

Kotb said something similar when she tried to press the Bronx native about her relationship during an interview just days before. "You look happier. I have to tell you, every time I see a picture of you and Ben, I'm like, 'She looks happier. She looks happier.' Are we happier?" she asked. J. Lo dodged the question, turning the interview back to her new song.

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Madison LeCroy

“I say you’re welcome,” the Southern Charm star exclusively told Us with a laugh. “I mean, I will be honest with you. I had nothing to do with why [Rodriguez and Lopez] split, and I think everybody knows that. And if you don’t know that, then that’s just ridiculous, like, let’s be honest.”

LeCroy was rumored to have hooked up with A-Rod, but she denied the accusations, saying they’ve only spoken on the phone. The athlete did not address the affair rumors, but an insider told Us that the two never “met.”

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Kate Winslet

While playing a game of True or False with The New York Times, the Oscar winner was given the statement, "You can’t stop reading about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez."

The Mare of Eastown actress hilariously revealed that this isn't remotely close to the truth. "What? No! I’ve never read about Jennifer in my life. What are these questions?" she replied.

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Jennifer Lawrence

"Breaking f--king news!" the Hunger Games actress teased during the May 13 episode of the "Bitch Bible" podcast after learning of Lopez and Affleck's Montana getaway. "I'm so excited. I'm so happy for them."

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Chris Rock

"I'm so happy," the comedian said in an off-the-rails Good Morning America interview on May 11. "I gotta get on that Raya app! ... J. Lo's on Raya? Wow. ... Gigli 2, come on! Are you guys excited? That's all I care about right now."

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Busy Philipps

The "Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best" podcast host retweeted a viral post by comedian Michelle Collins, which included a picture of the pair with the caption: "J-Lo’s been with him for like 2 weeks and he’s hot as s—t again. I bet his phoenix back tattoo is slowly disappearing like the photo in Back to the Future."

She later joked on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that the reunion makes her "feel young" again. 

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Sharon Stone

Commenting on Collins' post, the Basic Instinct actress wrote via Instagram, "Yeah I mean WTF A-Rod?”

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Matt Damon

The Ford V Ferrari actor, who won an Oscar with Affleck in 1998 for their Good Will Hunting screenplay, said during a Today appearance that he didn't know the former couple had taken a trip together until he saw the headlines about it. “There’s not enough liquor in the world for you to get me to say something about that,” he joked, adding that he does hope the reunion was more than platonic. "I love them both. … That would be awesome.”

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Bette Midler

"#BenAffleck & #JenniferLopez might be back together?" tweeted the Tony winner. "Aww. That's nice, but I was hoping that if we could bring anything back from the early 2000's it would be my pelvic floor muscles."

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Spencer Pratt

The Hills: New Beginnings star retweeted a photo of the duo in the car captioned, "I had zero interest in any celebrity couples in 2002 (other than Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake), so I missed the Bennifer train. I’m happy to announce, however, that I’m fully on board in 2021."

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Kevin Smith

Smith, who directed the pair in the 2004 movie Jersey Girl, took credit for their "Bennifer" nickname after it started trending on social media. "It’s a name I first gave the kids during 'Jersey Girl' pre-production, before the world found out they were dating," he claimed via Twitter. "I’d later drop the name in an interview with the @nytimes. Shortly thereafter, it appeared in the article and then entered the vernacular."

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Matthew Modine

The Stranger Things actor offered his simple take via Twitter: "Love is blind #Bennifer."

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Whoopi Goldberg

As her View cohost Sara Haines gave an impassioned speech about how happy she was to see the Gigli actors together again, Goldberg pretended to be asleep in her chair. "I'm just gonna rest eyes while you tell me," she joked while Joy Behar shared her thoughts on the reunion.

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Roy Wood Jr.

The Daily Show correspondent retweeted a TMZ report about the pair and added the comment, "Ben Affleck didn’t wait until free agency official started. That’s tampering. The league will investigate."