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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